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?
  • Events
    • Partnering for Democracy in Massachusetts and Beyond
    • Democracy as a Spiritual Practice
    • The Democracy Movement: Where it Stands Today and Where it Needs to Go
    • Reclaim Our Democracy With Emma’s Revolution
    • 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
    • The Role of Faith Communities in Times of Social Unrest
    • Daring Democracy
      • ‘Daring Democracy’ Book Discussion
    • Ranked Choice Voting Presentation
    • Go, Granny D!
  • Resources
    • Democracy 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

  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. 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

Partnering for Democracy in Massachusetts and Beyond with Danielle Allen. Video now available.

Democracy as a Spiritual Practice, March 31 and April 14 videos now available

The Democracy Movement: Where it Stands Today and Where it Needs to Go, with Adam Eichen, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022 video now available.

Democracy in Chains, with Duke Professor Nancy MacLean, video of presentation

How Democracies Die, with Harvard Professor Steven Levitsky, video of presentation

Facebook

To read more about current democracy related news and events, please click here to visit the Reclaim Our Democracy Facebook group page.

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