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Widespread Spying Preceded '04 GOP Convention
Frosty Piss alerts us to a story in the New York Times reporting on details that are emerging of a far-flung spying operation lasting up to a year leading up to the 2004 Republican National Convention. The New York Police Department mounted a spy campaign reaching well beyond the state of New York. For at least a year before the convention, teams of undercover New York police officers traveled to cities across the US, Canada, and Europe to conduct covert observations of people who planned to protest at the convention. Across the country undercover officers attended meetings of political groups, posing as sympathizers or fellow activists. In at least some cases, intelligence on what appeared to be lawful activity was shared with other police departments. Outlines of the pre-convention operations are emerging from records in federal lawsuits brought over mass arrests during the convention.
Vote?
... sorry ... donations, to BOTH political parties. Sure if you get enough people to vote Democrat ( shudder ), you can get rid of the Republicans ( yay ), but no matter who you vote for, big business wins.
You're missing some very important points.
Firstly, people DID vote against Bush, twice, and their votes were not counted for various reasons, ranging from Diebold 'malfunctions', to manual electoral fraud, to people mysteriously winding up on the felons list, etc, etc. Voting clearly isn't working.
Secondly, vote for WHO, exactly? Big business OWNS the election. They pay MASSIVE, multi-million dollar bribes
The only way ordinary people can affect society is by organising OUTSIDE of the official political process, and calling massive demonstrations, strikes, etc. These events wield far more power than the pathetic jokes that we call 'elections'.