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Democrat is nearly booāed out of hour-long town hall as voters bash her for supporting SAVE voting rights act
A Washington state Democrat came under fire during a town hall after backing a bill that would require voters to prove their citizenship when casting a ballot.
On Thursday, U.S. Representative Marie Gluesenkamp Perez walked into a town hall attended by hundreds of her constituents in Vancouver and was met with resounding boos.
Voters were upset sheād voted for the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act and other pieces of legislation.
The second-term congresswoman struggled to speak over the disturbances during the hour-long event, according to KOIN 6.
Attendees told the outlet they wanted their representative to know they were outraged, even though Gluesenkamp Perez had told them the bill wouldnāt pass in the Senate.
āAmericans believe that only US citizens should be determining the outcome of American elections. And any idea that I am standing to disenfranchise people is patently false,ā the representative said at the meeting.
Anna Brouns, who lives in the congresswomanās district, said: āI came here to hear what she has to say. Unfortunately, it always sounds like the same thing.ā
She said she wants the representative to be angrier than she is and get more done.
āI wish that she would stand stronger and voice more of like, āThis is what Iām doing. Iām doing x, y, z. Iām talking to the Republicans. Iām trying to get them to shift.ā That would be helpful. Instead of talking about shop class,ā Brouns said.
Gluesenkamp Perez reiterated her commitment to ābeing here and present and available and accountable and trying to have as productive of a conversation as we can.ā
The congresswoman was whisked away after the event for security concerns, her team told the TV station.
I'm just glad they did not harm her physically because democrats have become a mob of lawless thugs, but she has to know they won't reelect her for wanting only legal citizens to vote.