Occupy Wall Street Movement

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And when they call their congressman to complain and get a non-returned answering machine because they are not significant enough in their campaign contributions for the congressman to bother responding too what then?

Remember it, and vote accordingly: if you don't like the incumbent's policies, vote for the other guy next time, and tell your friends too! That is the essence of democracy - it isn't about phoning someone, or persuading the current guy to vote the way you'd like, but about voting for someone you actually support. If "99%" of the public are really against the bank bailouts and huge payouts for Pelosi-connected "green" companies, the Congressmen, Senators and President behind it all won't stand a chance next time they face the voters - and ultimately it's the votes that matter, however much money a candidate might have. Yes, a well-funded candidate can run lots of ads - that doesn't get them votes unless the voters are actually convinced by the ads!

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Remember it, and vote accordingly: if you don't like the incumbent's policies, vote for the other guy next time, and tell your friends too! That is the essence of democracy - it isn't about phoning someone, or persuading the current guy to vote the way you'd like, but about voting for someone you actually support. If "99%" of the public are really against the bank bailouts and huge payouts for Pelosi-connected "green" companies, the Congressmen, Senators and President behind it all won't stand a chance next time they face the voters - and ultimately it's the votes that matter, however much money a candidate might have. Yes, a well-funded candidate can run lots of ads - that doesn't get them votes unless the voters are actually convinced by the ads!

Vote for the other guy huh?

You mean the other guy who is backed by almost the same exzact set of corperate bigwigs? That would be all well and good if it worked...notice the trend of the past several decades however...incumbants get voted out all the time and the only thing that changes is the names of the figure heads, Just look at how Obama didnt follow through on anything conserning all that change he talked about for a more recent example.

What we have in actual practice here in America is the illusion of democracy wrapped in a corperately funded oligarchy if you havent noticed.

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Vote for the other guy huh?

You mean the other guy who is backed by almost the same exzact set of corperate bigwigs? That would be all well and good if it worked...notice the trend of the past several decades however...incumbants get voted out all the time and the only thing that changes is the names of the figure heads, Just look at how Obama didnt follow through on anything conserning all that change he talked about for a more recent example.

What we have in actual practice here in America is the illusion of democracy wrapped in a corperately funded oligarchy if you havent noticed.

Congress has about a 90% re-election rate