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(2,169 posts)Almost everyone "forgets" this crucial fact- which, if done by Republicans would have caused total outrage.
MAX BAUCUS HAD SINGLE PAYER ADVOCATES ARRESTED AT A HEARING.
Please read that again.
Its no wonder why most (D)'s blank this out. It's one of the most ugly things to ever happen in the Capitol. Period. Some of us WILL NOT LET THIS BE FORGOTTEN. That's what calling people racists does.
Baucuss Raucous Caucus: Doctors, Nurses and Activists Arrested Again for Protesting Exclusion of Single-Payer Advocates at Senate Hearing on Healthcare
Advocates of single-payer universal healthcare the system favored by most Americans continue to protest their exclusion from discussions on healthcare reform. On Tuesday, five doctors, nurses and single-payer advocates were arrested at a Senate Finance Committee hearing, bringing the total number of arrests in less than a week to thirteen. We speak with two of those arrested: Single Payer Action founder Russell Mokhiber and Dr. Margaret Flowers of Physicians for a National Health Program. ...includes rush transcript...
http://www.democracynow.org/2009/5/13/baucus_raucus_caucus_doctors_nurses_and
take 2 minutes and watch. No amount of "forgetting" will wipe this from the history books.
The Democratic Party had single payer advocates ARRESTED AT A HEARING. Then, went on to pass a law that requires everyone to buy health insurance (without a public option promised by Obama) for the rest of their lives. Will they be able to pay the deductible? Max Baucus doesn't care.