Wait, we haven’t decided to create a PAC. Jim floated the idea. Now we’re discussing it. We haven’t done anything backwards. We’re attempting to define our goals and in doing so, we’ll discover whether or not we need a PAC or just political action items carried out by FReepers.
Hey! I'm not criticizing you!
I'm just saying there were a hundred or so posts of "sign me up!" and "count me in!" and scant few about WHAT/HOW.
I like "Pitchfork Action Committee" as a name! But really, I'm not sure that marching on Washington does anything but strengthen the inside-the-beltway focus. And raising more money to inject into the same rotten system just sounds awful.
Gives the left a way to discount us by saying, "ha! they only got 80,000 people" or "cash-strapped FRPAC missed its fundraising goals" or whatever.
What I also see on FR is a lot...I mean A LOT... of brass balls talking the talk about real pitchforks and "Washington is about to push too far," and FMCDH and all that hollow BS. Not a single Freeper is going to, nor has raised a violent fist against Washington. Nobody really supports flying airplanes into IRS buildings in Austin, nor will JimRob allow such to be on FR.
However, we can "atttack" the monster in nonviolent ways. One REAL direct action is to "Go Galt." Stop paying federal taxes, stop working above the fold if necessary.
If 100,000 people did that in each state there would be no debate about getting Washington's attention. You'd have it.
But let's face it. The original tea-partiers were wanted by the state as criminals.
We're not even talking about non-violent action.
Instead we're talking about potentially merging into the corrupt system!