Reply #15: I Know I'll Probably Be Criticized Here But I Think It Is Time To Turn This Into A Political ......

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movement. The Occupiers are all over this country. In big cities and small. It's support is growing by more and more Americans every day. Now I believe it is time to make it political. All politics are local. I think they should begin to run for seats in local government. They should also look for open seats in the House and Senate. They should challenge incumbents. Wouldn't it be good to run and Occupy candidate against someone like Dick Durbin. He's up for re-election in 2012. I think he'll win handily - but wouldn't it be neat to make him move to a more progressive platform due to a challenge by an Occupier. Look at what the Tea Party did in 2010. They mobilized and won seats in Congress.

I think it time to move out of the streets and into the halls of government. Seems to me that is the most effective way to make the changes we want to make.

Don't give the other side the opportunity to yell hippy; dirty; drug users; anarchists; etc.

Play them at their own game. Hit it where it hurts. Take away seats in government. Get the Occupy movement firmly entrenched and make changes using the very system they created to cheat and defraud us. Use it to our advantage.