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Originally Posted by Oberon
... how else are people going to express their discontent at the course the government is taking?
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There has to be other ways.
One could petition the legislative branch to conduct an investigation or change laws
One could petition the executive branch to conduct an investigation or change regulations
One could even petition the judicial branch to conduct an investigation if people feel there is criminal activity involved.
One could protest through elections and stop re-electing people they don't like
One starts at the local/state level and then moves on to the federal level.
There are multiple ways to enact changes in our country. But the system is rightfully set up so that the demands of a minority do not affect changes that affect the majority. A citizen can vote a person out of office but they only get one vote. No matter how important a citizen feels that their opinion is right, they only get one out of many votes.
But all this takes time and won't get the protester's face on TV.
These public demonstrations remind me of a spoiled child throwing a tantrum. Hey everyone look at ME now. Pay attention to ME. I am important. I want everyone to pay attention to what I feel is important. I want my cookie NOW!
These demonstrations are good for one thing only. It gives the news media fodder for their agendas. Well two things, I guess it makes the participants feel better about themselves. I doubt these demonstrations will have any other influence.
Has any of these OWS people offered up any actual workable realistic solutions? I have not been able to find any.