Protestors Demand Public Healthcare Meetings
By Christian Bove
Posted by Elizabeth Ruiz

Members of the San Antonio Tea Party are tracking down local Congressmen and demanding Town Hall meetings on Healthcare reform.

More than a dozen protestors gathered Wednesday outside the Marriott Rivercenter Hotel, where Congressman Charlie Gonzalez addressed the Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce.

“They better grow some courage and they better look us in the face ’cause we ain’t going away. They’re going away in 2010 if they don’t start listening to us,” said Steve Baysinger.

Gonzalez says everyone will have their say on healthcare if it’s done in an appropriate way. He hopes to have a town hall meeting without the disruptions that have been occuring at other gatherings across the country.

“People say it’s freedom of speech. I’ve never heard of freedom of speech defined by denying other people their right to speak,” said Gonzalez.

Gonzalez says his office is organizing a tele-town hall, as well as a public meeting, perhaps as early as next week.

“We’re still trying to get the venue because we don’t know how many people are going to show up. And the other thing, too, is there are people who are very serious about having a constructive dialogue and then there are others that are there just to disrupt. You’ve got to figure out how you’re going to handle that,” Gonzalez said.

More than 2 dozen members of the San Antonio Tea Party showed up on Aug 12th to protest Rep. Charlie Gonzalez.   You can read the article here.

WOAI was also there. You can see their video here.