Here’s a personal account of a town hall meeting I tried to attend on Aug. 12 at the Thousand Oaks Library.

It was scheduled for 6:30. We arrived at 5:30. There was an orderly line forming outside the venue, and it was apparent that there were many different types of concerned individuals who represented every possible political bend.

At 5:45 a woman came out and asked for anyone who was a member of any Democratic club in any part of the state to identify themselves. These people were then taken out of the line and led inside.

The reason given for this was that they would be holding their Democratic club meeting first at 6 p.m., prior to the town hall meeting.

This meeting hadn’t been noted in the public invitation.

Understand that this then effectively ensured that nobody else could attend the town hall meeting because the room was full and there were no more seats.

At 6:15, the rest of us were notified that we would not be allowed in due to lack of room. Those left outside then decided to have our own town hall meeting in the plaza area.

Present were three doctors who had come to express their concerns. They had requested to be let into the main room because there was to be a panel of university/corporate doctors speaking in favor of “Obamacare” and they wanted the opportunity to debate with them. The three doctors were refused entry. At the request of all those left outside, the doctors were asked to address questions and did so.

An extremely irate, pro Obamacare man pushed forward, attempting to physically assault one of the doctors. Several men had to subdue the attacker.

Reporters were there, and I wonder if they’ll report the truth.

Democrats kept anyone else from attending the meeting, and it was one of them who became violent and disruptive.

This goes way beyond politics as usual, and they’re trying to prevent concerned citizens from open and honest debate. Sheri Neuberg Calabasas