Reply #33: Republican dissent within the party is very important now.

[Liberty Belle]

Republican politicians won't listen to Democrats in general, but may listen when enough of their own supporters (or party members, at least) speak out to tell them their policies are wrong.

I urge you to use your Party affiliation to attract attention from other moderate Republicans, or even conservatives on issues like fiscal policy, and encourage them to join you in protesting actions of those in power.

Why not get a group of Republican voters in your district together and ask for a meeting with your Congressman? Bring a list of the worst outrages and an action plan you want him to follow--ie, getting real about electoral reform to stop the cheating by rigging elections, protecting NOT privatizing Social Security, preserving the environment instead of trashing it, opposing torture, the nomination of torture-master Gonzalez, and the building of gulags to hold people for life without charges, for starters.

The actions of today's Republican party do not represent American values. They are not Republican values, or family values. They are the values of corporate greed and fascism, and they are destroying our country. This is the consistent message that good Republicans need to deliver, loudly and repeatedly, to their leaders.