Zimmerman was 30, and had been on Giffords’ staff since 2007.
Zimmerman was among 24 employees currently employed by the congresswoman, according to House salary disclosure information posted on Legistorm.com. The site listed Zimmerman as deputy scheduler as of the end of September.
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Giffords was conducting a routine congressional event called “Congress on your Corner” during the time of the shooting, an event that Zimmerman helped organize.
Giffords Spokesman C.J. Karamargin said that the Congresswoman had not received any recent threats and had no reason to fear for her or her staff’s safety.
“She has always been very open and accessible. She’s never shied away from an opportunity to meet with her constituents, even when the topic was hot and heavy,” Karamargin told CNN Saturday night.
“Our community has lost beloved friends and colleagues,” wrote Gifford’s chief of staff Pia Carusone in a statement. “Our hearts and prayers go out to all of them and to those who are suffering the loss of treasured friends and family members.”
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Only last week the media was used to advocate the execution of Michael Vick for killing dogs. Last April Republican Congressman Paul Broun used the occasion of the 15th anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing: "Fellow patriots, we have a lot of domestic enemies of the constitution, and they're right down the Mall, in the Congress of the United States – and right down Independence Avenue in the White House that belongs to us. It's not about my ability to hunt, which I love to do. It's not about the ability for me to protect my family and property against criminals, which we have the right to do. But it's all about us protecting ourselves from a tyrannical government." The year before, this same Broun singled out then-Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, as one such "domestic enemy of the constitution". He was re-elected last November with 67% of the vote. As a teacher of 20th century history here about 7 miles from Dachau in Germany, I know all about how self-serving demagogues like Palin will sacrifice people's lives for their own ends and use God and patriotism to justify it.
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