Reply #126: Welcome to DU Congressman Grayson.

[jotsy]

I'm one that would contend that all three branches of government serve interests bearing no resemblance to the commons. The judicial body's decision to provide corporations with an exponentially enhanced voice as compared to actual citizens. Relatively little has changed in terms of undoing the previous administrations pursuit of a unitary executive. Members of both halls on Capital Hill are said to spend the bulk of their time raising funds for the next campaign, while the top bidding lobbyist, loyal to industry and profit get assigned the task of providing the letter of the law. Bribery is supposed to be illegal, but in the name of financing a campaign, it is institutionalized.

I believe you to be one of but three elected officials who are earnest in their effort to represent the public interest. Dennis Kucinich and Bernie Sanders would be the other two of more than 530. Hard to have faith in those odds.

An entity known around here as the PTB or the corporatocracy has control of the nation's governing bodies, through many mechanisms the country's civilization has been managed, milked, and now appears to be on the road to being moved on from. Basic viability is being placed deliberately out of reach for larger and larger segments of the public, and to be candid, I'm pretty torked about it all.

What can you say to restore my faith? I believe in the structure, it's the participants and how process and protocol and profit pervert governance I have no more patience for. I can promise to try and hang on if you'll promise to make a run at a senate seat 2012, and continue to shake their hineys up in the meantime, on a regular basis so I'm reminded often of our bargain. Starting with a widespread impeachment of the Supreme Court and legal prosecution for the administration who has left a wake of destruction still taking form.


I don't live in Florida so I can't vote for you, but I talk you up all the time as you deserve through your pride, candor and integrity.

The tide must be turned. Good luck, and thank you for your manner of leadership, we need you to push it harder and to find more just like you. And hurry please, we're dying out here!

Can you do that?


Edited to thank Mr. Allen for having facilitated this marvelous opportunity for the membership.