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Ernest Rodriguez' "Impressions," 1960s-1980s

""Minority Coalition"" Page 2

Business Association, The Chamber of Commerce, the National Manufacturers Association, the Bar Association and others. Now many of these groups are able to gain support of their interests through the power of money. This can be accomplished by steering business to an ally or spending money to employ a professional lobbyist whose sole function is to promote the interests of a moneyed group in City, State and Federal legislative.

Returning to minority, they lack all entrenched economic available to the power structure. Therefore, in order to have a voice in public or communities affairs directly affecting them, they have to create their own political power. Through organization. The same basic reasons that fostered the labor-movement holds true for minority people. This is in their numbers aid their best leverage in making this strength work for them is in their unity. 

Now what are the actions that organized minority groups can take to obtain their aims. Tacking the power of the dollar they must rely on their electoral power supplemented by their lobbying power. Now the lobbying power of minority people must because of the lack of funds must take a different task then the traditional lobbying power of financially based segments of our society. 

The lobbying power of minority people must rely on stirring public attention to their problems and resultant support.

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Business Association, The Chamber of Commerce, the National Manufacturers Association, the Bar Association and others. Now many of these groups are able to gain support of their interests through the power of money. This can be accomplished by steering business to an ally or spending money to employ a professional lobbyist whose sole function is to promote the interests of a moneyed group in City, State and Federal legislative. Returning to minority, they lack all entrenched economic available to the power structure. Therefore, in order to have a voice in public or communities affairs directly affecting them, they have to create their own political power. Through organization. The same basic reasons that fostered the labor-movement holds true for minority people. This is in their numbers aid their best leverage in making this strength work for them is in their unity. Now what are the actions that organized minority groups can take to obtain their aims. Tacking the power of the dollar they must rely on their electoral power supplemented by their lobbying power. Now the lobbying power of minority people must because of the lack of funds must take a different task then the traditional lobbying power of financially based segments of our society. The lobbying power of minority people must rely on stirring public attention to their problems and resultant support.