Patrick Henry's town hall - live blogged

7:34 still nothing
7:38 he's here
This is the first time I've tried this new technology.
Thank you for letting me represent you.
When voting I always think of the honor you give me to allow me to vote for you
For the safety and soundness of our economy
Chief Justice Roberts had a seizure and is in the hospital.
Coming up this week, a couple of BIG issues.
Extention of SCHIP, this is a large expansion of this program. Gov't run healthcare
Dems are attempting to raise taxes, cut benefits to recipients of medicare.
Children need the best health care possible.
Allows married couples w/children making up to 160,000 get free child healthcare
shouldn't be so expansive.
Beyond that we have the FISA issue, it needs to be modernized. Track terrorists wherever they are.
We don't need to extend the constitutions protections to terrorists.
Modern technology like computers .... didn't exist when FISA first passed and needs to be modernized to track the terrorists,
in Pakistan ..... and the middle east.

Based on a question:
Democrat is shorthand for democratic

YOu can't see other peoples questions that I can tell.

Amnesty:
I'm very concerned about our border security.
Talks about the fence, Untamperable ID.
States do better jobs on issuing drivers licences.
Sections of fence are being built but not done yet.
2 border patrol agents in jail for tracking down drug smugglers. They should be released, only doing their job.

Before immigration issues, securing the border, clean up the legal ways to come in to the country.

Lincoln Co questioner: Progress of hate crime legislation
Lets face it. we're all against crime. and all crimes are hateful. So called hate crimes legislation passed means you can be sentenced based on what you think. [uses being a homophobe as an example, of course]
He brings in a preacher who preached against it, being accused of a gay person's murder, as a hypothetical.

Hickory question: When will congress investigate and prosecute Halliburton about the 80 million? stolen from us. This congress is only doing investigation, only passed 50 some laws, renaming bldgs and such. He compares that to the Iraqi government passing more laws [How many have the previous 6 years passed?]
The 86% who approve of this congress shouldn't have driver's licenses. [I think]

I missed the question.
I disagree with the president on trade. a BIG disagreement with this president. Also BIG dis. with prez over immigration.
Fence gives us moral authority for immigration reform.

Interested voter asks:
Why should we give illegal immigrants education and health care{?}
Respect the law when you're here.
[I'm done]
Its 7:55 and this is exhausting, on several levels. :)
Enjoy.
I hope they post the sound and / or video.
MissM