John Bonifaz: We Are Not Giving Up on Democracy!
Channel: Ed Mays
Date: 2023-09-16

The United States never was a very democratic democracy in the first place. The word democracy comes from the Greek root words “Demos” meaning people and “Kratia” meaning rule. Is there somebody who actually believes the people rule this country? But what meager democracy there is has been under relentless attack from all angles over the last 40 years. Many people have given up on democracy. However, there are people who refuse to give in and due to the tireless organizing of Fix Democracy First and a broad coalition of activist organizations, Washington state now has the best voting system in the country.  The list of democracy reforms passed by this coalition in the last 20 years is truly astonishing. Cindy Black, president of Fix Democracy First gives us the rundown, but first we hear from John Bonifaz who gave the keynote address. This show was taped at the FDF 20th anniversary celebration September 9th 2023.

John Bonifaz is a constitutional attorney and the co-founder and president of Free Speech for People. Mr. Bonifaz previously served as the executive director and general counsel of the National Voting Rights Institute, an organization he founded in 1994, and as the legal director of Voter Action, a national election integrity organization. He has been at the forefront of key voting rights and democracy campaigns in the United States for more than three decades.

Thanks to Fix Democracy First.