"The wait to get a seat at an important congressional hearing can last days, but big time lobbyists have found a loophole: they're paying to have the homeless hold their places. Jason Bellini reports in this video column for The Daily Beast."
From nyceve's dairy at Daily Kos...some ways to take action.
Huge healthcare fight beginning: Urgent call for volunteers WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU GET IN LINE?
I've discussed this isssue with Jane Hamsher.
We're going to need leaders to step up once on line and organize yourselves. Go up and down the line and identify who belongs with us, and who is being paid to wait on line for the lobbyists.
Be very kind to the paid line waiters. They are our friends and are doing what they must in order to survive. If you can convince them to stand down, that's great, but these line standers are not the enemy. This will be a true test of spontaneous community organizing.
We'll expect everyone to maintain line decorum and be sure that our allies get bathroom brakes and any other necessary needs taken care of, in a manner that does not jeopardize their place.
So don't be shy. Take control. Introduce yourselves to one another and take charge.
We going to try like hell, to get the American people into the healthcare markup, but we can't do it without a lot of volunteers.
We need people based in Washington, or people able to travel to Washington, to volunteer to stand on line ahead of the lobbyists and the people they pay to stand on line for them.
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