“The question of whether our democracy will long endure is both ancient and urgent. Can our democracy deliver on its promise that all of us —created equal in the image of God—have a chance to lead lives of dignity, respect, and possibility?" - President Biden. This.

My thoughts upon hearing such platitudinal speech is: I wonder if the people sitting behind bars still to this day due to the effects of the crime bill that sent them there which Biden helped to facilitate will ever get to hear these words and what they would think of them?