Reclaim Our Democracy

ReclaimOurDemocracy is an inclusive collaborative multi-partisan movement to limit and control the corrupting influence of money on elections and politicians. Our goal is to reclaim our democratic rights as citizens of the United States of America to have a government that truly represents and supports the needs and desires of all people.

  • Home
    • About Us
  • Build A
    Movement
    • How to Write a Letter to the Editor
    • Contact Your Representatives
  • Elect New
    Legislators
  • Fix Election
    System
    • Campaign Finance Reform
    • Voter Suppression
    • Gerrymandering
    • Choosing Candidates to Run
    • Selecting the Winner
    • Advertising
  • 28th
    Amendment
  • What’s
    Happening?
  • How Did
    This Happen?
  • Why Should
    I Care?
  • What Can
    I Do?
  • Calendar
    & Events
    • Reclaim Our Democracy With Emma’s Revolution
    • Black Ballot Power
    • The Fall Elections: Voter Access, Safety and Security
    • Democracy in Chains
    • Inside Beacon Hill: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
    • Suppressed: The Fight to Vote
    • Born on Third Base – Chuck Collins
    • POTUS 1: The Next Fight for Democracy – Lawrence Lessig
    • Alexandra Chandler – Taking Big Money Out of Politics
    • How Democracies Die
    • Dark Money Film Screening and Mass. Ballot Question #2 Discussion
    • How Best to Rescue Our Representative Democracy – with Rick Hubbard
    • Candidates Forum – 3rd Congressional District, 14th Middlesex District
    • National Citizen Leadership Conference
    • The Role of Faith Communities in Times of Social Unrest
    • March for Our Lives Boston
    • The Women’s March 2018: The People Persist
    • Daring Democracy
      • ‘Daring Democracy’ Book Discussion
    • Ranked Choice Voting Presentation
    • Go, Granny D!
  • Resources
    • Groups
    • Videos
    • Books &
      Articles

Reclaim Our Democracy

Problem:  Our federal government is failing to meet the needs of the people and failing to adequately address the major issues we are facing including a global pandemic, climate change, escalating economic inequality, and providing equal rights for all. Our democracy is not working.

Most Americans Want:

Instead We Have:

Solution:  We Need to Reclaim Our Democracy!

  1. Build a powerful nation-wide democracy movement – We have made significant progress on this objective over the past four years.

  2. Support and elect new members of congress  –  The 2020 elections presented us with the biggest opportunity we have had to reclaim our democracy.

  3. Fix the broken election system – Start by passing H.R. 1 – For the People Act of 2021

  4. Pass a 28th Amendment to overturn Supreme Court decisions that have enabled big money to control our government

“It is time to return power to the people and get big money out of politics.”

— Former Congressman Walter Jones, Republican, 3rd District of North Carolina

“The biggest problem in Congress is money.”

— Congressman Jim McGovern, Democrat, 2nd District of Massachusetts

“Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, –That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.” – U.S. Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776

To learn more about how the country got to this point, and what you can do about it, please read:

  • What’s happening?

  • How Did This Happen?

  • Why Should I Care?

  • What Can I Do?

“Relationship moves at the speed of trust. Social change moves at the speed of relationship.” – the Weave project, Aspen Institute

This website is intended to be a resource for people to learn about the corruption of our democracy and what can be done about it. To learn about our group or to contact us, click About Us.  Thank you.

 

Our Mission


Reclaim Our Democracy is an inclusive, collaborative, multi-partisan movement to limit and control the corrupting influence of money on elections and politicians.

Our goal is to reclaim our democratic rights as citizens of the United States of America to have a government that truly represents and supports the needs and desires of all people.

Editorials

Back to Basics – #1 Priority for Congress and President Jan. 23, 2021

The Mitch McConnell Problem Dec. 18, 2020

Dear Mr. Trump: Your Contract Will Not Be Renewed Nov. 21, 2020

Our Country’s Future Oct. 23, 2020

Events

Reclaim Our Democracy with Emma’s Revolution Some of the music from the Oct. 24 concert is available on their Facebook page

The Fall Elections: Voter Access, Safety and Security, with U.S. Representative Lori Trahan; video now available.

Democracy in Chains, with Duke Professor Nancy MacLean, Friday, March 6. Video now available!

Inside Beacon Hill: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly, with State Representatives Tami Gouveia and Jon Hecht, held Tuesday, Jan. 14, at First Parish in Concord. Video now available!

How Democracies Die video of presentation now available

To view a calendar with Massachusetts area events related to Campaign Finance Reform and the passage of the 28th Amendment, visit our calendar/events page.

Facebook

To read more about current news and events regarding campaign finance reform and the corrupting influence of money in politics, and engage in online conversation, please click here to visit the Reclaim Our Democracy Facebook group page.

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