Who has the least power when it comes to enacting progressive policy?

[jpgray]

Poll question: Who has the least power when it comes to enacting progressive policy?

Assuming the desire to do so is there. If you don't mind, please post your answer as well--if you have an interesting rationale for your answer, please post that too if you can. (Again, only if you don't mind.)

[FiveGoodMen]

1. The voters.

At this point in our history, they have no power whatsoever.

They are allowed to participate in choosing which bunch of traitors will wreck us, but that's all.

[TheKentuckian]

2. And the people said...Amen!

[Yeshuah Ben Joseph]

3. Definitely the voters

All voters can do is elect the candidates who promise they will enact progressive policies. If those politicians refuse to do so, then all the voters can do is replace them. But then you run the risk that the next bunch is just as bad.

[kctim]

4. Progressives

it takes a majority to successfully enact policy.

[HereSince1628]

5. BINGO!!!!!!!

[caty]

6. Until we are

100% sure that our votes count, we will feel we have little to no power. Using touch screen ballots will always leave a question in the minds of voters. There must be a paper trail.

Then, even when our candidate wins, we don't really feel he/she is working in our best interest. He/she seems to work for the next campaign and the contributions. We need all contributions to go into one pot that will be divided equally among the candidates.

Then, maybe we can get some of our power back.