It's Time for a Democratic Reformation
Many of us are at our breaking point. Let's change the system, together.
I’m building a movement, and I want you to join me. It will take all of us to change the system.
Alone, we can feel helpless. The world is incredibly overwhelming right now, especially in America. Grocery prices continue to rise, while wages do not. The cost of housing continues to skyrocket, while our politicians do nothing to stop it.
Many of us who lose a job struggle to find a new one. For many others, one job is not enough to pay the bills and put food on the table. Over 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck, and that number continues to rise.
Unfortunately, both political parties in America sold out the worker for the billionaire. Top donors to both parties include the finance, insurance and real estate industries.
We live in a country where health insurance companies brag to investors about the number of claims they rejected, while our for-profit prison system prioritizes lining the pockets of politicians over real reform and reintegration into society.
For those who don’t know me, my name is Dylan Blaha and I’m an activist, former cancer research scientist, and pro-peace US Army veteran running for U.S. Congress in Illinois’ 13th Congressional District. I’m running for Congress, and building this movement, because I believe we can change the status quo in our country.
As I’ve outlined above, the current system is broken - it doesn’t work for working people. Our leaders in Washington fail to represent us. Even worse, our current campaign finance system is so corrupt that billionaires, corporations and super PACs literally buy our elections.
The America we’re fighting for
I believe in an America where our leaders prioritize workers over billionaires and people over profits. It will take a Democratic Reformation to get there.
What is the America I’m fighting for?
Well, in this America, people work jobs with living wages and guaranteed vacation and family leave. In fact, worker and union rights are so strong that people feel safe and secure in their jobs.
In this America, people don’t go into massive debt because of an emergency room visit. Buying groceries for your family isn’t even stressful. Oh, and student loans? Those are a thing of the past.
Rather than starting wars and enabling apartheid and genocide around the world, America is a leader in peace, diplomacy and humanitarian aid. Rather than contributing to climate change and attacking science, we invest in clean energy and scientific research.
We invest in our children’s future by sending them to great schools with free school lunches. Many of us drive less, because public transportation is fast, convenient, and affordable.
We don’t villainize people for being different, and we cherish the uniqueness of every individual. We welcome people from across the world who want to be a part of our nation by offering streamlined pathways to citizenship.
We continually reform and improve our criminal justice system and break down the barriers of systemic racism and oppression in our society. We know that crime goes down when people’s basic needs are met, so we focus on how to invest in and economically improve our communities.
In our future America, we have real freedom, equality, opportunity and democracy for all people on American soil, regardless of who they are and what they believe in.
This is the America I’m fighting for.
It only feels like a dream because we’re not there yet. Together, I believe we can accomplish anything we put our minds to. Together, I know we can change the world.
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