Reply #15: P.S. To reform the system, we must

[dmac]

work within the system and I don't want to start by bringing one of the dirtiest (in my eyes), deadliest problems with the system in - right off the bat. We are not "owed" anything - but our reward would be in having a leader we believed in, one we already know shares most of our values and goals - who, above all, values human life and our mother earth. For me, those would be the big pluses of a turnover - I realize others will have different issues they consider most important. But the point is, should such a wonderful, but highly unlikely thing occur, my job would be 1) rejoice at the victory and feel proud to have contributed to it and then 2) get back to work on the issues that matter most to me - not to influence or expect to influence legislation but to make sure those issues are at least considered by the powers that be. And THAT should be how the system works.

(It is fun to dream about this, isn't it . . . .)