• empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    1 day ago

    I mean, in my area the town halls put on for our super based Oregon democratic senators to visit are typically scheduled/MC’ed by the county democratic party committee. Or at least assisted in some capacity. That’s not unusual.

    The suppression of dissent by the Republican’s personal brownshirts is the unusual part. Focus on that.

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      15 hours ago

      It’s not the “town hall” aspect I’m wondering about, it’s the “legislative”. The name implies that they’re seeking input from the general public in their role as legislators, not politicians campaigning for their party.

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        21 hours ago

        Well, after reading the article…

        Borrenpohl said the turning point came when Rep. Ron Mendive, R-Coeur d’Alene, spoke…

        So, actual GOP legislators were there, but not fully enumerated by the article’s author.