As Takano begins to “explain” himself, the guy disagrees with what Takano is saying. The constituent attempts to point out what he’s read from news sources that contradict what Takano claims. Instead of letting his constituent – the guy who pays Takano’s salary via tax dollars – to talk, Takano interrupts the guy.

“Excuse me sir!” Takano shouts over him. “Excuse me sir! This isn’t your forum. This is my forum! This isn’t a public forum. This is my forum.”

Takano’s District – CD41 – covers Jurupa Valley, Riverside, Moreno Valley and Perris. Riverside is the largest city in the district and is one of the larger metropolitan areas in the Inland Empire – south east of Los Angeles and North east of San Diego.

Three-fourths of the district is poverty-stricken. The Riverside metropolitan area was one of the hardest hit areas in the nation and is still struggling to “recover” – or go back to the slightly less improvised state it was in pre-recession. Moreno Valley and Perris have been frequently included in TV specials dedicated to the housing crisis. The unemployment rate is far above the state and national average, at a whopping 17.5%. Based on the 2010 census, almost 72% of the district is made up of minorities.

Read the complete story on PolitiChicks.com.

Authored by Beth Baumann