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Dustlawyer

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38. That's is exactly it! They control our whole government and have spent decades and lots of

Thu Aug 14, 2014, 10:20 PM

Aug 2014

money to do it, they will not go quietly into the night for sure! We have no real choice though as their greed knows no bounds. Things will only get worse and we are the proverbial frogs in the pot of water on the stove set on high!

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Pic Of The Moment: How Much Impact Do Ordinary Citizens Have On America's Policy-Making Process? [View all] EarlG Aug 2014 OP

Uh, we already know it. nt valerief Aug 2014 #1

That's what they're counting on, hopelessness. shebornik Aug 2014 #2

Knowing our condition isn't hopelessness. It just means we have to valerief Aug 2014 #4

I will keep repeating this, until we rise up in mass and demand Publicly Funded Elections and Dustlawyer Aug 2014 #18

Power, whether in the form of money or otherwise... elzenmahn Aug 2014 #37

That's is exactly it! They control our whole government and have spent decades and lots of Dustlawyer Aug 2014 #38

Pray tell - how? I'm ready. 840high Aug 2014 #41

True. But we did elect (twice!) a better President then the one we had. So, small as it may be... FailureToCommunicate Aug 2014 #3

Kicked and recommended! Enthusiast Aug 2014 #5

So how do we get that number up? Because if We the People Autumn Aug 2014 #6

how many times did BF Skinner's rats have to pull the lever before he let them out? (hint: he didn't MisterP Aug 2014 #23

Positive- negative reinforcement if I remember correctly. We don't vote for them if they are bad Autumn Aug 2014 #24

they did it in Canada (though the BC NDP's failed), they did it in every country in Latin America MisterP Aug 2014 #27

We've tried GOTV. Time for...... Hotler Aug 2014 #45

Result - packman Aug 2014 #7

GOTV! whatchamacallit Aug 2014 #8

Sure are a lot of people ignoring this very important OP Autumn Aug 2014 #9

The article (and attention to it) Especially being front paged - denotes a true SAD state of affairs laserhaas Aug 2014 #15

It's so sad that this doesn't have hundreds of replies and recs. Autumn Aug 2014 #16

Concur! laserhaas Aug 2014 #20

Well, yes, but lark Aug 2014 #10

The key term you're missing 'lark' - is YET... laserhaas Aug 2014 #17

See post#30.... truebluegreen Aug 2014 #31

K-and-fucking-R YoungDemCA Aug 2014 #11

This is the result of treating government like a business.... Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2014 #12

HEY- EarlG - FIX the title to fit Twitter (please)? laserhaas Aug 2014 #13

The Oligarchs, Corporations And Banks Own And Control The Politicians That Own And Control Us cantbeserious Aug 2014 #14

Yup. Here's some FACTS for ya! Romney = Bain = Clear Channel = Limbaugh, Hannity, Glenn Beck. laserhaas Aug 2014 #21

has Xe (formerly Blackwater) changed it's name again? from Blackwter, Xe, now it's Academi? 2banon Aug 2014 #35

Erik is now head of Frontier Resource laserhaas Aug 2014 #39

So how do we change this sorry state of affairs? YoungDemCA Aug 2014 #19

NO - that's NOT what tale is being told here! It's the individual who has little/zero effect. laserhaas Aug 2014 #22

I'm in SoCal - a good place to have Progressive discussions; BUT laserhaas Aug 2014 #29

Whoa! That is one of the best graphics EVER! Zorra Aug 2014 #25

I figured less than zero. kairos12 Aug 2014 #26

Big surprise there. nt Nay Aug 2014 #28

What's even worse about this study truebluegreen Aug 2014 #30

Inside the Whale. Mc Mike Aug 2014 #32

ZERO impact. The 1% is unloading our savings & retirement accounts, distracting us with whether blkmusclmachine Aug 2014 #33

And this in a government supposedly where, Hubert Flottz Aug 2014 #34

Do the Math... HoosierCowboy Aug 2014 #36

Knew it. 840high Aug 2014 #40

Well that's depressing... SoapBox Aug 2014 #42

"GOP Seeks to Further Weaken Campaign Finance Laws" adirondacker Aug 2014 #43

Well, an ordinary American w/o Wall St investments has a near zero level. raouldukelives Aug 2014 #44

Lot of Americans vote against their interest polynomial Aug 2014 #46

Sad K&R. But is this more of the GOP campaign to make sure less people vote? Overseas Aug 2014 #47