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November 8, 2009 at 07:26:49

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Why I Chose to be Arrested Demanding Senator Lieberman Stop Taking Insurance Industry Money

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On Thursday October 5th, I joined eight other universal health care advocates in order to ask Senator Lieberman to stop taking campaign donations from the insurance industry. When our demand was not met, we sat on the floor and refused to leave. We were arrested for 'unlawful entry'. I spent about six hours in the Capitol Hill Police station, then was released on my own recognizance until arraignment in DC Superior Court on November 24th.

As I was being arrested and led away, I clearly stated my reason for participating in the demonstration, "Health care is a human right!"

Personally, I can not stay silent about the need for universal primary health care. I believe that spending public funds on fighting disease would save many more lives than fighting ANY war. In that context, it seemed perfectly appropriate for me to take a stand in a US Senator's office. The status quo of political discourse in Washington DC makes me sick. Therefore, I feel that we should sit in the doorways and impede the normal business routines until the politicians elected to represent us start putting people before profits.


Midge Potts
Co-Chair Progressive Party of Missouri
2010 US Senate candidate

 

www.midgepotts.com

Activist politician who lives in Springfield Missouri. Co-Chair of the Progressive Party of Missouri, delegate to Green Party of the United States.

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Rights Vrs. Money by Michael Fairfax on Sunday, Nov 8, 2009 at 8:48:49 AM

 
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