I did something with my HOA and think the steps could be followed locally, regionally and nationally.

The first thing I did was gather contact information for everyone who thought the way I do.

We got together and went over our governing documents with a fine-tooth comb and found out where our HOA was violating our rights.

We raised funds by holding garage sales and used those funds to hire an attorney.

The attorney sent letters. We contacted the paper and got in the news.

We showed up for every meeting and held their feet to the fire. It took years.

I may be a bit of a dreamer, but I'm pretty sure these steps could be modified and used to achieve similar results at the local, regional and national level. Personally, I believe we should be starting at the local level, all across the US.

Someone much smarter than I could then unite all those disparate groups across each region, state, and then the country.

It would be a lot of work, but at least people would be working toward something.

I want a job to do! Put me to work. I can't stand sitting here, waiting for things to get better. That's almost more frustrating than seeing all the destruction.