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In reply to the discussion: Here's the ONLY way to take back America from the 1%. VOTE. [View all]JayhawkSD
(3,163 posts)15. HEY, READ WHAT RIGSTER WROTE.
"When millions of us cast the loathsome wretches out of office."
Those are very powerful words, and what is the first reply? "...the ones we vote for have been bought by the 1%." Of course they have if you are voting for the incumbents, so don't vote for the incumbents. Vote in the primaries and vote for the challengers who have not been bought by anyone.
Only 20% of us vote in primaries, and so challengers never have a chance. If all of us voted in primaries, as rigster so brilliantly suggests, and we voted for challengers, we could "cast the loathsome wretches out of office."
We don't need any constitutional amendments, we just need to do our constitutional duty, need to use the power the constitution gives us instead of sitting home on primary election day and then whining about how damned unfair it is that rich people have bought the legislators that we were too lazy to vote out of office.
Those are very powerful words, and what is the first reply? "...the ones we vote for have been bought by the 1%." Of course they have if you are voting for the incumbents, so don't vote for the incumbents. Vote in the primaries and vote for the challengers who have not been bought by anyone.
Only 20% of us vote in primaries, and so challengers never have a chance. If all of us voted in primaries, as rigster so brilliantly suggests, and we voted for challengers, we could "cast the loathsome wretches out of office."
We don't need any constitutional amendments, we just need to do our constitutional duty, need to use the power the constitution gives us instead of sitting home on primary election day and then whining about how damned unfair it is that rich people have bought the legislators that we were too lazy to vote out of office.
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I agree but want to add. They are telling us we are an oligarchy and if that is true then we need to
jwirr
Apr 2014
#14
Voting is very important, but it is not the only way to take back America
Bjorn Against
Apr 2014
#16
The reason the crisis is studied is that Kennedy's reaction was so unusual for both parties.
merrily
Apr 2014
#28
Au contraire, change is possible but the booth is not the all encompasing solution
nadinbrzezinski
Apr 2014
#57
Over twenty three pages that dance all around that idea but can't seem to get there.
Autumn
Apr 2014
#34
I will continue to advocate for voting/voting rights, no matter how many people like you scoff.
riqster
Apr 2014
#59