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A coffin was placed on a Missouri Democrat’s lawn, another in a string of incidents against lawmakers after their vote Sunday on a health care overhaul.
Rep. Russ Carnahan (D-Mo.) had a coffin placed “near his home,” a spokesman said Wednesday evening.
This came after Rep. Tom Perriello’s (D-Va.) brother’s gas lines were cut, Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) received death threats and Rules Committee Chairwoman Louise Slaughter (D-N.Y.) received a message saying snipers were being deployed to kill children of those who voted for health care overhaul.
Several other Democrats have h
Originally posted by tracer7
I love it, not the threats of violence of course, but the freedom of speech. placing a coffin in his front yard is classic. I do not like the threats of violence, but we do need to send a message. line the street with dead babies, print out copies of the bill and have a bonfire, the list of non-violent messages goes on and on.
Originally posted by K J Gunderson
What gives anyone the right to trespass and defile private property?
Originally posted by m0r1arty
reply to post by Vitchilo
That's right, push back over the saving of innocent lives rather than the murdering of millions across the world for the benefit of oil corps and their shareholders.
You go America!
Show the world just how kind hearted and democratic you are!!
-m0r
Each year in the US there are:
12,000 deaths from unnecessary surgeries;
7,000 deaths from medication errors in hospitals;
20,000 deaths from other errors in hospitals;
80,000 deaths from infections acquired in hospitals;
106,000 deaths from FDA-approved correctly prescribed medicines.
The total of medically-caused deaths in the US every year is 225,000.
Rep. Russ Carnahan (D-Mo.) had a coffin placed “near his home,” a spokesman said Wednesday evening...
Read more: www.politico.com...
The coffin was from a prayer vigil, and protesters say that the coffin symbolized babies who would be aborted due to the health care law and was not a threat to Carnahan.
Read more: www.politico.com...
[edit on 25-3-2010 by joey_hv]