"Politics is not about power. Politics is not about money. Politics is not about winning for the sake of winning. Politics is about the improvement of people's lives. Politics is about the improvement of people's lives. It's about advancing the cause of peace and justice in our country and the world. Politics is about doing well for the people."-- the late Minnesota Senator Paul Wellstone (7/21/1944 - 10/25/2002), from his book "The Conscience of a Liberal: Reclaiming the Compassionate Agenda" (2002). Wellstone, a progressive icon and leading figure, famously authored the Wellstone Amendment that changed campaign finance laws, which was later overturned by the Republican Supreme Court under their infamous Citizens United ruling, which opened the floodgates to dark money in politics. He died campaigning with his wife and daughter in 2002, running for a third term. We need more Paul Wellstones now more than ever.
You wouldn't catch a MAGAt politician uttering those words today, for politics to them is about nothing but power and accumulating wealth for themselves and their donors, as exemplified by the corrupt and mentally unfit Malignant Fascist. You can help change that by going here and giving what you can.
(photo: Campaigning with his wife Sheila / Wellstone Memorial)
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