I think part of the problem, though, is that in order to *be* a special interest, any nonprofit has to be so huge, rich and agressive as to get made into something inconsistant with its original ideals. In the lobbying game, I'm guessing that if you're not a multimillion-dollar corporation, you have to at least act like one (and have the donations to prove it).
As far as 2nd amendment groups go, I really like the VCDL (Virginia Citizens Defense League). They get a lot of things accomplished at a grassroots level via letter writing, phone calls, and hardworking volunteers who do things like talk to city attourneys, go to town meetings and simply stand up for their rights. Of course, it's a statewide organization. In my cynicism I suppose it's impossible to do anything grassroots on a national level.
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Date: 2003-12-08 07:45 pm (UTC)I think part of the problem, though, is that in order to *be* a special interest, any nonprofit has to be so huge, rich and agressive as to get made into something inconsistant with its original ideals. In the lobbying game, I'm guessing that if you're not a multimillion-dollar corporation, you have to at least act like one (and have the donations to prove it).
As far as 2nd amendment groups go, I really like the VCDL (Virginia Citizens Defense League). They get a lot of things accomplished at a grassroots level via letter writing, phone calls, and hardworking volunteers who do things like talk to city attourneys, go to town meetings and simply stand up for their rights. Of course, it's a statewide organization. In my cynicism I suppose it's impossible to do anything grassroots on a national level.