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After the health care vote, Democratic lawmakers Bart Stupak of Michigan, Louise Slaughter of New York, and Tom Perriello of Virginia reported threats. Rep. Betsy Markey (D-CO) asked for police to watch her home. Republican leaders like House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) immediately condemned these threats, as did Tea Party groups...
Regardless of how extreme the new health-care law may be, it’s wrong to threaten or commit acts of violence over it. Selective condemnation of violence is also wrong and should not be used to malign people for partisan purposes...
Many more examples exist. Violence against political figures is not new and the motives are diverse. I’ll always remember seeing President John F. Kennedy in person a few hours before he was shot by a communist sympathizer in 1963. One survey counted that nine U.S. presidents have been attacked (four killed), as have three presidential candidates, seven U.S. Senators, nine congressmen, eight governors, 11 mayors, and 17 state legislators...
Like millions of Americans, I see the new health-care law as a danger to civil liberties, an overreach of federal constitutional authority, a job-killing mandate, and a step toward bankrupting America. Most recent polls show that a majority of people oppose the measure...
With each new season come great expectations...