Debate without Representation: How Borrowers have been Neglected in the Subprime Mortgage Conversation

It is no novel realization that freedom of speech does not include a right to be heard by the government. Those in government will only hear those who can hurt it or help it: terrorists and moneyed interests. People without malice and money have virtually no representation apart from the occasional benevolent politician who champions their causes—occasionally. Some human rights movements have gained traction by appealing to the civil rights and liberties this country champions. However, oppression excluding the lower classes from opportunities for upward social mobility does not get such traction.