The next grassroots movement?

Grover Norquist has been called one of the most powerful men in the country. He is the one who provided massive financial help to Republicans seeking election if they only pledged not to seek tax increases.

That pledge locked many Republicans into a rigid, unshakable position.

They would not give up on their pledge. Their opponents, in return, stuck to equally rigid positions.

The result has been the gridlock that has paralyzed Washington D.C. and has brought us to the “fiscal cliff.”

Both political parties have declared they are speaking for the American people when they refuse to soften thei...