I believe that right now the thing that we need most are empowered electorates. My theory of change is that we need people right now from the outside. No major change in our country has come from Congress by itself. It just hasn't. Right? The Civil Rights act, you know, the abolition of slavery, voting rights, the, the, the end of the, the anti war and anti apartheid movements all came from people moving the Congress, from people moving power, wielding power. (32:25–32:31)
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Asserts that major changes in the U.S. have not originated solely from Congress.
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