Julie JordanScott

Today, a radical far-left activist, who was escorted out of my town hall last night by state police after repeatedly disrupting the event, disrespecting fellow attendees, abusing my staff, and ignoring orders by state police, compared her experience to the brutal murder of six million Jews in Nazi Germany. To be specific, she told a local reporter that the town hall felt like ‘Germany in 1938.’ With all due respect, that’s insane and offensive. She needs help. Sadly, it is just another incendiary statement this individual has made over many years. Folks, make no mistake, while many people attend these town halls to engage in discourse and honest debate, others do so with the sole objective of sowing chaos and attracting the attention of media more concerned with clickbait headlines, than they are with straight journalism. The right to peaceably assemble and share one’s political views is the foundation of our democracy and a pillar of the First Amendment. It’s why I defied party leadership and decided to host public town halls this spring when most chose not to. I begrudge no one their opinion of me or my votes – good or bad. The only request made to attendees was that they follow some basic rules of decorum and treat fellow residents and my staff – most of them young people who decided to pursue public service – with respect and decency. To the vast majority who did, thank you; to those who did not, shame on you.