Although I agree with all of the above posts, I think all of it misses the point.
We know and agree on the above. So the point is: How do we influence the idiots in congress, including senator Dole from my state?
How do we get rid of them? If that is not possible in the short term because of the election cycle, how do we knock sense into their heads?
Talking about it endlessly puts us in the same boat as the congress: All talk and no action.
What do we do?
I have written Senator Burr, who definitely agrees with us and I get good replies.
I have written Dole and if you did not see her name on it, you would swear that the reply came from Ralph Nader.