Good luck with any real change to our corrupt system from either party.

[L0oniX]

What's needed first is (1) campaign finance reform where corporations are entirely excluded from the political system. Next (2) we must remove person hood from corporations. Then we need to (3) reduce the pentagon budget to something reasonable and comparable to what other countries spend. That would mean voting everyone of the asscarrots out of office that continually vote for more war and pentagon funding. We need (4) to have a law that forbids any congress person and or senator from voting on any issue that has any connection to their sock portfolio. We need (5) a jobs restoration bill that demands a fare and equal trade that reduces the unfair advantage that slave labor gives other countries. We can't continue to have our jobs go over seas for any reason ...and I emphasize "any reason". We have to decide who we care more about ...our own or other countries. IMO we need some nationalism and I don't mean go overboard with this but enough of it to secure our jobs and our financial well being. We need (6) to restore the constitution and prosecute the war crimes of those involved at all levels. WTF people ...why do we stand for this shit where they get to commit crimes and don't pay for it when the little guy gets life in prison for getting caught with an OZ of weed in Texas? I mean what the fuck? There most likely are more steps to be taken. Bring em on.

I think we members of DU could work on these issues and agree to come to a reasonable conclusion as to what really needs to be done and in what order to fix our system. The DU infighting gets us no where and hurts us. At this point politically I can't get behind anyone unless I or we can force them to carry out what they promise and infer that they will do once they gain office. Maybe we need an (7) employment contract with them that gets all the promises down and binding. We can't take the lies anymore from any party. Our country is in a very dangerous position and it's not a joking matter anymore. We really are talking about the end of our US posterity. I'd settle for making an effort to have it be at least as good for the next generations.

I don't believe that DU has the gumption to do this but I throw it out here anyway. I have settled for what Gore Vidal and others have said about our sorry ass situation. I only wish that we wouldn't stand for anymore of this selling us out shit and do something about it instead of playing debate team here. Telling me or others that what they think or what they would do will not work is not constructive "if you don't offer a reasonable solution" in its place. If you have a better idea or better arrangement of the steps needed to fix and or restore our constitution and balance of powers and balance of trade and jobs then speak out. I do think I know this for sure ...unless we remove the corporate owners of our system we are going to be their slaves if we are not already. Are you willing to settle for that?


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[villager]

1. Somebody likes the corrupt system -- and evidently has been by to unrec

naughty naughty, talking about tipping over entire paradigms!

Just sit still and play the "two" party game!

[TheKentuckian]

2. The status quo caucus is always watching, warning against any questions of the established order

This is like tinkering around the edges of an explosion to prevent the damage, fucking impossible.