It’s excruciating to watch how easily defense contractors get what they want, Big Pharma gets what it wants, health insurance companies get what they want, fossil fuel companies get what they want - while tens of millions of Americans cannot get what they desperately need #RiseUp
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With the current make-up of the SCOTUS, it’s unreasonable to expect that anytime soon. But we can begin by passing the “For the people act” in the Senate and working towards a constitutional amendment to make federal campaigns publicly funded. theintercept.com/2021/02/14/…

The “For the People Act” Would Make the U.S. a Democracy

The “For the People Act of 2021” is the most crucial legislation considered by Congress in decades and would change the core structure of U.S. politics.

theintercept.com

Feb 22, 2021 · 6:38 AM UTC

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and @MoveToAmend is the real deal--been fighting it forever. (not end citizens united) Thanks for the list of names, Marianne!
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I wish you had been more disciplined on your POTUS run.. You were not going to be POTUS. But you did have an opportunity to make a very important point on a national stage, perhaps more than once. This was the point. Your whole campaign should have been about this one thing
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Next time you run for office, understand that when people don't know you, they take whatever they read on the broad internet as your resume. You need to give them something else to focus on. One - count it - one point made over and over. Andrew Yang did this. He was successful.