re: There is no doubt town hall agitators are paid stooges

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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.

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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.