{"id":700,"date":"2012-10-28T21:52:35","date_gmt":"2012-10-29T01:52:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/?p=700"},"modified":"2014-07-31T15:46:13","modified_gmt":"2014-07-31T19:46:13","slug":"are-we-by-the-people-for-the-people-or-are-we-sponsored-by","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/archives\/700","title":{"rendered":"Are we “by the people, for the people” or are we “Sponsored by..”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Recently my cat and I have had several conversations regarding political donations. I have also had some good exchanges on Facebook (don’t even ask, you’re not getting my FB info). As you all know, I’m a pretty solid Ron Paul supporter, so when my cat asked me to check out the website rootstrikers.org<\/a> I had no choice but to check it out. What I found most interesting is their take on “corruption”.<\/p>\n

What is meant by corruption?
\nIt is not merely the corruption of \u201cbad people\u201d accepting
\novert bribes for political favors. Rather, there is a corrupt system that thwarts the will of the people even when government is populated by well-intentioned souls.
\nTwo significant consequences:<\/span>
\n1.\u00a0 Government does not enact the expressed will of the people
\n2.\u00a0 People lose faith in their ability to participate meaningfully
\nin government, with many becoming politically disengaged<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The website is full of tools that support the cause, and I find myself attracted to it, they are trying to make the government accountable to the people that elected them and not the corporations that sponsored them – and I think that is a good thing. In their about page is a fantastic statement, how can you not agree with this?<\/p>\n

Rootstrikers aims to restore power over American politics and government to 100% of the people. We hope patriots of all political persuasions will join us to help build an unstoppable grassroots movement that demands and delivers lasting reforms.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Many of you that know me know that I think our level of debt in this country is crushing. The focus of Rootstrikers is not focused on our nations’s debt; but on “following the money” and shine a light upon those sponsoring our politicians. They publish a “quick facts<\/a>” one pager that is pretty interesting, another graphic that was interesting was showing who has donated<\/a> to the President and Romney.<\/p>\n

On their “Who We Are” page, they started in April 2011; from another group called Fix Congress First<\/a>. Currently, they are attached with a grassroots group<\/a>.\u00a0 I really hope they are not being used — I like what they are trying to do. If you like what they are trying to do or would just like to learn more about them, check out their resource<\/a>s page.\u00a0 We need to take our government back, our government Needs to by “By the people, for the people” but it appears as if our current system is “sponsored by…”<\/p>\n

Anyway, I found this site interesting, and thought I’d share it with you.\u00a0 If only my cat could read……<\/p>\n

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Recently my cat and I have had several conversations regarding political donations. I have also had some good exchanges on Facebook (don’t even ask, you’re not getting my FB info). As you all know, I’m a pretty solid Ron Paul … Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"kt_blocks_editor_width":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4,16],"tags":[50,80,82],"class_list":["post-700","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","category-rants-raves","tag-america","tag-duty","tag-rights"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":940,"url":"https:\/\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/archives\/940","url_meta":{"origin":700,"position":0},"title":"What\u2019s a Poor Congressman To Do?","author":"John Sweeney","date":"April 25, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"My congressman sent out an e-mail in which he was inexplicably whining about some backlash he\u2019s gotten from his constituents over some recent political decisions.\u00a0 He appeared genuinely perplexed at why we would be upset, and went on to wonder if compromise and \u201cgetting along\u201d would ever be possible in\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "AoM"","block_context":{"text":"AoM","link":"https:\/\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/archives\/category\/rants-raves\/aom"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2790,"url":"https:\/\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/archives\/2790","url_meta":{"origin":700,"position":1},"title":"Reality show government","author":"DR D","date":"October 7, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"This morning, my cat and I were watching Fareed Zakaria's show, GPS (Global Public Square) on CNN; yes - I still watch CNN, and really try and watch Mr. Zakaria's show whenever possible.\u00a0 Today he had on two former Secretaries of State, General Colin Powell and Madeline Albright.\u00a0 It was\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Life"","block_context":{"text":"Life","link":"https:\/\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/archives\/category\/life"},"img":{"alt_text":"We The People....Not we the Lobbyists","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/WeThePeople-300x208.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1136,"url":"https:\/\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/archives\/1136","url_meta":{"origin":700,"position":2},"title":"My way or the highway pal!","author":"DR D","date":"October 9, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Today, as the US Government shutdown continues; we need to pause and reflect. 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