Middle Class Revolt By Carol Devine-Molin

Watching the Senate's Amnesty bill go down in flames last week was a remarkable political phenomenon. Determination to "kill the bill" certainly started with the conservatives, but before all was said and done, fierce opposition to the ill-conceived legislation ignited a middle class revolt that the elites could not buck. In the final analysis, public support for the bill was dismal, with only 22 percent of Americans favoring its passage. What's most intriguing is that the middle class (of all political stripes) quickly mobilized, joined in with the conservatives, and fought back against the political establishment. Through thousands of communications (emails, phone calls, faxes, etc.) sent to the Senate and White House, the American people made a strong and principled stand against the bill.

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