Full title: “Shut the fk up!” Democrat storms out of event as voters voice criticism of anti-trans bill. “You can’t fking talk to me that way!” Rep. Eugene Vindman said before walking out without taking more questions.

  • JasonDJ@lemmy.zip
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    3 days ago

    Sure they are.

    But when you say constituent, you imply a random member of the public in the crowd.

    A committee member is at a peer-level. It hits harder when a peer drops the professionalism and the restraint and just lays it out like that…as opposed to some rando in the audience.

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      3 days ago

      Today in explaining to Americans how their own government works…

      They’re not peers - it’s a group of volunteers that supports the Democratic Party. If I lived in the US, I could join today and attend as a committee member. They hold no office or position and have no authority.