What if today, 7/4/11, we pledged to fight for a job for every man (and woman) in America? And a home to live in, high quality public education, a national energy policy? Why not commit ourselves while we're at it to affordable, available health care? Enough food on the family table?
Maybe even a secure and dignified retirement? Put that on the ballot and it might even pass in a landslide.
Some of us believe our priorities are all screwed up. That we citizens of the freest, richest, most powerful, innovative country in the world, can't get it figured out.
The universe is screaming for a moral, rational leadership -- for considerate, compassionate neighbors and citizens -- and they still look to us (you, me, our elected and appointed representatives) to get 'er done, as the President said last week.
We've got all the money in the world, right here at home, if we want to use it the right way.
Now's the time to stretch our definition of what freedom really means in America. What do you think?
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