Legislators represent corporate interests, because that's who funds their campaigns. Candidates use that money to make TV commercials that lie to us. Then, when we stupidly elect them, they screw us, enacting legislation for the interests that really got him re-elected. I'm looking at you, almost every representative, Republican and Democrat.
My favorite boogeyman genius Norquist thinks that the proper role for the president of the US is to be rubber stamp. Check the last paragraph in this link.
http://thehill.com/video/campaign/187333-norquist-cain-9-9-9-plan-more-dangerous-than-current-code
So in summary the GOP thinks the proper role for election of representatives is gerrymandering, voter suppression, rubberstamping. And people are foolish enough to keep voting for them.
Once people, blue, red, purple, whatever, finally admit that democracy in the US is a joke, because we've allowed those with money to collect all of the power and laws, we can move on to either fixing the mess [reversing Citizens United and enacting campaign finance law is essentially a revolution at this point] or accepting enslavement.
Empower citizens in other nations to stand up for a living wage and a healthier environment. You cannot fight a multinational in a single country or even on a single continent. OWS needs to spread -EVERYWHERE-. Defund banks, use credit unions. Support farmers, invest money locally. It's really not rocket science.
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"The good news is the next Republican president only needs a forefinger and then pen and the capacity to hold a pen, he doesn't need to come up with ideas," Norquist said. "We have a Republican House, we will have a Republican Senate, they will fix the tax code and send them stuff to sign. He can fly around in a cool big plane and hang around the White House and he can sign the legislation that [House Speaker John] Boehner and [Senate Minority Leader] Mitch McConnell send him, and we'll be fine."
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