Votes don't mean nearly as much in America as money, sad to say. (Particularly not after the Citizens United ruling.) So if we want to see policy changes, rallies and protests and GOTV campaigns are all very good, but sometimes you need to aim for the wallet.
Governor Walker of Wisconsin has made his call: he doesn't support the basic rights of working people. He wants to raise monied individuals over the rest of his citizens. It's wrong, morally and in regards to our Democracy. Even as corporations' rights are affirmed, we see the other hand of the GOP specifically removing the rights of working people. If he were taking away the right to free speech, of course, this would be a different issue. Or maybe it wouldn't, since the people harmed aren't wealthy — but I digress.
The thing to do now is hit him in the wallet. Do not spend money, whenever possible, on companies that donated to his campaign. If that fails, boycott all companies based in the state of Wisconsin. It will take mutual support and much dedication. Then we let the Governors rich friends pressure him for us. "Scott my boy," one will say in a 20 minute phone call, "This Union-busting bill has cost my company more than we would have paid into their pensions twice. Sales are down in New York, Boston, the twin cities, Austin, San Fancisco, Chicago. There are picket lines driving people away from stores. We've had phone calls and letters by the hundred. We've been dropped by our distributors. Enough is enough. Sign the repeal."
This is how you change policy. Find the list of donors at the website www.scottwalkerwatch.com.
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