so about a decade ago I was climbing a mountain with a friend it’s actually
mountain with a friend it’s actually
mountain with a friend it’s actually more like a hike not really up a
more like a hike not really up a
more like a hike not really up a mountain but it was just kind of a path
mountain but it was just kind of a path
mountain but it was just kind of a path near a mountain but we were walking
near a mountain but we were walking
near a mountain but we were walking together and I wanted to ask my friends
together and I wanted to ask my friends
together and I wanted to ask my friends a question my friend is a soldier a
a question my friend is a soldier a
a question my friend is a soldier a commander he’s been to war I’m pretty
commander he’s been to war I’m pretty
commander he’s been to war I’m pretty much the opposite I’m a law professor
much the opposite I’m a law professor
much the opposite I’m a law professor I’ve commanded no one the only wars I’ve
I’ve commanded no one the only wars I’ve
I’ve commanded no one the only wars I’ve ever had is with bureaucrats and bean
ever had is with bureaucrats and bean
ever had is with bureaucrats and bean counters so he is basically the opposite
counters so he is basically the opposite
counters so he is basically the opposite of me and I was interested in
of me and I was interested in
of me and I was interested in understanding something about his
understanding something about his
understanding something about his experience in particular the soldiers
experience in particular the soldiers
experience in particular the soldiers who served with him so I said who are
who served with him so I said who are
who served with him so I said who are they why are they there he said what do
they why are they there he said what do
they why are they there he said what do you mean Larry I said well what are they
you mean Larry I said well what are they
you mean Larry I said well what are they doing what’s their purpose and he said
doing what’s their purpose and he said
doing what’s their purpose and he said well they won’t to serve something
well they won’t to serve something
well they won’t to serve something bigger than themselves but not smaller
bigger than themselves but not smaller
bigger than themselves but not smaller than this country they fight for he said
than this country they fight for he said
than this country they fight for he said democracy and then he said something
democracy and then he said something
democracy and then he said something which has stuck with me for this last
which has stuck with me for this last
which has stuck with me for this last decade he said no one goes to war no one
decade he said no one goes to war no one
decade he said no one goes to war no one goes to war for a political party and
goes to war for a political party and
goes to war for a political party and immediately when he said that I had this
immediately when he said that I had this
immediately when he said that I had this little quibble in the back of my head
little quibble in the back of my head
little quibble in the back of my head maybe actually the Civil War was a war
maybe actually the Civil War was a war
maybe actually the Civil War was a war over a party but I put that aside and I
over a party but I put that aside and I
over a party but I put that aside and I wanted to focus on what was really
wanted to focus on what was really
wanted to focus on what was really important about what he said the strange
important about what he said the strange
important about what he said the strange and beautiful idea of civic service
and beautiful idea of civic service
and beautiful idea of civic service above or beyond party that before we
above or beyond party that before we
above or beyond party that before we were Republicans before we were
were Republicans before we were
were Republicans before we were Democrats we were citizens first
now this is new for me I’ve spent the
now this is new for me I’ve spent the last decade I’ve thought of myself as a
last decade I’ve thought of myself as a
last decade I’ve thought of myself as a kind of soldier or citizen soldier for
kind of soldier or citizen soldier for
kind of soldier or citizen soldier for democracy I’ve been fighting my Wars for
democracy I’ve been fighting my Wars for
democracy I’ve been fighting my Wars for democracy so we can get things like
democracy so we can get things like
democracy so we can get things like climate change legislation or healthcare
climate change legislation or healthcare
climate change legislation or healthcare legislation or a new and sustainable
legislation or a new and sustainable
legislation or a new and sustainable minimum wage these things which people
minimum wage these things which people
minimum wage these things which people associate and rightly so with the
associate and rightly so with the
associate and rightly so with the Democratic Party but what his statement
Democratic Party but what his statement
Democratic Party but what his statement has made me think over the last decade
has made me think over the last decade
has made me think over the last decade is that we need not citizen soldiers
is that we need not citizen soldiers
is that we need not citizen soldiers fighting for a party we need citizen
fighting for a party we need citizen
fighting for a party we need citizen soldiers fighting for a democracy that
soldiers fighting for a democracy that
soldiers fighting for a democracy that is beyond party that is above party that
is beyond party that is above party that
is beyond party that is above party that is focused on citizens first and as I
is focused on citizens first and as I
is focused on citizens first and as I thought about what that could be what is
thought about what that could be what is
thought about what that could be what is the way of understanding what’s wrong
the way of understanding what’s wrong
the way of understanding what’s wrong with this democracy that could unite
with this democracy that could unite
with this democracy that could unite people on the left and the right I came
people on the left and the right I came
people on the left and the right I came to an uncomfortable idea the idea is
to an uncomfortable idea the idea is
to an uncomfortable idea the idea is equality now it’s uncomfortable because
equality now it’s uncomfortable because
equality now it’s uncomfortable because this idea is associated with all sorts
this idea is associated with all sorts
this idea is associated with all sorts of complicated and controversial fights
of complicated and controversial fights
of complicated and controversial fights fights I believe in but not everyone
fights I believe in but not everyone
fights I believe in but not everyone necessarily together fights about racial
necessarily together fights about racial
necessarily together fights about racial equality fights about sex equality
equality fights about sex equality
equality fights about sex equality sexual orientation equality income
sexual orientation equality income
sexual orientation equality income equality speech equality these weren’t
equality speech equality these weren’t
equality speech equality these weren’t the qualities I was talking about it
the qualities I was talking about it
the qualities I was talking about it wasn’t identity politics that I was
wasn’t identity politics that I was
wasn’t identity politics that I was focused on unless it’s an identity
focused on unless it’s an identity
focused on unless it’s an identity politics for citizens
politics for citizens
politics for citizens it’s an equality that recognizes the
it’s an equality that recognizes the
it’s an equality that recognizes the political equality that a democracy is
political equality that a democracy is
political equality that a democracy is supposed to promise each of us that we
supposed to promise each of us that we
supposed to promise each of us that we are supposed to be equal as citizens in
are supposed to be equal as citizens in
are supposed to be equal as citizens in democracy which means our power as
democracy which means our power as
democracy which means our power as citizens is to be the same and that idea
citizens is to be the same and that idea
citizens is to be the same and that idea triggered me because right now we are
triggered me because right now we are
triggered me because right now we are not anywhere close to equal as citizens
not anywhere close to equal as citizens
not anywhere close to equal as citizens I mean here are the ways in which we are
I mean here are the ways in which we are
I mean here are the ways in which we are not equal as citizens do we have an
not equal as citizens do we have an
not equal as citizens do we have an equal access to vote
equal access to vote
equal access to vote across the country the answer is no
across the country the answer is no
across the country the answer is no across the country for both Democrats
across the country for both Democrats
across the country for both Democrats and Republicans there are techniques to
and Republicans there are techniques to
and Republicans there are techniques to suppress the votes of the party that’s
suppress the votes of the party that’s
suppress the votes of the party that’s not in power last year according to
not in power last year according to
not in power last year according to Charles Stewart an MIT 16 million people
Charles Stewart an MIT 16 million people
Charles Stewart an MIT 16 million people suffered the inequality of access to
suffered the inequality of access to
suffered the inequality of access to vote because of these techniques and if
vote because of these techniques and if
vote because of these techniques and if this is all the people in America this
this is all the people in America this
this is all the people in America this is 16 million of the voters who suffered
is 16 million of the voters who suffered
is 16 million of the voters who suffered that inequality do we have an equal vote
that inequality do we have an equal vote
that inequality do we have an equal vote for the president obviously no first
for the president obviously no first
for the president obviously no first because of the electoral college which
because of the electoral college which
because of the electoral college which allocates votes according to not
allocates votes according to not
allocates votes according to not population but some weird formula the
population but some weird formula the
population but some weird formula the framers came up with so for example
framers came up with so for example
framers came up with so for example Wyoming has 2/3 electors and California
Wyoming has 2/3 electors and California
Wyoming has 2/3 electors and California has 55 which means every single vote in
has 55 which means every single vote in
has 55 which means every single vote in Wyoming is equal to 18 votes in
Wyoming is equal to 18 votes in
Wyoming is equal to 18 votes in California that’s unequal but much more
California that’s unequal but much more
California that’s unequal but much more important is a system that Maine
important is a system that Maine
important is a system that Maine actually doesn’t follow the system of
actually doesn’t follow the system of
actually doesn’t follow the system of winner-take-all where the election in a
winner-take-all where the election in a
winner-take-all where the election in a state the electors in a state get
state the electors in a state get
state the electors in a state get allocated according to who wins the
allocated according to who wins the
allocated according to who wins the popular vote the popular vote winner
popular vote the popular vote winner
popular vote the popular vote winner gets all of the electoral college vote
gets all of the electoral college vote
gets all of the electoral college vote winners and what that means is that
winners and what that means is that
winners and what that means is that presidential campaigns are focused on
presidential campaigns are focused on
presidential campaigns are focused on what’s called battleground states in
what’s called battleground states in
what’s called battleground states in 2016 candidates spent ninety five
2016 candidates spent ninety five
2016 candidates spent ninety five percent in these 14 states 95 percent of
percent in these 14 states 95 percent of
percent in these 14 states 95 percent of their time and 99 percent of campaign
their time and 99 percent of campaign
their time and 99 percent of campaign spending you’re thinking where were they
spending you’re thinking where were they
spending you’re thinking where were they for the other five percent of the time
for the other five percent of the time
for the other five percent of the time where they’re basically in California in
where they’re basically in California in
where they’re basically in California in New York raising money from rich people
New York raising money from rich people
New York raising money from rich people so they could afford their campaigns but
so they could afford their campaigns but
so they could afford their campaigns but the rest of their campaigns were in the
the rest of their campaigns were in the
the rest of their campaigns were in the battleground states which means that if
battleground states which means that if
battleground states which means that if you weren’t in a battleground state and
you weren’t in a battleground state and
you weren’t in a battleground state and you didn’t happen to vote the winner of
you didn’t happen to vote the winner of
you didn’t happen to vote the winner of your state your vote just didn’t matter
your state your vote just didn’t matter
your state your vote just didn’t matter which means that 52 million Americans
which means that 52 million Americans
which means that 52 million Americans voted only to have their vote thrown
voted only to have their vote thrown
voted only to have their vote thrown away by the process of the
away by the process of the
away by the process of the winner-take-all in the electoral college
winner-take-all in the electoral college
winner-take-all in the electoral college do we have an equal vote in Congress no
do we have an equal vote in Congress no
do we have an equal vote in Congress no in the House of Representatives thing
in the House of Representatives thing
in the House of Representatives thing called safe seat gerrymandering
called safe seat gerrymandering
called safe seat gerrymandering dominates how our districts are drawn
dominates how our districts are drawn
dominates how our districts are drawn out of 435 seats only 45 are competitive
out of 435 seats only 45 are competitive
out of 435 seats only 45 are competitive which means that in the wrath
which means that in the wrath
which means that in the wrath candidates running safe seats both
candidates running safe seats both
candidates running safe seats both Democratic and Republican safe seats
Democratic and Republican safe seats
Democratic and Republican safe seats which means that the only people those
which means that the only people those
which means that the only people those candidates care about or fear are
candidates care about or fear are
candidates care about or fear are challenges from their own party which
challenges from their own party which
challenges from their own party which means if you happen to be a Republican
means if you happen to be a Republican
means if you happen to be a Republican in a democratic safe seat or a Democrat
in a democratic safe seat or a Democrat
in a democratic safe seat or a Democrat and a Republican safe seat your view
and a Republican safe seat your view
and a Republican safe seat your view just does not matter so in Massachusetts
just does not matter so in Massachusetts
just does not matter so in Massachusetts in the last election a million people
in the last election a million people
in the last election a million people voted Republican
voted Republican
voted Republican they got zero representatives in the
they got zero representatives in the
they got zero representatives in the House of Representatives which means if
House of Representatives which means if
House of Representatives which means if you add up the safe seat minority votes
you add up the safe seat minority votes
you add up the safe seat minority votes the people who are minorities in these
the people who are minorities in these
the people who are minorities in these safe seats 89 million Americans votes
safe seats 89 million Americans votes
safe seats 89 million Americans votes just were not equal what about the
just were not equal what about the
just were not equal what about the Senate right well this is the obvious
Senate right well this is the obvious
Senate right well this is the obvious one this is the one where of course
every state gets two senators and I very
every state gets two senators and I very state is obviously not equal so again
state is obviously not equal so again
state is obviously not equal so again Wyoming and it really does tilt to the
Wyoming and it really does tilt to the
Wyoming and it really does tilt to the right if you look on the map it does
right if you look on the map it does
right if you look on the map it does tilt to the right like that and
tilt to the right like that and
tilt to the right like that and California leans far to the left but for
California leans far to the left but for
California leans far to the left but for every vote in Wyoming it’s the
every vote in Wyoming it’s the
every vote in Wyoming it’s the equivalent of 67 votes for Senate in
equivalent of 67 votes for Senate in
equivalent of 67 votes for Senate in California which means if you add up the
California which means if you add up the
California which means if you add up the unequal votes that this system produces
unequal votes that this system produces
unequal votes that this system produces 161 million Americans have an unequal
161 million Americans have an unequal
161 million Americans have an unequal representation boat power in this system
representation boat power in this system
representation boat power in this system or what about the equal power to vote
or what about the equal power to vote
or what about the equal power to vote and of course in America power is money
and of course in America power is money
and of course in America power is money the answer again here is obviously no
the answer again here is obviously no
the answer again here is obviously no candidates for Congress and members of
candidates for Congress and members of
candidates for Congress and members of Congress spend anywhere between 30 and
Congress spend anywhere between 30 and
Congress spend anywhere between 30 and 70% of their time raising money to get
70% of their time raising money to get
70% of their time raising money to get back to Congress dialing for dollars for
back to Congress dialing for dollars for
back to Congress dialing for dollars for the kids in there that’s a telephone
the kids in there that’s a telephone
the kids in there that’s a telephone this device right here dialing for
this device right here dialing for
this device right here dialing for dollars calling people across the
dollars calling people across the
dollars calling people across the country raise the money they need to get
country raise the money they need to get
country raise the money they need to get back to Congress but they’re not calling
back to Congress but they’re not calling
back to Congress but they’re not calling the average American they’re calling the
the average American they’re calling the
the average American they’re calling the tiniest fraction of the 1% and we’re
tiniest fraction of the 1% and we’re
tiniest fraction of the 1% and we’re that a hundred thousand Americans give
that a hundred thousand Americans give
that a hundred thousand Americans give even the maximum contribution to one
even the maximum contribution to one
even the maximum contribution to one candidate as they do this they develop a
candidate as they do this they develop a
candidate as they do this they develop a sixth sense a constant awareness about
sixth sense a constant awareness about
sixth sense a constant awareness about how what they do might affect their
how what they do might affect their
how what they do might affect their ability to
ability to
ability to is money they become in the words of the
is money they become in the words of the
is money they become in the words of the x-files shapeshifters as they constantly
x-files shapeshifters as they constantly
x-files shapeshifters as they constantly adjust their views in light of what they
adjust their views in light of what they
adjust their views in light of what they know will help them to raise money not
know will help them to raise money not
know will help them to raise money not only issues one to ten but an issues 11
only issues one to ten but an issues 11
only issues one to ten but an issues 11 to 1000 Leslie Byrne a Democrat from
to 1000 Leslie Byrne a Democrat from
to 1000 Leslie Byrne a Democrat from Virginia describes that when she went to
Virginia describes that when she went to
Virginia describes that when she went to Congress she was told by a colleague
Congress she was told by a colleague
Congress she was told by a colleague quote always lean to the green than to
quote always lean to the green than to
quote always lean to the green than to clarify she went on you know he was not
clarify she went on you know he was not
clarify she went on you know he was not an environmentalist this hundred
an environmentalist this hundred
an environmentalist this hundred thousand Americans who are the large
thousand Americans who are the large
thousand Americans who are the large funders of these campaigns they have the
funders of these campaigns they have the
funders of these campaigns they have the power over the representatives who bend
power over the representatives who bend
power over the representatives who bend their life to suck up to them meaning
their life to suck up to them meaning
their life to suck up to them meaning the hundred ninety nine million of the
the hundred ninety nine million of the
the hundred ninety nine million of the rest of us have unequal power in the
rest of us have unequal power in the
rest of us have unequal power in the power to a select our Congress okay so
power to a select our Congress okay so
power to a select our Congress okay so if you add all these things up and if
if you add all these things up and if
if you add all these things up and if you’re a Harvard professor you know that
you’re a Harvard professor you know that
you’re a Harvard professor you know that means add it all up I learned that from
means add it all up I learned that from
means add it all up I learned that from my ten year old son but that’s what that
my ten year old son but that’s what that
my ten year old son but that’s what that means add it all up add these four
means add it all up add these four
means add it all up add these four things up what this means is that
things up what this means is that
things up what this means is that citizens in America are not equal that
citizens in America are not equal that
citizens in America are not equal that we were trained we were told we were
we were trained we were told we were
we were trained we were told we were taught in school that this is the
taught in school that this is the
taught in school that this is the picture of democracy in America we the
picture of democracy in America we the
picture of democracy in America we the citizens driving the bus but here’s the
citizens driving the bus but here’s the
citizens driving the bus but here’s the reality of democracy in America the
reality of democracy in America the
reality of democracy in America the steering wheel has been removed from the
steering wheel has been removed from the
steering wheel has been removed from the bus because of this inequality because
bus because of this inequality because
bus because of this inequality because we are unequal those who have the
we are unequal those who have the
we are unequal those who have the unequal power drive this bus now this is
unequal power drive this bus now this is
unequal power drive this bus now this is a problem but it’s an invisible problem
a problem but it’s an invisible problem
a problem but it’s an invisible problem this is invisible and actually this
this is invisible and actually this
this is invisible and actually this would be a better picture of invisible
would be a better picture of invisible
would be a better picture of invisible so imagine there’s a thing there that’s
so imagine there’s a thing there that’s
so imagine there’s a thing there that’s invisible right this is an invisible
invisible right this is an invisible
invisible right this is an invisible problem because unlike other fights for
problem because unlike other fights for
problem because unlike other fights for equality and the history of American
equality and the history of American
equality and the history of American civil rights movements this fight this
civil rights movements this fight this
civil rights movements this fight this problem this inequality is basically
problem this inequality is basically
problem this inequality is basically unseen in America today
unseen in America today
unseen in America today it’s unseen because we don’t have it
it’s unseen because we don’t have it
it’s unseen because we don’t have it pressed in our face think about the most
pressed in our face think about the most
pressed in our face think about the most inspirational and tragic struggle for
inspirational and tragic struggle for
inspirational and tragic struggle for equality in the history of America the
equality in the history of America the
equality in the history of America the struggle of African Americans
struggle of African Americans
struggle of African Americans to achieve both first freedom and then
to achieve both first freedom and then
to achieve both first freedom and then equality as citizens in America for 400
equality as citizens in America for 400
equality as citizens in America for 400 years that struggle went on and the
years that struggle went on and the
years that struggle went on and the thing about that struggle was that at no
thing about that struggle was that at no
thing about that struggle was that at no moment in that struggle were African
moment in that struggle were African
moment in that struggle were African Americans confused about whether the
Americans confused about whether the
Americans confused about whether the system was treating them unequally they
system was treating them unequally they
system was treating them unequally they got it at every moment they recognized
got it at every moment they recognized
got it at every moment they recognized this system was not treating them
this system was not treating them
this system was not treating them equally
equally
equally but in that they had an advantage
but in that they had an advantage
but in that they had an advantage because we especially people like me
because we especially people like me
because we especially people like me white males we don’t see it we don’t
white males we don’t see it we don’t
white males we don’t see it we don’t notice it
notice it
notice it it doesn’t confront us hit us in the
it doesn’t confront us hit us in the
it doesn’t confront us hit us in the face every day it’s the carbon monoxide
face every day it’s the carbon monoxide
face every day it’s the carbon monoxide of democracy it’s odorless and tasteless
of democracy it’s odorless and tasteless
of democracy it’s odorless and tasteless and invisible but deadly to a democracy
and invisible but deadly to a democracy
and invisible but deadly to a democracy because what it does is destroy the
because what it does is destroy the
because what it does is destroy the capacity of a democracy to respond to
capacity of a democracy to respond to
capacity of a democracy to respond to what its people care about and the
what its people care about and the
what its people care about and the consequence of this is that regardless
consequence of this is that regardless
consequence of this is that regardless of your issue whether it’s on the left
of your issue whether it’s on the left
of your issue whether it’s on the left or on the right whatever issue you might
or on the right whatever issue you might
or on the right whatever issue you might care about whatever issue you want to
care about whatever issue you want to
care about whatever issue you want to fight it for most you need to recognize
fight it for most you need to recognize
fight it for most you need to recognize we will get nothing until we fix this
we will get nothing until we fix this
we will get nothing until we fix this inequality first so how do you fix it
inequality first so how do you fix it
inequality first so how do you fix it now this is the struggle I’ve had over
now this is the struggle I’ve had over
now this is the struggle I’ve had over the last decade because as I’ve been
the last decade because as I’ve been
the last decade because as I’ve been fighting I’ve been recognizing that
fighting I’ve been recognizing that
fighting I’ve been recognizing that building the energy the movement for
building the energy the movement for
building the energy the movement for such a fight is incredibly hard but as I
such a fight is incredibly hard but as I
such a fight is incredibly hard but as I fought through this I’ve recognized the
fought through this I’ve recognized the
fought through this I’ve recognized the way we fix it is to forget about what we
way we fix it is to forget about what we
way we fix it is to forget about what we will get if we solve this inequality and
will get if we solve this inequality and
will get if we solve this inequality and focus instead on what we can give and
focus instead on what we can give and
focus instead on what we can give and give not to us but give to our kids
so I have a friend who married the love
so I have a friend who married the love of her life she’s a Mainer she moved out
of her life she’s a Mainer she moved out
of her life she’s a Mainer she moved out west and they had two beautiful boys and
west and they had two beautiful boys and
west and they had two beautiful boys and when the boys were approaching teenage
when the boys were approaching teenage
when the boys were approaching teenage hood their father set them down and they
hood their father set them down and they
hood their father set them down and they wanted to have a he wanted to have a
wanted to have a he wanted to have a
wanted to have a he wanted to have a conversation with them the conversation
conversation with them the conversation
conversation with them the conversation he wanted to have was a conversation
he wanted to have was a conversation
he wanted to have was a conversation about what they should do when they are
about what they should do when they are
about what they should do when they are approached by a police officer now my
approached by a police officer now my
approached by a police officer now my friend was puzzled about this
friend was puzzled about this
friend was puzzled about this conversation and she stopped him say
conversation and she stopped him say
conversation and she stopped him say what what what are you doing and he said
what what what are you doing and he said
what what what are you doing and he said no responsible father does not tell his
no responsible father does not tell his
no responsible father does not tell his sons how they are to respond when they
sons how they are to respond when they
sons how they are to respond when they are approached by a police officer you
are approached by a police officer you
are approached by a police officer you see my friend is white and her husband
see my friend is white and her husband
see my friend is white and her husband is black and their children are
is black and their children are
is black and their children are mixed-race and what she was seeing in
mixed-race and what she was seeing in
mixed-race and what she was seeing in the most emotionally jarring way she
the most emotionally jarring way she
the most emotionally jarring way she could see was that though they were
could see was that though they were
could see was that though they were wealthy though they were comfortable
wealthy though they were comfortable
wealthy though they were comfortable though they had done everything they can
though they had done everything they can
though they had done everything they can to protect their children
to protect their children
to protect their children this they could not protect their
this they could not protect their
this they could not protect their children from and she felt the
children from and she felt the
children from and she felt the inequality and she had this emotion this
inequality and she had this emotion this
inequality and she had this emotion this reaction and I saw it as she wept as she
reaction and I saw it as she wept as she
reaction and I saw it as she wept as she told me this story and as I wept as I
told me this story and as I wept as I
told me this story and as I wept as I listened to this story the emotion she
listened to this story the emotion she
listened to this story the emotion she felt was two parts one the
felt was two parts one the
felt was two parts one the outrageousness that’s still to this day
outrageousness that’s still to this day
outrageousness that’s still to this day this is the reality that her children
this is the reality that her children
this is the reality that her children would have to face that any child would
would have to face that any child would
would have to face that any child would have to face not talking about the
have to face not talking about the
have to face not talking about the police officers that’s a different issue
police officers that’s a different issue
police officers that’s a different issue I’m talking about her and this emotion
I’m talking about her and this emotion
I’m talking about her and this emotion in this recognition so that’s number one
in this recognition so that’s number one
in this recognition so that’s number one the outrageousness and then number two
the outrageousness and then number two
the outrageousness and then number two the commitment she had because of the
the commitment she had because of the
the commitment she had because of the love of her children to do everything
love of her children to do everything
love of her children to do everything she could to fight the inequality that
she could to fight the inequality that
she could to fight the inequality that made this true if we
made this true if we
made this true if we are ever to find a way to fight the
are ever to find a way to fight the
are ever to find a way to fight the inequality that is our democracy we need
inequality that is our democracy we need
inequality that is our democracy we need all of us to have that love for our
all of us to have that love for our
all of us to have that love for our children too each of us must look into
children too each of us must look into
children too each of us must look into the eyes of our children and recognize
the eyes of our children and recognize
the eyes of our children and recognize that though we inherited a democracy
that though we inherited a democracy
that though we inherited a democracy that the world could be proud of we are
that the world could be proud of we are
that the world could be proud of we are passing to our children a broken and
passing to our children a broken and
passing to our children a broken and corrupted and unequal democracy and
corrupted and unequal democracy and
corrupted and unequal democracy and unless we step up and do something to
unless we step up and do something to
unless we step up and do something to fight to get that democracy back then
fight to get that democracy back then
fight to get that democracy back then all the problems that we see problems on
all the problems that we see problems on
all the problems that we see problems on the left and problems on the right all
the left and problems on the right all
the left and problems on the right all the problems that we see we pass on to
the problems that we see we pass on to
the problems that we see we pass on to them unrepaired we have to step up not
them unrepaired we have to step up not
them unrepaired we have to step up not for us
for us
for us but for love for love of country and for
but for love for love of country and for
but for love for love of country and for love of them because this democracy has
love of them because this democracy has
love of them because this democracy has failed on our watch it has failed it’s
failed on our watch it has failed it’s
failed on our watch it has failed it’s our responsibility to fix it thank you
our responsibility to fix it thank you
our responsibility to fix it thank you very much
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