How Obama Tried To Sell Out Liberalism In 2011

No.

The ONLY role for citizen, Constitutionally-designed and protected, is the right to vote every 2 years.  And even then, citizens can vote but their votes don't have to be counted -- The founders were nothing if not ironic.

That's it.  

There is no ability for "pushing" or "keeping an eye" on politicians.  You can sign all of the petitions you want (and politicians love it that you waste your time doing it); there is absolutely no requirement that petitions be taken seriously.

It's a sweet, charming idea that you ascribe to, but in a nation of over 300 million, where corporations control the air waves and the politicians, and voters barely have the time to work several jobs just to keep their heads above water (if they can find them), politicians are supposed to be doing their jobs, working for the common good, without citizens standing over them.

I've written about this before, but it bears repeating.  The Constitution was written with loopholes that, prior to the last 30 years (and the last 10 years specifically), professional politicians loved the country enough, wanted it to continue, to not exploit those loopholes.  Now, after Bush-Cheney, all bets are off.  Obama is continuing in their footprints.
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