The Most Important Issue of Our Time
BY MATTHEW SEGAL
It is Imperative.
The arc of American history is best seen as a march to expand the rights of all citizens to have an equal voice in our political system.
Generations of abolitionists helped ratify the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments to ensure equal protection under the law for all men and the right to vote regardless of race. Generations of suffragettes fought for nearly 150 years to ratify the 19th Amendment to gain every woman’s right to vote. A generation of civil rights leaders made good on the Constitution’s promise to ensure ballot access to all races with the 24th Amendment. And a generation of war veterans amended the Constitution to lower the voting age for our nation’s youngest soldiers.
America has a proud history in which nearly every generation has amended the Constitution to help expand democracy. Now it’s our generation’s turn to address perhaps the most important issue of our time – restoring government of, by, and for the people, not bought, paid, or sold to special interests.
The Supreme Court, in a series of decisions starting with Citizens United and most recently in McCutcheon, paved the way for unlimited and unaccountable dark money that has most Americans feeling like their voices are no longer heard.
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