Keep Up the Pressure

Now more than ever it is important to keep up pressure on our representatives to respect our wishes and end the march to socialized medicine. Proponents of the health care plan have pulled out every trick in the book accusing opponents of being organized by insurance companies and forming unruly mobs. Democrat's accusations of "Astroturf" imply falsified grass roots efforts by opponents.

There is nothing more grass roots and real than the current drive of the various Tea Party groups. For example, the LaGrange Patriots started as a simple group of concerned citizens tired of the direction of our country. We were not formed by nationwide conservative groups or insurance companies. The Patriots have continued to grow as we encounter more and more people fed up and offering to do anything they can to help with our effort.

An article in today's Atlanta Journal talks about the fears of Democratic representatives as they go back to their districts for local town hall meetings. Of course the mainstream media is playing up reports of threats and violence at these events so it is very important to remain respectful while still firm if you attend a town hall. But it is important that we show up in force to demonstrate that we do not want this legislation.

Here is a list of Georgia town halls meeting from the AJC article. Please do whatever you can to attend one or more of these events.

Scheduled meetings
Several of Georgia’s congressmen have already held town hall meetings, leaving only a few with sessions to come.
District 1: Jack Kingston (R-Savannah) -- Has held nine meetings to date. No more planned.
District 2: Sanford Bishop (D-Columbus)
Aug. 19, 8:30 a.m. at National Infantry Museum in Columbus.
Aug. 19, 4 p.m. at Fort Valley State University, Fort Valley.
Aug. 20, 10 a.m. at Kirbo Regional Center in Bainbridge.
Aug. 20, 4 p.m. at Albany State University, Albany.
District 3: Lynn Westmoreland (R-Grantville) -- Staff says meetings being planned, but no dates yet.
District 4: Hank Johnson (D-Decatur)
Monday, 7 p.m. at Georgia Perimeter College (Cole Auditorium), 555 North Indian Creek Dr., Clarkston.
District 5: John Lewis (D-Atlanta) -- Has held one meeting. No more planned.
District 6: Tom Price (R-Roswell) -- Has held one meeting. No more planned.
District 7: John Linder (R-Duluth)
Thursday, 10 a.m. at Piedmont Regional Library, 189 Bell View St., Winder.
Thursday, 5 p.m. at Suwanee Library, 361 Main St., Suwanee.
Aug. 19, 10 a.m. at Monroe- Walton Library, 217 West Spring St., Monroe.
Aug. 19, 1 p.m. at Covington Library, 7116 Floyd Road, Covington.
District 8: Jim Marshall (D-Macon) -- Staff says meetings being planned, but no dates yet.
District 9: Nathan Deal (R-Gainesville) -- Staff says meetings being planned, but no dates yet.
District 10: Paul Broun (R-Athens)
Monday, 6 p.m. at Columbia Co. Board of Education, Evans.
Tuesday, 6 p.m. at North Georgia Technical College, Clarksville.
District 11: Phil Gingrey (R-Marietta) -- Staff says meetings being planned, but no dates yet.
District 12: John Barrow (D-Savannah) -- Staff says meetings being planned, but no dates yet.
District 13: David Scott (D-Atlanta) -- Aug. 15, 10 a.m. at Mundy’s Mill High School, 9652 Fayetteville Road, Jonesboro.