I Finally Came To Washington. That's When

Whatever Your Issue Is, Whether It's Racism Or Homophobia Or Policy Issues Or Taxes Or Urban Decay Or Health Care, You're Not Going To Go Anywhere With It If We Don't Focus On The Concentration Of Power.

If You're Kept Off The Debates, You Can't Reach More Two Percent Of People Even If You Campaign Every State And Fill The Big Conventions Like Madison Square Garden.

What's Interesting Is This Election Year Has Made The Citizen Groups Off-limits. All These Citizen Groups? - Local, State, National? - That Really Do Things And Improve The Country, They're Never Asked To Be In These Electoral Campaign Discussions.

Companies Like Enron Have Learned That Small Investments In Endowing Chairs, Sponsoring Research Programs Or Hiring Moonlighting Professors Can Return Big Payoffs In Generating Books, Reports, Articles, Testimony And Other Materials To Push For And Rationalize Public Policy Positions That Damage The Public Interest But Benefit Corporate Bottomlines.

It Is Fascinating To Watch Legislators Turn Away From Their Usual Corporate Grips When They Hear The Growing Thunder Of The People.