Remember Hoovervilles? While I don't want to call them Obamavilles,

[tavalon]

because Obama understands the urgency, it seems to me that a wonderful direct action would be for any constituents who live in the districts of those Representatives who voted no on the stimulus package to grab a tent and park it in front of that local representatives office. Extra points for setting it up inside the office.

Seriously, I'd like some feedback on this idea. The last 8 years have pretty much soured me on grand marches - they feel good but are doubleplusungood when the media diminish them or even pretend they didn't happen. I hate that feeling of being disappeared. BTDT

[grannie4peace]

1. this might work

[tavalon]

2. Do you live in one of those Rep's districts?

Can I send you a tent? :)

It seems to be a direct action that might have an element of surprise. :shrug:

[grannie4peace]

3. i live in goodlatte's district...he's the 4th least effective

rep in the u s congress!i'd like to know more about the tent city :)

[tavalon]

4. So, in your town it would be called goodlatteville, a bit long, but

I would recommend that you talk to anyone in your neighborhood who is into doing direct action because it would work best, I think, if you have about 12 people or 12 tents with as many people as you need. Maybe a local DFA group could help. I threw out the idea but I really have no idea how to gather the people to make it work. I know you would want a good talker as your leader and that person would need to be conversant not only about the stimulus package but local stats on current job losses, current foreclosure rates, how not having the stimulus package would hurt the average everyday Virginian. Because the tents would bring the cameras but then what is said is important.

I've never organized a direct action so I would love it if people waking up now on the East Coast, reading this, would jump in with ideas.

[grannie4peace]

8. i can email the dem party here & run it past them

[tavalon]

10. Are they activist leaning?

Perhaps Democrats For America might be better. Living in the Northwest, I have no idea about other local groups. Heck, my only claim to fame is having gone to a reunion dinner for a bunch of folks who were at WTO. I wasn't at WTO, so I just went as an adoring groupie. They seemed to like that.

[grannie4peace]

12. i'll check them out

[provis99]

14. Goodlatte? Is he a Republican Starbucks yuppie?

I mean, the guy is named after good coffee, fer chrissakes.

[tanyev]

5. Perfectly appropriate to call them Dubyavilles.

[tavalon]

6. You are so right! He caused it, he should get his name on them!

[tavalon]

7. This is where I should say something nice about Texas since I lived there for 25 years

____________________________________________. Austin was fun. There. I did it! Yay.

[tanyev]

9. Austin is the best.

I grew up near there and went to college there. Oh, how I'd love to get back. :(

[Somawas]

11. Or Bushparks.

[Moostache]

13. kinda like Bush Leagues myself...only problem is those who BELONG there won't be taking up residence

If only there were a way to strip the people who caused this mess in the first place of all their worldly possessions and assets and stick them in cardboard shelters on the national mall....

[cyclezealot]

15. Martin Luther King would approve

Advocating for the poor was King's next progression. Advocating for the poor is unpopular in America. The next step towards socialism among the freepers. And that is when King started to be hassled by the FBI.. King called it his , 'poor people's march' was it.. Good idea.. thanks for suggesting such. .. Michigan people , most deserving and threatened by such actions. Rep. Thad McCotter.

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