recently we had a very bad news as for in court ruled in the couch in that
they could take away a some other very few limits left in
political contributions would allow massive donors to
legally bribe our politicians in a mass scale
to do it without almost any restrictions left as if things weren't bad enough
now that's what a lot of people would get discouraged in on a group that are
fighting back against this my gig long
that is exactly when wolf pack rallies the troops answers
name apparently Simon attack a little harder
now we've already had some success in passing these resolutions we had
resolutions
about to have a constitutional amendment go above the head of the Supreme Court
and say no no no
we're gonna get back free and fair elections in this country now you're not
gonna allow the corporations in the big donors to buy our politicians
we've been fighting on that front and we've already had the resolution
introduced in 10 different states
and in fact it's already passed the California somewhere that's our house
and I told you recently about this dramatic situation where pass the
Vermont Senate after we were told that was impossible
well that's always fun we're told that and I we were also told that it would be
a tough fight
in Illinois well that's where our state leader
Richard diesel Lake came into play
he decided well thats
a one way of looking at another way to look at it is
well this'll be fun when we went so
he literally rally the troops the Wolfpack great volunteers who all name
for you in a little bit
and decided hey you know what I'm gonna go
senator by senator and then later will do the house
and I'm gonna call them all and I'm gonna try to get
some of them on our site that here easily describe this in a call to other
Wolfpack
leaders I have the call for you guys it's an amazing story so 10
share with you here so let's go to the beginning here where he explains how it
all started in the gutter you guys
I was just in your suit you know around a God about then
they knows were the beginning this summer and
a basically like pure provided me with a the spreadsheet a bit like that they had
made a stereo
going to work in and discard people up and I me know when I got to the PE
a I was able to talk with algata the first time we did have a conversation
just
know cokie look different stuff and
really with it sucked we take it to the to the to the media the call
until I can look at the end and you know he that I
call whitewater we're doing and he said a oh yeah that sounds really good
I will let you know me some integration its military that
so I delay nobody look up your flyer capital at work aleutian
and within like 10 minutes he that many but then you'd be honored
to introduce this and that's how it started
would diesel then was he called his state senator
William Delgado who happened you as you'll see here becomes the biggest hero
the story
any talk to a man they need to explain oh hey wanna b grade a free and fair
elections in
and then a state senator said I would be honored to introduce that resolution
you know who else can do that you
help I've seen it happen in all these different states
you think like of him I affect a company's a state senator
to actually introduce a resolution that would help the american people in terms
i cant
emmitt you can we've done in state after state so
now that's the beginning he introduces it and then what happens
they start to get more sponsors and more sponsors the he as
then these ones are getting more more volunteers Illinois
and it's a birch or circle and is he explains later hey listen
when I you get this thing rolling.
it becomes easier any easier because
it actually is true that over ninety percent of the American people
democrats republicans independents libertarians think that money is
corrupting our politics and our politicians and we need to get it out
you just gotta get started so they go to the boat but here's the problem
in the Senate in Illinois for legislation like this
you actually need sixty percent of the votes
not just a simple majority night so in this case they would need 36
senators invited the boat was the late a little bit
because they weren't sure they had the thirty-six and its impact when they went
to the boat
they weren't sure they had the thirty-six emitters and then this
happened next
one republican did ask for a a roll call okay getting there is there
and what they have a look at and the wall in like this digital just like a
scoreboard
and has all the neighbors senators and it has like you know I like
agree like that very much a for yet another thread
and it has like a tally atop a bit and felt like they call the boy i'm looking
at
enough and I just feel like also tonight right away only 21
yeah I get really you all this activity and I the only people running around
slamming button going not popping into each other and also it's a great the 25
most
biggest like 30 both it's like 32 33
X 34 stop like all black cable you
35 etiquette 37 manning the gate is closed while another girl
I look down at the biggest in the movie I coulda got like
like the office topic in the air I you can look it up
how to get other senators are congratulated me like Mahbubnagar
just came around I call you know there is like a point to be the head there is
unbelievable that like like like like you know
like a sports movie or something negai spring that story is the guy with the
wrong Richard
diesel Lake he's no different than your man
he heard about wall flashback dot com
when the website volunteered are organizing director Mike reached out to
him they talk to me so yeah I'll give it a shot
and by the end it's like The Miracle on Ice I
and Berry is how you now with this thing senator after they got a pass in the
senate the final was 37
215 they needed 36 with the three post boat
three-fifths vote you need in the senate and so it passed now goes the Illinois
House
where we hope of course that day it'll pass there as well
now I wanna show you guys the press conference they had afterwards success
is great
richards their Richard starsa press conference and then you hear
from to the senator's is an amazing there
you know just we started this thing we start I'm a free and fair elections
and now here are states under stalking about it in passing bills about it
what's this
ninety-six percent Americans in a recent poll
support reducing the efforts of corruption in our political
elections most americans why campaign to be free in the corrupting influence
of excessive spending by outside interests and yes fair enough
so that any citizen to run for public office we need a government that is
04 and by the people not bought and sold
by billionaire businessman and outside interest the purpose of this resolution
and similar resolutions
around other states is to convene a constitutional amendment
throughout a convention we need to amend its constitution so we can reverse the
Supreme Court ruling on citizens united
that ruling gave corporations person hood and led to the creation of super
PACs
not only in Illinois but throughout the nation
with SJ are 42 Illinois can lead a movement to save democracy
in america often in politics is said that
in order to get something done you have to know how the game
is played when it costs so much to run for some offices
that only the independently wealthy need apply
if time to change the game
I believe are most famous native son would agree
we must not rest until our government
is other people by the people and for the people once again
our democracy is not for sale
damn man his center with you guys and now senators are talking about it
feels good as one of our volunteers in a difference a
said well we got a pass in a like I said in that
different area she said it feels so good to take the power back
amazing what you can do few just right so now let me lick read the list
American heroes here and at the very top a state senator william though gato
because he fought like a lawyer in for this
I he did everything he could to make sure that a guy cosponsors
you got the right committee got the right boat at the right time
so he was as good as any state senator we have seen
in the whole country and then state Senate President John Cullerton was
absolutely critical in this any cosponsored a state Senate President Pro
Tem
Don Harmon also car cosponsored assistant Senate Majority Leader
Kimberly light part another cosponsor look at all these leaders
state senator dole writer a Republican on the executive committee that voted in
favor
s JR 42 this thing is actually bipartisan only being in the country
that we all agree on
state senator Christine good dog know another Republican who voted for
a so that he could go to the Senate floor and on the senate floor
Adriana Waldrop legislative assistant for senator dole ghana also an
incredible help
and then of course the guy I've been talking about Wolfpack state leader
Richard dog Lake and I like that he gives nicknames others as well cuz you
got the state organizers their
Matt cotton Sean kimbrough Susan singer Vince
love machine out Wallace hold back seat organizer into it. Chicago Batterman
Derek doc Daniels Wolfpack volunteer
Murray the merciless Bowie from I
joy baden Toit brand and community ambassador J dyin yeah
Jenny and the whole Wolfpack Illinois team you guys were
phenomenal not tell you one last story at one point
how one of our leaders is in and congressional office in the Senate
office talking to a staffer about this
resolution and how it's going to get introduces cetera and she gets a call
and it's another walk back volunteer call she's I got
don't worry there already in the office let me tell the person on the phone she
hangs out
and tells our leader you guys have a mountain army
I don't know what that means but it sells boss
I a mountain army indeed
so the Illinois said is up on the board let's go get em in the house
and let's go get 'em all cross-country you guys are performing
what others considered to be minor miracles here
god bless your hearts