Can't We Just Get a New Government?

Posted 10 years ago on Oct. 10, 2013, 12:02 p.m. EST by OccupyWallSt (1) from Plainfield, NJ

</iframe><div style="padding:5px 0; text-align:center; width:600px;"><p></div></p> </div>  <p class="view-comments"> <a title="View Comments" href="/forum/cant-we-just-get-new-government/#comments"> 6 Comments</a> </p> </article> <h3 id="comments"> <span id="comment-count">6</span> Comments </h3> <div class="postcommentform"> <textarea rows="5" cols="70"></textarea><br /> <button class="save">post comment</button> <img class="loader" src="/media/img/ajax-loader.gif" width="16" height="16" /> <span class="error"></span> <a style="font-size:small" href="http://occupywallst.org/forum/moderating-policies-will-be-reposted-somewhere-pro/">Read the Rules</a> </div> <section id="comment-list"> <div class="item comment" id="comment-1007962"> <div class="content "> <div class="info"> <a class="collapse" href="#">[-]</a> <span class="karma">3</span> points by <span><a title="View Nevada1's profile" class="user" href="/users/Nevada1/">Nevada1</a></span> (5843) <span class="published">10 years ago</span> </div> <div class="words"> <p>Don't vote D or R-------One party with two heads-------To keep us blind and under control.</p> </div> <div class="links"> <a class="up " href="#">↥twinkle</a> <a class="down " href="#">↧stinkle</a> <a class="reply" href="#">reply</a> <a class="permalink" href="/forum/cant-we-just-get-new-government/#comment-1007962">permalink</a> </div> </div> <div class="replies"> <div class="item comment" id="comment-1009049"> <div class="content "> <div class="info"> <a class="collapse" href="#">[-]</a> <span class="karma">1</span> points by <span><a title="View bensdad's profile" class="user" href="/users/bensdad/">bensdad</a></span> (8977) <span class="published">10 years ago</span> </div> <div class="words"> <p>I do what koch-alec-nra tell me to do -<br> dont make your vote count<br> Elizabeth Warren = Michelle Bachmann<br> of course !!!!!!!!!!!</p> </div> <div class="links"> <a class="up " href="#">↥twinkle</a> <a class="down " href="#">↧stinkle</a> <a class="reply" href="#">reply</a> <a class="permalink" href="/forum/cant-we-just-get-new-government/#comment-1009049">permalink</a> </div> </div> <div class="replies"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="item comment" id="comment-1008907"> <div class="content "> <div class="info"> <a class="collapse" href="#">[-]</a> <span class="karma">1</span> points by <span><a title="View DKAtoday's profile" class="user" href="/users/DKAtoday/">DKAtoday</a></span> (33802) from Coon Rapids, MN <span class="published">10 years ago</span> </div> <div class="words"> <p>We never “thank” hostage-takers after they release the hostages.</p> <p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://kos.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=wgKWIa/ie0frXDZZSNyVJ6//UO%2BWYPti">Sign our petition denouncing the 87 House Republicans who could have ended the shutdown at any time—or prevented it—but chose to let it happen.</a></p> <p>Our long national nightmare is over. On Wednesday night, the U.S. House voted to end the shutdown and avoid default—after 87 Republicans joined all 197 Democrats present.</p> <p>But those 87 Republicans could have ended the shutdown at any time, and chose not to.</p> <p>Dozens of House Republicans even said—for weeks!—they would vote for a clean funding bill. All we needed was for 17 of them to sign a discharge petition, and over 250,000 of you took action asking them to do just that.</p> <p>But none of them did. They went along with their party line for 16 days of devastating political theater—costing us over $24 billion dollars and causing global market instability.</p> <p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://kos.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=mvSXihJHj2SQGN2fb8Yrh6//UO%2BWYPti">Sign our petition, denouncing these 87 House Republicans who could have prevented the shutdown from dragging on, and chose instead to let it continue.</a></p> <p>Keep fighting, Paul Hogarth, Daily Kos</p> <hr> <p>What I said on my note:</p> <p>You are doing your best to get your voters to boot you out of office. Keep it up. Orrrrr you could try rebooting your thinking and actually do your job = Support and Defend the Constitution = Supporting the welfare of ( now pay attention ) THE PEOPLE. Real honest to God living breathing PEOPLE.</p> </div> <div class="links"> <a class="up " href="#">↥twinkle</a> <a class="down " href="#">↧stinkle</a> <a class="reply" href="#">reply</a> <a class="permalink" href="/forum/cant-we-just-get-new-government/#comment-1008907">permalink</a> </div> </div> <div class="replies"> </div> </div> <div class="item comment" id="comment-1007986"> <div class="content "> <div class="info"> <a class="collapse" href="#">[-]</a> <span class="karma">1</span> points by <span><a title="View LeoYo's profile" class="user" href="/users/LeoYo/">LeoYo</a></span> (5909) <span class="published">10 years ago</span> </div> <div class="words"> <p>Yes.</p> <p>Trans-Partisan Cooperative Voting</p> <p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://occupywallst.org/forum/free-democracy-amendment/">http://occupywallst.org/forum/free-democracy-amendment/</a></p> </div> <div class="links"> <a class="up " href="#">↥twinkle</a> <a class="down " href="#">↧stinkle</a> <a class="reply" href="#">reply</a> <a class="permalink" href="/forum/cant-we-just-get-new-government/#comment-1007986">permalink</a> </div> </div> <div class="replies"> </div> </div> <div class="item comment" id="comment-1007946"> <div class="content "> <div class="info"> <a class="collapse" href="#">[-]</a> <span class="karma">1</span> points by <span><a title="View Narley's profile" class="user" href="/users/Narley/">Narley</a></span> (272) <span class="published">10 years ago</span> </div> <div class="words"> <p>Yes we can get a new government. Just never vote for ANY incumbent.</p> </div> <div class="links"> <a class="up " href="#">↥twinkle</a> <a class="down " href="#">↧stinkle</a> <a class="reply" href="#">reply</a> <a class="permalink" href="/forum/cant-we-just-get-new-government/#comment-1007946">permalink</a> </div> </div> <div class="replies"> </div> </div> <div class="item comment" id="comment-1009048"> <div class="content "> <p class="deleted"><span>[Removed]</span></p> </div> <div class="replies"> </div> </div> <div class="item comment" id="comment-1009047"> <div class="content "> <div class="info"> <a class="collapse" href="#">[-]</a> <span class="karma">0</span> points by <span><a title="View pigeonlady's profile" class="user" href="/users/pigeonlady/">pigeonlady</a></span> (284) from Brooklyn, NY <span class="published">10 years ago</span> </div> <div class="words"> <p>Check WalMart online. Free shipping!</p> </div> <div class="links"> <a class="up " href="#">↥twinkle</a> <a class="down " href="#">↧stinkle</a> <a class="reply" href="#">reply</a> <a class="permalink" href="/forum/cant-we-just-get-new-government/#comment-1009047">permalink</a> </div> </div> <div class="replies"> </div> </div> </section> </div> <footer> <p>this site is brought to you by various radicals at the Occupy Solidarity Network<br> this website is free / open source software on <a href="https://github.com/jart/occupywallst">github</a></p> </footer> <div id="notifications" style="display:none"> <div class="info"> <span>Notifications</span> </div> <div class="items"> </div> </div> <div style="display:none" id="editform" class="editform"> <textarea rows="5" cols="70"></textarea><br> <button class="save">save</button> <button class="cancel">cancel</button> <img class="loader" src="/media/img/ajax-loader.gif" width="16" height="16"> <span class="error"></span> <a href="http://occupywallst.org/forum/moderating-policies-will-be-reposted-somewhere-pro/">Read the Rules</a> </div> <script src="/media/js/jquery-1.6.2.min.js"></script> <script src="/media/js/occupywallst/markdown.js?v=43"></script> <script src="/media/js/occupywallst/ows.js?v=43"></script> <script src="/media/js/occupywallst/userpage.js?v=43"></script> <script src="/media/js/occupywallst/article.js?v=43"></script> <script src="/media/js/occupywallst/index.js?v=43"></script> <script src="/media/js/occupywallst/lazy.js?v=43"></script> <script src="/media/js/occupywallst/conference.js?v=43"></script> <script src="/media/js/occupywallst/rides.js?v=43"></script> <script src="/media/js/occupywallst/attendees.js?v=43"></script> <script src="/media/js/occupywallst/markfield.js?v=43"></script> <script src="/media/js/occupywallst/chat.js?v=43"></script> <script src="/media/js/occupywallst/forum.js?v=43"></script> <script src="/media/js/occupywallst/csrf.js?v=43"></script>  <script> (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){ (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o), m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m) })(window,document,'script','//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga'); ga('create', 'UA-46982122-1', 'occupywallst.org'); ga('send', 'pageview'); </script> <script> function api(path, data, callback) { if (path.match(/^\/api\/safe\//)) { return $.get(path, data, callback, "json"); } else { return $.post(path, data, callback, "json"); } } $(function() { ows_init({ notifications: [] }); forum_init({per_page: 25}); article_init($(document)); }); </script>

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