One of the fascinating things about the Occupy movement is how the commonly accepted forms of decision-making are rejected in favor of an extremely democratic and organic system. Today, our remedial civics lesson for professional lefties is the basic template of American legislative process: Robert’s Rules. You can’t actually change the laws without understanding how laws get made in the first place.
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Veteran blogging the culture wars from Alabama. Video journalist, mash-up artist, aspiring novelist, and metalhead. Expect bunnies, geekery, dark humor, and snarky empirical analysis to annoy idealists of all stripes. You can follow me on Twitter, but be ready 'cause it might get loud.
