Forum Post: The Problem isn't
Posted 12 years ago on Oct. 28, 2011, 2:42 p.m. EST by ddquest
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just wall street, but the influence they, employers, corporations and the wealthy have on our government. This protest should focus more on the polical influence they wrongly have. The constitution says we are supposed to have equal rights, which we obviously don't have. And that we're supposed to have freedom from religion which we don't have when abortion and birth control can be made illegal and when the religious right can have power and influence over our lives. Perhaps we should also occupy the senate and house of representatives.
I really hope OWS can move toward a concise focus directed at the root of so many 99%'s grievances - money in politics. I'm advocating the single demand of prohibiting private spending on public campaigns. I think this issue will have the most wide reaching impact, gain the broadest support, and will allow the 99% to participate meaningfully as both candidates and voters. Right now I can only think of two ways to get there www.lobbydemocracy.com and www.getmoneyout.com or join the discussion here https://docs.google.com/document/d/14MNou3pijCZ6WeRCinuOmwo75Ul20-fZrlraL7aCzUE/edit?hl=en_US&pli=1
move towards a direct democracy
Exactly. A perfect system is 51% forcefully ruling over the 49%.
Social justice!!
beats .1 % over 99.9%
it also beats 0.00001% ruling over 99.99999%