1. These townhall meetings were never about debating the health care issue. That is a red herring put out by primary supporters of the bill. If you remember, this bill was already supposed to be passed, lock, stock and barrel well before now, and before a large number of the town halls even took place.
These townhall meetings were far more about gathering support after the fact - trying to make people feel better about the government taking over the system. In other words, these town hall meetings were little more than damage control.
2. In Michigan, these so-called townhalls have been laughable. They've been intentionally scheduled during the work week, during the day. In fact, some of the so-called 'representatives' doing the scheduling have placed their town hall meetings more than 2 hours outside their rural districts, and moved them to Detroit where they're sure to get a higher level of support (by people they don't even represent).
3. The second poster is dead on regarding the divide and concur process being followed by people who don't want this bill opposed. I've heard notable people supporting this bill claim that people who protest are:
A. Unamerican.
B. Ignorant.
C. Naive.
D. Paid operatives.
E. Dishonest.
Not once have I heard them admit that this bill does not address many of the most poignant issues at the heart of the matter: this bill still does not provide any way of actually provided health care to the poor people it claims to be aiming to help. This bill still does not have any way of funding it other than plunging the country into more debt. This bill still does not address the issues surrounding medication costs, insurance company inefficiency, and price collusion throughout the whole industry.
The "simple" explanation for this is very simple: people are unhappy because they are not being represented by the people in Washington. A party that current holds a small majority in our government is pushing through the most comprehensive change to our lifestyle that's been seen in perhaps the last 60 years, and wants it done in three months with little concensus and even less discussion.
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