Forum Post: Occupy the House and Senate
Posted 12 years ago on Nov. 22, 2011, 8:53 p.m. EST by Atreyu
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from Brentwood, CA
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To achieve any results we need to occupy the Senate and House of Representatives. Until that is done they will not make any changes. It's our elected officials of both major parties that are holding us back the most and can make the most difference once they get the message.
You are right! It is not a surprise to see Wall Street act as it does. We should expect skunks to act like skunks. But to have our "representatives," those who have sworn a solemn oath to represent the best interest of the American people act as they have that is a different story. We should really be mad at the politicians. The first priority of the protests should be working to get the money out of our politics. Here's my 2 cents: 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!!!
I think the name OWS is illusively ingenious but yea, we are in fact mad at the politicians. Occupying Wall Street is the equivalent of busting the crack dealer.
Agreed.