Seizing on the Enron moment in Texas

These may be tough times in Texas, but when it comes to organizing around Enron and corporate greed, “it’s a pretty fertile environment,” says David Martin, organizer of the Texas Enron Accountability Campaign.

“There’s so much discontent, it’s very easy to mobilize people,” Martin adds.

There have also been ample opportunities. When Vice President Dick Cheney came to Houston in support of Senate candidate John Cornyn, who received $193,000 in contributions from Enron as state attorney general and has failed to take action against Enron. This past summer President Bush also came to Waco for an economic summit. At both events, Martin and friends were there with costumes and props to question where America is being run by corporate crooks.

“We’ve been using humor elements and that’s been quite well-received,” Martin said.

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