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It’s time to call out the recent flurry of new state law restrictions for what they are: an all-out campaign by Republicans to take away the right to vote from poor and black and Latino American citizens who probably won’t vote for them. The push to restrict voting is nothing more than a naked grab to win elections that they can’t win if every citizen votes.

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But if you read Teddy Roosevelt on this – his principle push for breaking up the trusts was because they had too much political power. They overwhelmed the government. It wasn’t so much that they were stronger than government, but they could persuade government to shift the rules to make themselves even more powerful. And when that happens, it’s not just a threat to the economy. It’s a threat to democracy.

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Who does Congress work for? Does it work for the millionaires, the billionaires, the giant companies with their armies of lobbyists and lawyers? Or does it work for all of us.

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A lot of folks are feeling really discouraged. And part of that, is because government is not working for them. Let’s all be clear, government does work. It works really well for those who can hire armies of lobbyists…for those who can make big campaign contributions. It’s just not working for American families.

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How wrong can this be? Basically what is happening here is that people work in Washington, and man, they hit that revolving door with a speed that would blind you.