Forum Post: Occupy Congress and Occupy K Street
Posted 13 years ago on Nov. 15, 2011, 9:48 p.m. EST by portlandoregon
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Lets begin to focus on "Occupy Congress" and "Occupy K Street - DC" where the lobbying firms live.These guys buy our elected officials and actually write the very laws that are destroying the 99%. I would like to see at least a few hundred thousand camped out in the DC mall this spring. This is where Wall Street goes to get their work done......
I've been promoting "Green Party for Congress":
http://freeindependentsun.com/permaculture/end-the-war-a-memorial-day-endorsement-ron-paul-for-presidentgreen-party-for-congress-2012/
http://freeindependentsun.com/republic/green-party-for-congress-2012-and-why-the-green-party-is-the-third-party-in-american-politics/
And "Occupy Government":
http://freeindependentsun.com/republic/occupy-government-run-for-office/
Excellent idea!!! For decades now the corporations and special interests have had our "representatives" bought and paid for (both on the right and the left). Don't get distracted by the symptoms - we need to address the root cause. Concentrating our efforts on getting the money out of our politics is the best way we can create an environment in which further reforms can be realized. Until we end the current system of legalized bribery (campaign donations) and paid lobbying our politicians will continue to be the LAP DOGS of the corporations and special interests. What we need first and foremost is real, loop-hole free CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM!!!! If the corruption is not dealt with first, the chance of any other meaningful reforms becoming a reality is almost zero - the special interests will just use their money to buy votes and put forward bills that create loop-holes or otherwise twist the law in their favor. If we want our children to live in a country where there vote matters, we need to get the money out of our politics, otherwise they will increasingly become the 21st century version of the "landless peasant." Spread the word - End the LEGALIZED BRIBERY!!! CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM needs to be THE main goal of the protests!!!
Yes, I like the idea of being a presence in front of the people who are the problem. i'm thinking it would be good to occupy corporate offices and bank buildings, etc.
Its time to gum up the works. These people are ruining our society, we'd be doing everyone a great service.