[quote=SD Transplant]I do agree that action must be taken. However, I would like to see the big picture, and there are a couple of immediate options that make sense:
1) Write your congressman/senators/representative
= keep the status quo
2) Elections are in just a few months/day – let’s make our voices heard PROPERLY.
= DO NOT VOTE ANY INCUMBANT IN THE OFFICE AGAIN
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I think there is a third option: buy off the candidates to make them do what we want. Face it, lobbyists have all the power in this country. Find a lobbying group that supports your beliefs and back them. Or form one of your own. Voting doesn’t work so well when whomever is elected is then bought by lobbyists. Whether you vote incumbent or not, they’ll all sell out.
I think we should start a piggs lobbying force (remember swift boat?) to push our agenda. The beauty of this is it can be a tax-free enterprise gathering donations from people with similar beliefs. So each person doesn’t need to contribute a lot, we just need a lot of people to contribute a small amount.
Writing your reps is useless unless you’re writing them a check. Sad but true.
