Re: [Pen-l] CBO on HR 1

[Bill Lear <rael@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thursday, February 12, 2009 at 16:56:53 (-0500) Marvin Gandall writes:
>...
>Would you seriously describe the masses of young people, blacks, Latinos,
>trade unionists, social activists, etc. who energetically and often
>passionately raised funds, campaigned, staffed offices, organized meet-ups
>and chat groups, and coordinated their efforts to elect Obama as being
>OUTSIDE of the Democratic party? This is the constituency which would be in
>the vanguard of any leftward movement in the US, and they would almost
>certainly begin their political journey by pressuring their leaders to
>respond to their needs, largely employing the same collective forms of
>organization they so successfully used in the primaries and election.

The genius of the U.S. Constitution is to not only condense all
expression of political will into two parties dominated by money, but
to leave any groups as you list above almost entirely powerless
outside our election season.  The groups above are grand at
election-time drum-beating, but mass-movement creation in the
off-season has not yet materialized here.

And yes, they are "outside".  Just look at Obama's first month in
office.  He is free to ignore those who voted for him, as they did not
put the masses of cash that the bankers did ... just as George Bush
ignored the 70% of the country who thought he was a disaster.


Bill
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