tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5013768528807903362.post5058912187714406958..comments2023-05-04T08:38:45.160-07:00Comments on Gridlock: Can Our System Address America’s Big Problems?: Can the PIPA Protest Teach Us Anything About Gridlock?karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11242198015369699322noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5013768528807903362.post-87582572816502048322012-01-27T10:15:57.955-08:002012-01-27T10:15:57.955-08:00Interesting. My initial thought is that this has ...Interesting. My initial thought is that this has the flavor of a typical legislative fight, either between differing industries, or consumers vs. business, or labor vs. managment. Less organzied interests are always looking for ways to make their voice heard when they do not have lobbyists or a Washington presence. This technique could certainly be copied in other types of legislative battles. When I think of Gridlock, however, I am thinking more about long term, large scale problems like the debt, immigration, and energy dependence (that within them have dozens or hundreds of small scale legislative conflicts), that seem to overwhelm the system towards inaction while the problem festers. Perhaps the point is that if a movement of young people upset about the debt were to develop - the internet and social media give them a better chance to organize and make their views known and perhaps these tools could have an impact of unraveling gridlockDavid Schanzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07738016780634885974noreply@blogger.com