U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern leans into a question at Saturday’s Town Hall at First Churches in Northampton at which 500 people gathered to share concerns and hear what Democrats are doing to combat the Trump administration.
U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern leans into a question at Saturday’s Town Hall at First Churches in Northampton at which 500 people gathered to share concerns and hear what Democrats are doing to combat the Trump administration. Credit: STAFF PHOTO/SAM GELINAS

While I appreciated U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern’s time and many thoughtful responses to questions from constituents at First Churches of Northampton on Saturday, I was disappointed that he did not call out the crowd members who booed the man who exercised his First Amendment right to free speech and spoke his mind about Obamacare and the Inflation Reduction Act.

Is civil discourse dead? How will we ever reach the MAGA crowd if we have Democrats booing citizens speaking their beliefs?

Carol Wrobleski

Florence