We cannot. Ultimately, it boils down to the sheer audacity of the government and the fearful (and sometimes, falsely patriotic) apathy of our fellow citizens. We here on Hacker News are progessives who believe in liberty, freedom, choice, and equality for everyone.<p>Unfortunately, outside of our little bubble here online, the rest of the world is not the same. There are still millions of citizens, blissfully unaware, perhaps due to either ignorance or fear. Our job now is to educate these people and teach them that the government is an entity to be trusted no longer. No longer will elections entail cheering on corrupt candidates who break promises regardless of the political side they take. No longer will our citizens stand helpless as the entrenchment of totalitarianism continues perpetually. No longer will we be a slave to the whims and fancies of our government.<p>It's time the government worked for <i>us</i>. I think the bozos in command have all but forgotten that they are nothing but <i>LOWLY</i> <i>SERVANTS</i>, not saints who can deliver promises and change set upon a lie. We need to change that. Call your senator. Email your legislature. Tell them your utter dissatisfaction with this issue. Tell your relatives. If they say they don't care, follow them around everything they do and ask if they like that. If they don't, tell them this is what the government is secretly doing. If they still don't, repeat.<p>Tell your friends, your relatives, your brothers and sisters, to stand up to the oppressive government. Don't be hotheaded; now is not the time for mercurial emotion. Now is the time for reason. If your congresspeople cooperate, good. If they brush you off, say "fuck you" and hang up (I'm being blunt here), and vote for a third-party candidate the next time round.<p>We can make a difference. We will defeat the Empire, the evil, dark Empire founded by a father whose progeny has gone to the dark side.<p>Let's do this shit.