If ever there was a bi-partisan issue and ideas pertinent to the Colorado Senate race. Digging into congressional contributors at Open Secrets was a real eye opener.
My advice to Pelosi and Reid, present and promote solutions to our problems, divest their corporate collusion, ignore Republican obstruction, even if it means changing the rules of the filibuster and severely punish, by any means necessary, Democrats that don't play well with other members of their party. This is a battle between the people and the political parties/corporatocracy. The only way this battle can be won by the people? Relentless exposure of elected officials and their complicity in the defilement of democracy, which is treasonous by definition, regardless of party affiliation.
Many party officials disapprove of self examination or critical observations regarding ethics, leadership or devotion to the principles of democracy (free and equal representation of people). Primaries are heretical and grassroots activism is discouraged. Within limits, never ask for permission because authority is invariably hard wired to say no and that just compounds frustration and discourages activism.
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