tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171294815895801587.post357439124210785193..comments2023-10-22T13:06:32.952-04:00Comments on Organizing Grievances: To be Stenciled on Yr Nearest Church Pewwobbliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13840385151170176977noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171294815895801587.post-15756696711281913382008-08-21T16:45:00.000-04:002008-08-21T16:45:00.000-04:00Lips,Great post! It is hard to argue against your ...Lips,<BR/>Great post! It is hard to argue against your hypothesis, especially given the average winning house race costs over a million, and the reelection rate in both houses is near 90%...but let me give it a try.<BR/><BR/>Since Jackson and the birth of the D party, and the accompanying dropping of property ownership requirements for voting, I would argue that the American system has slowly but steadily moved toward a real democracy. Not because power elites wanted it to be so, but through diligence and actively pushing it towards Dem.<BR/>The civil rights movement pushed the govt to begin to honor the "rights" supposedly guaranteed post war of northern aggression. <BR/>Also, while not available in all states the initiative, referendum, and recall (while as <A HREF="http://organizinggrievances.blogspot.com/2008/08/i-wont-have-my-voice-silenced.html" REL="nofollow">dave</A> noted they can also be tools for the rich) can provide "populist" tools to help "social movements" overcome resource inequalities.<BR/>Not perfect. but many reforms that have been kicked around would also be helpful in breaking the links you point out. For example campaign finance reform (not McSame style, but real) and reforming the media charters would be one place for "concerned citizens" to start.EZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01678025368338671670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171294815895801587.post-75137187011062017462008-08-21T15:00:00.000-04:002008-08-21T15:00:00.000-04:00awesome blurb, schmidt!awesome blurb, schmidt!lex dexterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02984338384931444324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171294815895801587.post-75298441720904549582008-08-21T14:10:00.000-04:002008-08-21T14:10:00.000-04:00http://foggy.ryan-adams.com/post/46745041/cardinal...http://foggy.ryan-adams.com/post/46745041/cardinals-2008-shout-out-from-rlazermouth<BR/><BR/>lil' blurb for you, unrelatedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com