Well.......let me say this about that.....
Last Christmas, after the Senate passed the current HC bill, there was a thread on FR. "Last Chance to Stop Healthcare Bill" or somesuch.
Seems that some Republican nobody was running for Ted Kennedy's seat, and he was seen as breaking the filibuster-proof majority ....if he could get elected. Problem was that the seat was traditionally held for 60-some years by Dems, and it was in Eastern Mass.... a traditionally Dem stronghold.
"Good Luck with that.", I said, went on about my business, and resolved to not let the HealthCare bill ruin my holidays.
Now, as it turned out, Brown won in a virtual landslide and the bill was never sent back to the Senate - likely because of Brown.
I'm not discounting anything, politically, now. America is awake and ready to go. I think the question is "Will the people stay that way?".
Welcome to the land of those with their eyes open.
The answer to your last is “Yes Absolutely”.
Now that you are aware that good things can happen, take the rest of the year in your leisure time to study the FAQ in the following:
I could write pages and pages here but won’t. But will leave you with a few tidbits.
1. 800 new members on average everyday 7 days a week, joining AFFT.
2. Only 3000 activists on average per Congressional district to turn the elected official to a positive on the legislation (HR.25) in the link above.
3. Never happen? Took 52 years (1861 - 1913) for the current system to get legal. This reform is only 10 years old and already has more support than other similar class reform.
Find a local chapter and have a Sunday coffee or tea with members.