I think it's depressingly well established at this point that "Americans" have very little power to prevent the slow erosion of their rights in the face of an u

I think it's depressingly well established at this point that "Americans" have very little power to prevent the slow erosion of their rights in the face of an unflinching economic lobby. Even if we win once (SOPA) they just keep coming, and whereas we have to win EVERY TIME to succeed, they only need to win once to beat us. To put it bluntly, American govt. needs a major overhaul to remove the power of moneyed and entrenched interests.