How come the people as a lobby group doesnt trump the corporations?

[tibbiit]

Why dont we organize our own lobby union and make our voices louder than corp. shill lobbyiests?
Our money given to the campaigns is as much or more than the corporations?

First order of business... cancel all Congress healthcare plans .
Why cant we do this... seriously, why?
tib

[Captain Hilts]

1. We are atomized. nt

[Wapsie B]

2. Interesting idea but how would it be structured?

It's hard enough to get Democrats together on things. When you bring in a group of people outside the political system you'd have even more problems keeping things together. The cat herder analogy would never be more true than in something like this.

[tibbiit]

4. a Union of the people.

Why not unionize the public?
Then let it be know we withhold all money to the diff. campaigns that dont listen to us.
They dont have to listen now.
Hire some lobbiests... Ariana Huffington, William Pitt, Ed Schultz, Skinner, lol?
And go to washington with demands.
First order of business, eliminate Congressional perks. Let them be like us. Scramble for their own health insurance.
tib

[abluelady]

3. How Many Emails

do you get from progressive groups asking for dollars? We are too many groups spread too thinly.

[spanone]

5. our lobby group is the democrats in congress. they are supposed to work for us.

[Echo In Light]

7. With "supposed to" being the operative term in question, and with good reason.

[ixion]

6. I posted a similar idea the other day...

here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=6159511&mesg_id=6159519


Form a non-profit that helps individuals incorporate, and then rolls them into a lobbying organization that could ultimately represent millions of small businesses.

Something like We, the People, Inc. :)

[Freddie Stubbs]

8. Who do you think owns the corporations? Robots? They are owned by people

[tibbiit]

9. they are pretend owned by many people

in reality they are owned by those with the power on top.
imo
tib

[dmosh42]

10. Money attracts whores! n/t

[lurky]

11. One Dollar One Vote. n/t