With the happy grin I'm sure he was born with, Alan Grayson is toiling for us

[Mira]

Delivering the petitions
to Speaker Pelosi
It's been a little more than a week since smirking Justice Alito tried to auction our country off to the highest bidder, and we're not going to let Saudi Arabia or Exxon buy our democracy.

Over 205,000 people have signed petitions to support our initiatives to restrain corporate money and save our democracy. On Friday, I delivered your petitions to Speaker Pelosi. She knows that our democracy is in peril, and she now knows that you will support her if she delivers forceful reforms.

Many of my House colleagues understand the threat as well. Rep. Bill Pascrell has introduced a bill to ban foreign interference in our elections. Rep. Mike Capuano has introduced a bill to strengthen shareholder rights over electioneering decisions. And committee hearings are going to start next week to delve into what is the best way to defend our nation from this threat.

As we move forward, we will begin to examine these bills, cosponsor some of them, and encourage our movement to drive them through Congress.

Throughout the process, though, the message to Speaker Pelosi and everyone else in Congress is very simple: Corporations should not be able to buy our elections. We are not going to accept the Supreme Court's radical injustice. We are going to save our democracy.

In times of crisis, as Howard Zinn noted, it has always been the people who saved the republic. This is our time.

Best,

Alan Grayson
Member of Congress

[AndyA]

1. I'm a little shocked and saddened by this.

Only 205,000 people care enough to even bother signing a petition about one of the most invasive SCOTUS decisions ever on our democracy. What the hell is wrong with people?

You can be certain the ones who didn't bother to do anything will be the first to complain when they realize that yes, this will impact their lives.

American people = selfish sheep. :(

(For the record, I did sign and I'm very thankful that we have a few people like Grayson who don't mind standing up and facing the beast!)

[ddeclue]

4. That's not so bad considering we are talking about a Congressman spreading the word through his mail

list. He's not Obama and doesn't have 3 million names on it you know..

[truedelphi]

2. Thanks Mira.. N/T

[Blue Owl]

3. I signed the petition too

Wish more would.

Any politician quoting Howard Zinn gets bonus points in my book.

Take that, you NPR douchebags.

[Mira]

5. A DU friend sent this to me this morning:

The power of the people on top depends upon the obedience of the people below. -- Howard Zinn

[Qutzupalotl]

6. Reminds me of this...

"That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just Powers from the Consent of the Governed..."

[Mira]

7. ...

Nobody can make fools of us without our consent.

[BeFree]

8. Kick

I like this guy!!