#FirstDebateDemocracy

Friend,

The first Presidential debate is rapidly approaching. As moderator, NBC’s Lester Holt gets to decide which questions the candidates will be forced to answer. Let that sink in… one person gets to decide what issues get addressed in what promises to be the most watched debate in American history

Tell Lester Holt he must ask the candidates what they are going to do to fix our democracy.

You and I both know our democracy is under siege by the big money corruption and power elites who pull the strings in Washington.

We have fought tirelessly to bring this issue to the forefront of American political discourse. Now is our chance to make it happen. We cannot solve this issue if we don’t talk about it.

Who has power in this county and who doesn’t affects every single aspect of American life?

Lester Holt must ask these candidates how they are going to bring political equality to all Americans - black, brown, white, straight, gay, Muslim, Buddhist, Christian. Tell Lester the candidates must #FirstDebateDemocracy itself.

For the next hour, I’ll be tweeting at Lester Holt along with 30 other organizations that have teamed with MAYDAY.US, The Patriotic Millionaires, the NAACP, the Urban League, the Sierra Club, Every Voice, Common Cause, and more. We can send Lester a message he cannot ignore.

Yours,
Lessig