Forum Post: Occupy Must Become Political!
Posted 12 years ago on Nov. 19, 2011, 1 p.m. EST by nickm11
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All this outpouring of demonstrators is a wonderful site to see, but the only lasting result must come from political action. If we want to make real lasting changes, OWS must show power to Washington. OWS must prove to lawmakers that the only way to keep their jobs next year is to pass legislation that takes big corporate money out of the equation.
OWS MUST keep putting pressure around the country, but create action in Congress!
Pass HR 1148 "The Stock Act"
This bill ends the practice of congressmen LEGALLY conducting insider stock trading. It's a great place to start,
"Pass legislation that takes big corporate money out of the equation."
Yes! This is what the actual 99% want; get money OUT of the political process. It is hopelessly incompatible with and corrosive to democracy.
Unfortunately, most of the noise here is wasted on idiotic leftist ideology, people pretending it's 1968, divisive identity politics, and a steady stream of limousine liberals (can somebody PLEASE send Chris Hedges to one of his vacation homes for a month or so?).
OWS must become Constitutional. Read it, study it, know it.
Bring back the 13th Amendment and duly note the 16th has never been legally ratified.
Vote petition on the Internet : http://wh.gov/jkl
Yes, and a functional political focus based in LAW is needed.
We need an article 5 convention NOW!
Article V conference, Mark Meckler Lawrence Lessig at harvard 9/25/11-video comments http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-7ikbvu0Y8
Lessig power point on article V http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gpbfY-atMk
Lots of facts here about Article V. http://algoxy.com/poly/article_v_convention.html
CAB Article V conference, Lawrence Lessig at harvard 9/25/11-other attendee video comments http://vimeo.com/31464745