I keep thinking about this interview between Nancy Pelosi and Rebecca @rtraister. More specifically, the very last part. https://t.co/ByX9GnuzHq pic.twitter.com/jT8w5Y9UfQ
— Robin Benway (@RobinBenway) November 22, 2018
Elections have consequences, per an op-ed in today’s Washington Post — “The Democratic majority’s first order of business: Restore democracy”, by Nancy Pelosi & John Sarbanes:
Earlier this month, Americans went to the polls and sent a powerful message: The election not only was a resounding verdict against Republicans’ assault on Americans’ health care and wages, but it also was a vote to rescue our broken democracy.
In the face of a torrent of special-interest dark money, partisan gerrymandering and devious vote-suppression schemes, voters elected a House Democratic majority determined to bring real change to restore our democracy.
During the campaign, Democrats declared unequivocally that we would clean up corruption to make Washington work for the people. We pledged to reduce the role of money in politics, to restore ethics and integrity to government, and to strengthen voting laws.
We now have our marching orders. The new Democratic House is ready to deliver with H.R. 1: a bold reform package to restore the promise of our democracy — a government of, by and for the people.
First, let’s end the dominance of money in politics…
Next, let’s make sure that when public servants get to Washington, they serve the public. Restoring the public’s trust means closing the revolving door between government and private industries, and imposing strong new ethics laws to stop officials from using their public office for personal gain…
Finally, let’s make it easier, not harder, to vote… We must renew the Voting Rights Act to protect every citizen’s access to the ballot box and restore the vital safeguard of pre-clearance requirements for areas with a history of voter suppression. We will promote national automatic voter registration, bolster our critical election infrastructure against foreign attackers, and put an end to partisan gerrymandering once and for all by establishing federal guidelines to outlaw the practice…
Read (& savor) the whole thing!
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— Mat Johnson (@mat_johnson) November 23, 2018
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