Give scared citizens chance to be heard

The media, including radio, television, newspapers, and various others, including many sitting elected officials, have been trying to dismiss the comments of the people who attended town hall meetings as using scare tactics when discussing the proposed health bill. As I see it, these are not scare tactics, they are scared citizens attempting to be heard.

It is so very frustrating to see how openly elected officials proudly boast of how they will bypass any possible opposition and pass the bill because they have enough so-called "Blue Dogs". If this isn't the way Hitler acted when taking over the German Government, it seems close enough to scare me. The one swastika I saw at a televised town meeting was one with a red line drawn through the swastika, meaning, as it does in traffic signals, "No swastikas allowed."

These people are aware and afraid and they won't be happy with any of their elected officials if this bill is passed as currently written. Since it won't take effect for several years, it should be thoughtfully considered and discussed and, since it changes the lives of all citizens, be presented to those citizens, not their so-called representatives to say yes or no.

If that isn't done, we should be allowed to recall any and all of these representatives, including the president. The arrogance of these people is unbelievable.

Lois Bahr

Arlington Heights