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The issue, I think, is that the speaker in a setting like this gets to decide the agenda. She can decide an appropriate time & place for that specific policy statement, and likely yet a different time & venue if actually holding a discussion about it.

Hijacking someone's event is theatre, not a discussion of an issue. Obvi that's the point of public protest but a protester can't assume every speaker will fall into that game.

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So well said! Completely agree.

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I have organzied events which others have attempted to hijack, and I considered it to be theft.

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It’s her event, her outreach to everyone there. She also took time to meet with them before. I wonder if they realize that trying to hijack her event doesn’t bring anyone to their point of view.

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As Adam Kinzinger suggested and I agree. I don't like these interruptions of any speaker (at any time) with any dumb rhyming slogans.

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Amen. There is no free speech right to shout down or interrupt speakers. Your free speech right is the right to speak out, not to stop others from speaking.

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Yeah that chant makes it worse.

If your slogan’s a rhyme

I aint got the time!

😊

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Love it! The only time I was entertained by such is when Mohammed Ali did It!

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genuine GOAT more ways than one!

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