Originally Posted by Derwood

that's all fine and good, but the government doesn't care. that's the problem. in some countries, protests really work (see: France) because the government is afraid of pissing off the citizens. in the US, the people are afraid of the government (and they're happy to perpetuate that fear, as it keeps us quiet). So if several thousand people have peaceful protests about how their tax dollars are spent, great, but don't expect the government to pay any attention.