Posted on 01/17/2012 4:14:23 AM PST by tobyhill
Thousands of Occupy protesters from across the country are expected to converge Tuesday on Capitol Hill to take their message to the halls of Congress, in what some observers say is the movement’s overdue moment to engage the American political system.
Protesters already have set up camps in public spaces, taken over foreclosed homes and shut down key shipping ports, but for the most part they have shunned the political system, viewing it as beyond salvation.
The congressional protest – which falls on the movement's four-month mark and the beginning of a new session of Congress – appears to represent a strategic shift aimed at winning support of the many Americans disillusioned with the legislative branch.
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I’m looking forward to hearing about all the trash and feces piling up around the Capital.
And seeing how our elected officials deal with it, now that they have it on their doorsteps!
This is done at the behest of the President who just
currently happens to be struggling with a “do nothing”
congress.
I wish I could see the communications between the
administration and their minions, it would be an
eye opener.
These OWS idiots are an arm of the DIMs. Remember, nobama, mainly is a community organizer.
Me too. I'm tired of hearing about all of it piling up in the Capital... ;-) Actually not sarcasm.
Me too. I'm tired of hearing about all of it piling up in the Capital... ;-) Actually not sarcasm.
We need to focus on removing "occupy oval office"...
Occu-fail.. the local media said that there were about 200 people at the “rally”.. so I figured they counted everyone three times, just to be sure.
The excuse was “it’s raining”... so the homeless miscreants stayed under their blue tarps.
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