Forum Post: We'll protest, they'll pass "reforms", then a few months later, they'll change it.

http://www.philly.com/philly/business/20111016_Jeff_Gelles__The_firestorm_over_fees.html?page=2&c=y

This happens all the time. Congress passes something, and once the new cycles run dry, they change it back or make it ineffective. If its a particulary big and important piece of legislation that had a lot of air time, they'll take their time disassemble it piece by piece over a span of many years. This way, they can save face with the public while still supporting corporations. The same thing will happen to us, unless we seek something more permanent, like a constitutional amendment.