Reply #6: I think people can get overly wound up and then say stupid stuff

[ladym55]

I know people who are lobbying hard for single-payer health care, but they are very respectful ... no matter who the audience.

But it is very frustrating when I read about the huge sums of money from insurance companies and Big Pharma that are being funneled to the legislators. The legislators are responding to THEM rather than the needs of the constituents. The people I know who are lobbying for single-payer are focusing on grass roots action ... getting lots of people to contact their legislators, but let's put it this way, none of the lobby alerts I receive tell me to make sure my legislators know that I think they are traitors.

We need to remember to be respectful ... this issue is just too important to the people of this nation.