Voters in U.S. Rep. Mike Lawler’s suburban New York swing district heaped criticism on the Republican during a raucous town hall.

The town hall in Somers, a leafy section of Lawler’s Hudson Valley district, began to teeter off the rails soon after it began.

The first crack emerged when Lawler, in his opening remarks, told the packed prep school auditorium: “This is what democracy looks like.”

Laughter crept through the crowd.

A little while later, the congressman’s mention of federal health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. drew loud jeers.

  • mPony@kbin.earth
    281·
    19 hours ago

    those folks are just over 100 days in to a new administration and you’re expecting… something different? Something more? What you are seeing IS the difference.

    When was the last time you saw town hall meetings being held 100 days in with protesters being dragged out? These folks are letting their displeasure known. This is what a movement looks like in its early stages. Don’t even be insinuating that it’s not enough, or that progress isn’t being made.

    • kreskin@lemmy.worldEnglish
      83·
      15 hours ago

      I was expecting the democratic party to do more than collaborate and write sternly worded letters. I am pretty angry.

      • Ledericas@lemm.eeEnglish
        3·
        10 hours ago

        thats just senile schumer and hakeem jefferies, you just need to primary them when the time comes.

    • andyburke@fedia.io
      63·
      16 hours ago

      What tangible progress was made? None.

      Has a single.member of Congress changed their vote because of this? They are passing what they want and killing what they don’t.

      There is no way to recall a member of Congress before their term ends, nor has there ever been. No U.S. senator or member of the House of Representatives has been recalled by the electorate. Americans are unable to remove an elected member of the House or Senate from office because there is no recall mechanism set forth in the Constitution.

      These reps aren’t going to help these people.