Palm Beach Post/Inside Sources (Op-Ed): Ballot initiatives strengthen our democracy
Democracy is not a state or frame of mind, it is an act guaranteed only by us — the voters.
Despite the coronavirus pandemic and the deliberate barriers set to silence the voices of Black people, new Americans and people just struggling to make ends meet, voters turned out in record numbers.
We showed up to pick new leaders and pass political reform ballot measures that will shift power to the people and away from politicians. In this act, we — the voters — showed what a democracy that is based on fairness, justice and equality could look like.