I’m just saying… the King family hasn’t always lived up to Martin Luther King’s legacy, and a few of them have turned out to be complete and utter nutjobs, but one of the greatest commitments their father made was to fight for the rights of the poor. Martin Luther King, III gets it, and sees it in Candidate Edwards:
I appreciate that on the major issues of health care, the environment, and the economy, you have framed the issues for what they are - a struggle for justice. And, you have almost single-handedly made poverty an issue in this election.
You know as well as anyone that the 37 million people living in poverty have no voice in our system. They don’t have lobbyists in Washington and they don’t get to go to lunch with members of Congress. Speaking up for them is not politically convenient. But, it is the right thing to do.
I am disturbed by how little attention the topic of economic justice has received during this campaign. I want to challenge all candidates to follow your lead, and speak up loudly and forcefully on the issue of economic justice in America.
From our conversation yesterday, I know this is personal for you. I know you know what it means to come from nothing. I know you know what it means to get the opportunities you need to build a better life. And, I know you know that injustice is alive and well in America, because millions of people will never get the same opportunities you had.
So why doesn’t the rest of America get it? Why are we so focused on Obama’sand Clinton’s (squared) incessant and off-putting battle of wits and words?
Why can’t we understand that a disenfranchised populace makes for an unstable society? Why don’t we get that this sort of instability is one of the greatest threats to national security?
Why?
[Via Weez]
