Louisiana Voice

John Kennedy, Bill Cassidy, Julia Letlow, Mike Johnson, Steve Scalise and Clay Higgins may take a powder but that’s not stopping an organization of angry women from holding town hall meetings next Tuesday and Thursday in Ruston and Monroe.

It’s ample proof that when a group of women decide that enough is enough, you’d better not try to stand in their path or you’ll get run over.

The group is called 10,000 WOMEN LOUISIANA and they are launching their “Empty Chair Town Hall meetings” in the two north Louisiana cities.

The Ruston event will be next Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Lincoln Parish Library at 910 North Trenton Street – in case any of our congressional delegation screws up enough courage to attend, which they won’t because the last thing they want now is to face constituents who are angry over what the Trump administration is doing to democracy and education while Republicans remain mute.

The Monroe “Empty Chair Town Hall meeting,” in case any congressional member misses the Ruston meeting, will be held Thursday at the Harvey H. Benoit Community Center beginning at 5 p.m.

LOUISIANA VOICE has been chronicling the number of days that Sen. John Kennedy has gone without holding a town hall meeting. As of today (March 19) he has gone 2,979 days without meeting with his constituents. In case you’re wondering, that’s his entire term of office since taking the oath in January 2017. Eight + years, folks. That’s a long time to hide.

Oh, he’ll come out of hibernation come election time to spew a few bromides like, “I’d rather drink weed killer…” etc., in order to appeal to the hard-line Repugnantcans who lap up those homey expressions like honey dew vine water.

Also missing is a fellow named Mike Johnson. He’s the man who presides over the House of Representatives as Speaker, but who is too frightened of the folks back in his district to make an appearance. In fact, he even went so far as to advise his Repug colleagues to stay the hell away from any town hall meetings in their districts because of what he feared as “professional protesters.” What a dork.

Anyone happen to know the pay scale for a “professional protester”? Do they require a college degree for admission? Is there a union for them? How much experience is required before attaining “professional” status? Are there uniforms? T-shirts?

It’s almost funny how these people seem to disappear from public view when the going gets a little rough. Oh, I know they’re busy taking care of biz up in the Beltway, but where are they during recesses that they seem to take with some regularity? They apparently aren’t in their home districts. Oh, I know. They’re taking those fact-finding trips to exotic places around the globe or to war zones where they’re treated like royalty and kept safe distances from any fighting.

Enough of all that. Just mark your calendar to attend one of those “Empty Town Hall meetings” Tuesday in Ruston or Thursday in Monroe.