There’s a Secret Patriot Act, Senator Says

[merrily]

132. People are starting to talk about economic boycott.

IMO, internet petitions, contacting your Senators and Rep or the WH are all worse than useless. Worse because people have the illusion they can actually accomplish something that way and being human, they take the easy way out.

Demonstrations actually require people to leave their keyboards and TV sets, but I think they are ignored by D.C. as well. Well, except that Homeland Security and Mayors apparently discussed how to harass and harm OWS.

But, an economic boycott for six months or a year might actually make a dent. It's worth thinking about, anyway.

I recently found out that people do an economic boycott on May 1, which is International Workers Day. I never realized that. Maybe we could start a boycott next May 1 and then and keep it going.

Not buy anything for 6 months or a year that we can possibly live without. And then, maybe for a week, buy nothing at all, not even food. That week would require some advance purchases of food, medicine and other essentials, but we could all put our heads together and work up a list.

Anyway, it's a thought. Meanwhile there are demonstrations tomorrow in cities all around the country about the surveillance. Restore the 4th (Amendment).

If you are interested, you may find your state and city on the list.

http://www.restorethefourth.net/protests /

I don't think they'll cause any changes, but I am going to participate anyway.