As we celebrate the founding of our nation, it is disheartening to see the core values of our American democracy put at risk in order to advance a corporate agenda. A healthy democracy requires a society made up educated and informed citizens taking part in their government. Yet Scott Walker is doing everything in his power to limit debate, halt citizen participation and ignore the people of Wisconsin.
A healthy democracy has always supported the pursuit of happiness for working families, yet Scott Walker is denying workers a voice at the table, preferring to dictate instead of negotiate. With the support, encouragement and cheers of his corporate allies, he is attempting to transform our cherished democracy into a government of the wealthy, by the wealthy and for the wealthy.
The Walker agenda is a billionaire's bill of rights; it is a declaration of independence for corporate Wall Street. It is a declaration of war on Wisconsin’s middle class.
Like the patriots of that July 4th so many years ago, we must be prepared to defend the American values we've inherited. Our struggle is not just a battle for workers' rights in Wisconsin, but a battle for the values that underpin our democratic society. We must take back our democracy this summer by recalling the Republican State Senators who stood with Scott Walker to attack our rights.
On this July 4th, pledge to recall, pledge to restore democracy, and pledge to save Wisconsin.
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Posted by: New Balance | 07/05/2011 at 03:23 AM