The Corporate-Backed Democratic Party Needs a Political Revolution

[eridani]

http://inthesetimes.com/article/19047/the-corporate-backed-democratic-national-convention-needs-a-political-revol

High on some Sanders supporters’ list of Democratic Party rule reforms is to find a way to keep super PACs out of the Democratic primaries. Were such a rule in place, Priorities USA Action, the Clinton super PAC that has harvested more than $55 million—including more than $20 million from people associated with finance, insurance and real estate industries— would have refrained from using that money to attack Bernie Sanders.

As for the Democratic Party platform, you can bet that Sanders delegates—along with the support of some Clinton supporters—will try to make breaking up too-big-to-fail banks an official Democratic policy.

If the Sanders folks got creative, they could propose a plank requiring all network and cable television outlets that hold a broadcast license to provide free air time to all candidates of any party that meets a threshold of public support.

Similarly, the delegates could demand that all Democratic candidates who run under the party banner support an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would deny corporations the rights of flesh-and-blood people.

That’s the nice thing about a political revolution: It encourages people to think outside the box.

So, in July, as corporate lobbyists feast on the creations of “Philadelphia’s most recognized chefs” and revel in their “nightly access” to “VIP lounges” at the Wells Fargo Convention Center (two more of the 10 perks), Sanders delegates and their

[Jubilant18]

1. Our system sure is corrupt!

This is why we must fight for Bernie and our issues to the convention AND BEYOND!!!

(I just realized that that is a Buzz Lightyear reference, so I added exclamation marks.)