It should be. Town halls are a way for people that the representatives represent to voice their comments or concerns, so that the representative can better understand the desires of those they represent. But unless they are "carding" people, there is no way for anyone to know 100% that those people are the ones at the town hall. It is not unreasonable to think that people are coming from outside those districts or states to cause havoc for those town halls.

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In your opinion, if someone disagrees with the repeal of the ACA, what should their primary goal be when attending?

Their primary goal is to voice their concerns...to the specific representatives who actually represent their district (for reps) or state (for senators).

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Posted by The Spleen

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Posted on 2/23/17 at 9:02 am to Bamatab

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It is not unreasonable to think that people are coming from outside those districts or states to cause havoc for those town halls.

Other districts, sure. I doubt many, if any, are coming from out of state. There is a large swath of people in this country, on both sides, that probably can't even tell you who their House Rep is, especially around urban areas where district lines can get a bit messy.

Rep Marsha Blackburn had a town hall the other night where she restricted attendance to citizens in her district. It turned out about the same as all the others have. People that have seen the benefits of ACA are HIGHLY motivated to let lawmakers know, just as those opposed to it were in 2009 and 2010. In many districts, they are probably a minority opinion on the issue, but their voices are at least being heard.

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Posted by 9th life

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Posted on 2/23/17 at 9:04 am to Bamatab

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It should be.

so it isn't. why would that be? there is security, there has to be some type of frisking or searching of personal belongings before being able to enter, so why not simply ask for ID or a voter registration card?