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Originally Posted by LarryW
I dislike feeling that as an American citizen the only thing I can do to influence my Government is demonstrate. (sigh) (end rant.)
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You also have the power of the VOTE.
Yeah, I know it sounds cliché-ish but it's true.
REAL power lies within the ballot box.
TRUE power lies out the barrel of a gun.
Now I'm not saying that you haven't voted, but look at how many Americans, who do have the ability to vote, don't. But yet when things don't go the way they like, they bitch, whine, moan, groan and complain.
If you really want to make changes, I'd suggest taking an interest in politics. Not just reading about them here on PS.com or the web and then commenting, but get involved. Find and issue or candidate that you can stand with and help them out. Not just monetarily but volunteering your time. Either making phone calls or going door to door and taking to registered voters.
Look what we did here in Colorado last year just by doing that. We got TWO gun grabbing dims recalled and one to resign (although a little birdie informed me there were enough votes to force a recall, but Hudak stepped down before that could happen).
Right now there are a couple of hotly contested State Senate districts that are closely being watched in the upcoming primaries. I can tell you, I've been out knocking on doors and talking to people and informing them about the different candidates. I even got 6 voters to "flip" their votes because of what I told them about the candidate that they were leaning towards.
It's actually pretty fun in some instances.
