Some Defend-President-Obama-no-matter-what-folks here will do anything to divert,

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67. The implication of saying "underground".

Generally the description of underground politics (such as Democratic Underground) has a strong implication that the politics are not of the obvious variety espoused by the Democratic Party itself. Therefore, I would expect that views not in line with the Party would be welcomed for serious discussion. When we as Democrats see decisions being made that are obviously contrary to the well-being of the general population, it is our duty to respond.

Among the things I see elected Democrats letting slide are NSA spying, the lack of climate policy, corporate welfare, the lack of investigation and prosecution of banking fraud, the rigging of Wall Street, and most of all 9/11/2001. All this criminal activity being ignored creates a society not obliged to the rule of law.

Thank goodness we have folks like Elizabeth Warren trying to reform things, but look at the tremendous forces she is up against. These small changes can again be reversed by the powerful, just as they reversed reforms by FDR - reforms that worked well until Reagan's "get the government out of our way". We need to implement laws that will permit us to establish a permanent means to hold onto the good laws and reform the not so good ones. In other words we need some good constitutional amendments and the guaranteed means to enforce them.