Comments on: Barney Frank confronts disability protesters; 15 arrested http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2008/09/18/adapt-demonstrations-3236/ Disability News | PatriciaEBauer.com Wed, 24 Nov 2010 22:50:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Marsha Katz http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2008/09/18/adapt-demonstrations-3236/comment-page-1/#comment-2715 Marsha Katz Fri, 19 Sep 2008 19:18:24 +0000 http://www.patriciaebauer.com/?p=3236#comment-2715 Frank said he would not tolerate the tactics of the group, which he termed "undemocratic." Well, I guess we didn't realize that exercising our First Amendment right of free speech is "undemocratic." And I guess we may not have realized that in Frank's view the people are not supposed to hold their leaders accountable when they break promises and break faith. If Rep. Barney Frank chooses to shift all the blame for the current housing crisis to everyone else, and not accept his portion of the responsibility ( for acting.....or not acting or making promises he knew he couldn't keep), then maybe he shouldn't be in a position of leadership. Nothing About Us Without Us! Frank said he would not tolerate the tactics of the group, which he termed “undemocratic.”

Well, I guess we didn’t realize that exercising our First Amendment right of free speech is “undemocratic.”

And I guess we may not have realized that in Frank’s view the people are not supposed to hold their leaders accountable when they break promises and break faith.

If Rep. Barney Frank chooses to shift all the blame for the current housing crisis to everyone else, and not accept his portion of the responsibility ( for acting…..or not acting or making promises he knew he couldn’t keep), then maybe he shouldn’t be in a position of leadership.

Nothing About Us Without Us!

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