The Solution to Our Democracy Problems is Local with Joe Kennedy

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Former Congressman Joe Kennedy III joins Defending Democracy to talk about the local solutions to national democracy problems, the Groundwork Project, whether Election Day should be a holiday and more.
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@DemocracyDocket 6 ай бұрын

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@susanantonelli908 4 ай бұрын

😮 15:57 😊

@GrotrianSeiler 6 ай бұрын

WE’RE NOT GOING BACK!

@owenwilson25 6 ай бұрын

In 1962 America was BLACKMAILED into betraying a Pacific War Ally, basically selling the black population of West Papua to their enemy Indonesia, and so for Sixty-Two years Indonesia with help of corrupt businesses (Freeport, Bechtel, BP, etc.) have been able to slaughter half-a-million people to silence the survivors' demands for FREEDOM from Indonesian & international LOOTING of $Trillions in Gold, Copper, gas, and rain-forest woods. This on-going slaughter by the US began with JFK, it was meant to end by 1969 but RFK was killed and nobody else in the US cared; in 2005 the US Congress wrote a bill (Foreign Relations Authorization Bill sec.1115) demanding answers about the colony (Victim of the 1962 'New York Agreement') and whether the current Indonesia claim of ownership is legal or not; the Indonesian President denounced the bill and said he would find US Senators to remove it. As PATRICK Kennedy was leaving in 2010 he re-introduced that bill from 2005 trying to help free West Papua from the on-going horror; but nobody else in America supported it. The rapes, slaughter and looting continues.

@Noneya5241 6 ай бұрын

Thank you to both of you for all that you do

@janet6348 6 ай бұрын

We need him back in congress

@spotcase 6 ай бұрын

This is a Kennedy I would love to and be proud to vote for.

@billyblackie9417 6 ай бұрын

Marc, you are at it again. Doing great videos, telling truth and showing Republicans up for their disastrous decisions and actions telling the public how their rights are being violated by Republicans and affiliates showing their complete lack of care for their constituents and the public as a whole

@courtneybrubaker9738 6 ай бұрын

The other day, my ten-year-old daughter asked, "Why wouldn't anybody want women to have rights?" | understand the assignment. We are NOT going back.

@spiritwoman503 6 ай бұрын

❤ we need good people like him in office!

@edransable 6 ай бұрын

We need good people doing good things like this everywhere. Look in your neighborhood for service opportunities. What can you do to help?

@powerWithinUs4055 Ай бұрын

@@edransable. Yes…..I follow Heather Cox Richardson's advice….do what you do. But do it. Find what you’re good at and like…contribute in that way, from where you are.

@earthmama5659 6 ай бұрын

You were such a great Representative! We miss you in. The House!💙🇺🇸

@owenwilson25 6 ай бұрын

@GrotrianSeiler 6 ай бұрын

Joe Kennedy is a good man.

@owenwilson25 6 ай бұрын

@hw-rg7gn 6 ай бұрын

This is such a thoughtful, insightful discussion.

@triciahowie3653 6 ай бұрын

So many people don’t remember the violence in Northern Ireland. We need to know history. True unvarnished history.

@ChristyMorris-rh7rq 6 ай бұрын

All of it - not just parts of it!

@stephenspencer4672 6 ай бұрын

It's great to see and hear Joe Kennedy carrying on the good traditions of his family. The Kennedy family's history of service to the country and commitment to justice and democracy is legendary. I would like to see more of them in public office again. Joe Kennedy reminds me a lot of his grandfather Robert F. Kennedy.😊❤.

@debrajames6286 6 ай бұрын

Thank you Democracy Docket, God bless you ALL. I met Robert F. Kennedy at the Capitol during an 8th grade graduation class trip, he also spoke with my class. Unforgettable.🇺🇲🦅🗽💙👏🏽

@Katie96077 6 ай бұрын

We went when my daughter was in 8th grade it was so much fun and interesting

@KristenDavey-oy3oj 6 ай бұрын

Keep up the great work, Joe!

@paddyjenkins8458 6 ай бұрын

We need more people like Joe Kennedy in government. Brings back such good memories of how politics should be discussed. Mr Kennedy thank you and in the past your family for what decent people can do for the ordinary Americans.

@oceanhome039 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for an insightful conversation. I learned so much.

@AlanGrahamMusic 6 ай бұрын

Thanks Mark, great work!

@rubenmendez2953 6 ай бұрын

Great guest and interview

@Sally-y8s 6 ай бұрын

Good interview

@susanoneal1658 6 ай бұрын

I think Joe should be in the mix of VP if he would want to. Vote blue 💙

@431COfree5Storm4 6 ай бұрын

I agree!

@marymactavish 3 ай бұрын

He's young enough that he can continue his public service. Not all politicians are public servants, but I adore the ones who are.

@ElizabethBlakley-sh9lu 6 ай бұрын

I hope Joe Kennedy is continuing his family’s support of people with disabilities. Sounds like he’s doing some great work! God bless his righteous efforts.

@zanagriffith7378 6 ай бұрын

Joe Kennedy congressman Thank you for speaking up.

@Conway773 6 ай бұрын

Great discussion! Thank you Mark for bringing us Joe Kennedy into the discussion!

@williamronne699 6 ай бұрын

Joe Kennedy has some very insightful knowledge to share. I hope he gets the ear of a larger audience soon as he seems to have the right focus about what needs to change in American politics for the better.

@lynnegackstetter2779 6 ай бұрын

I used to own a Bakery and at a point our flour costs more than tripled in price. We had to for a short time raise our prices. But when people complained I showed them proof of the much higher cost of flour and said it will eventually come back down and then we can lower our prices again. Showing people the proof of why prices had to change for a short time helped them understand.

@lindagarland5223 6 ай бұрын

This was a very valuable conversation with Joe Kennedy III. COontent can really motivate the grassroots INDIVIDUALS and communities.❤ Thank you both!

@nanettemurray1000 2 ай бұрын

💙 Great conversation. Good ideas. 💙💙💙 from Minnesota 💙

@esrl447-i6j 6 ай бұрын

This was very informative about how small time politics can make a big difference. Thanks Mark, you always have great guests.

@lorrainer508 6 ай бұрын

Extremely insightful show! Thank you both! 💙💙💙

@laurafolsom2048 6 ай бұрын

I almost passed this interview up, I’m glad I didn’t 💙 Thank you!

@alainaaugust1932 6 ай бұрын

Joe, thanks for the opportunity to say thank you for your service, for all you’ve done for our country. I’ve always been struck by how much you look like your great uncle Joe who died in WWII. Well, you did when you were younger-and minus all the freckles.😊 But you certainly carry the spirit of that Joe and his brothers and sisters. So glad to see how involved you are in this election. Your analysis at 13:30 is 100% so make your fellow Dems listen and act accordingly. I wrote that sentence before I heard you at 16:35 speak of “making” someone do something. You’ve got it. Along with your cousins and aunts and uncles, go for it. Your family has so many “angels” in heaven to guide you, and we need all of you now as we needed them when they were here. They’re still here. You know it. Many of us know it, feel it. Blessings.

@cassidyblynne 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for all you do, Joe Kennedy! 👍👏 Thank you for all you do, Mark and Democracy Docket Team!👍👏 Vote Blue💙🩵

@energizme100 6 ай бұрын

Awesome discussion. Before today, never heard of Joe Kennedy III. This man is a TRUE American HERO. NOT because his name. From this discussion, Joe Knows HE has access to effectuate real tangible CHANGE AND is DOING / Making change for Real People & Real Communities. Thank you, Joe.

@nicolebraida7900 6 ай бұрын

So True! We talk about the south, which is very true but there is also Rural States like Montana, North Dakota and Wyoming. I was born and raised in Montana, my hope for a decent life was to join the military and I benefitted greatly by doing so. My brothers on the other hand elected to stay. The didn’t choose education but rather blue collar jobs. My oldest brother died at age 62, my middle brother became disabled at age 58, my youngest brother had Streptococcal Pneumonia when the delta surge from the pandemic was taking up all the ICU beds in Montana. He became septic and nearly died, and his kidneys entirely shut down. He is no longer able to work, because he had lived with my mother to care for her ( she had subsequently died) he did not have enough work credits to qualify for SSD and was too young to collect SSI. The rent in Missoula skyrocketed and he could no longer afford it ( having lived on a little of the money from the estate) and availability of apartments were severely lacking. His money ran out short by summer of 2021. I now pay for his rent $1300./ month in a trashy trailer. He is true blue and will vote for democracy but these are the problems that people who live in rural America ( Montana) deal with. Everyone he knows is far right… and their biggest issues is their “guns” as for some of them this is their lively hood. Currently the beloved Jon Tester Democratic Senator, is being harshly attacked with disinformation by a right wing non Montanan for his seat in the Senate. This is a huge challenge and definitely needs to be addressed.

@ThanaBrunges-mx7ji 11 күн бұрын

Thank God we had a decent education system in the 1950’s thru the 1960’s. I b was tested and found to have an IQ of 155. I b was moved to the front of the class. The Principal called my mom in for a conference. He told her she had to provide outside enrichment projects to encourage me to b succeed in school. Thanks to her “ You don’t go to bed until every assignment is done “ policy, I developed good study habits and succeeded in school! What has happened to our education system since “ No child left behind” is a tragedy! Not every child is wired for academics! We need shop classes, art and craft classes, theater arts, choral club, business classes and home ec so every child can find their own best place! 😅

@barbaravandenbulcke190 6 ай бұрын

Fantastic, heartening interview!

@KarenPFolk-qq7dx 6 ай бұрын

Thank you both for an excellent interview!!!

@deborahmoore2801 4 ай бұрын

Marc, you are a great interviewer! Thanks

@alicemcleod6149 6 ай бұрын

I like people who want to make people have better lives;Joe Kennedy is a great example of a gentlemen who is committed to improving the lives of all people. Thank you, Mark Elias, for another great VIDEO!!!

@KarenPFolk-qq7dx 6 ай бұрын

I wish for a VP like Joe Kennedy!!!

@BarryShambrook 6 ай бұрын

I'd like to say what a great job all of the Pro Democracy Platforms do on U Tube while ultra right wing media outlets dominate the mainstream media channels what a joy it is to have such an important, amazing and diversified group of Platforms keeping us up to date with a balanced and alternative view of what we have to endure on mainstream media .

@Richard-v8m 6 ай бұрын

How blind are CNN MSNBC ABC CBS Are left leadership but always you need to be told how to think and do

@lindak4799 6 ай бұрын

@@Richard-v8mI don't know how to interpret this comment. What??

@NoDJT 5 ай бұрын

@@Richard-v8m We do not need to be told how to think. Projection is such a problem with MAGA. Democrats don't parrot the media like MAGA does. We observe Trump & the MAGA movement. That's how we form our opinions.

@NoDJT 5 ай бұрын

Corporate media has failed us miserably. I am very thankful for the pro-democracy content of these platforms which focus on the important issues instead of the fluff.

@BarryShambrook 5 ай бұрын

@@lindak4799 I think the exclusion of Fox tells you all you need to know.

@agiabert2332 6 ай бұрын

As a Canadian I cringe when I think about your voting system. Gerrymandering, lack of polling stations, long lines, etc... so convoluted, so difficult. Ours is simple and easy! And I don't have to declare if I'm a conservative or liberal. And Mark, I'm a huge fan! Thanks for your work.

@twittertwice 6 ай бұрын

Canada will be electing a hard right candidate and kicking out Justin Trudeau

@NoDJT 5 ай бұрын

@@twittertwice You don't know that. The far-right is exactly what we don't need. Extremism isn't what people want. We want sanity, normalcy, justice, & equity.

@jeannehamm9016 6 ай бұрын

Wow, Such an Awesome discussion!!!

@linzyl00 6 ай бұрын

I hope Kamala and Joe Biden hear about Groundwork as it will be a great project to implement once she is president and a great legacy for the outgoing president 👍

@karengardner2747 6 ай бұрын

I watched some of Joes videos a few years back and I was so impressed with him. I even told a friend about him and that he would be a true President for the people back then.

@b991228 6 ай бұрын

You did a terrific job here. This interview covered a myriad of hugely important concerns.

@doreensmith6243 6 ай бұрын

Excellent chat❤

@twhite8308 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing this conversation with Joe Kennedy.

@tanyawilliams8254 6 ай бұрын

Excellent insight on the people who feel forgotten. We are putting heavy burdens on the people who did not create these problems😢

@donaldtemchack7751 6 ай бұрын

Marc, This conversation you had with Joe Kennedy was refreshing. A genuine talk that made sense. Thank you for doing this with Joe. I have equally enjoyed other guests that you've invited on your podcast. Keep them coming.

@petertraina 6 ай бұрын

What a smart conversation! Puts a finger directly on the root causes of disenfranchisement.

@susankelly5976 6 ай бұрын

Thanks ❤

@MichellePoirier-m3x 6 ай бұрын

Excellent episode As a Bostonian, I have a deep respect for the Kennedy family. Joe made some great points. I lived about an hour west of Biloxi Mississippi in Bay St Louis Mississippi , and I know that coast well. I was there not long after Katrina decimated that whole region. No one could understand unless you lived there and saw what the effects of that hurricane did to that region for so long. Community work and organizing does make a difference. Thank you both very much 💙💙👍👍💙💙

@NoDJT 5 ай бұрын

I was in New Orleans for Katrina. I traveled the gulf coast to check the damage. The years it took for the whole region to come back was surprising to me. I thought at the time there would be massive building projects & things would quickly return to normal. It was six months before the mail service even came back!

@MichellePoirier-m3x 5 ай бұрын

@@NoDJT Yes, bridges had to be rebuilt making the commute for folks really long. I think the first big build back was the train tracks. It's no joke about climate change Just ask any coastal residents. Thank you Have a great day 😊 💙💙👍💙💙

@susanzemke6569 6 ай бұрын

"We can't afford it" is a euphemism for "We dont want those people to have help."

@JoySpatz 6 ай бұрын

Make Voting by Mail a National Mandate .

@doloresg1582 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for this interview with Joe Kennedy. I learned something new.

@erincaitlin1655 6 ай бұрын

Thanks, Marc, for shining a light on Joe's great work !

@mjf3810 6 ай бұрын

Great and inspiring interview, Marc. Thank you!!!

@Drewsco 6 ай бұрын

I really hope this guy runs for president one day because he really truly ACTUALLY gets it.

@annem1123 6 ай бұрын

Excellent. Thanks for this!

@SMF314 6 ай бұрын

Hi Guys! 😊. Thanks for helping us save our Country!

@carolbulmer8253 6 ай бұрын

Mark, I enjoyed your conversation with Joe Kennedy… thank you👏👏👏👏👏

@GeorgiaRICO2024 6 ай бұрын

Thank you Joe and Marc, so many important messages here

@heathereton5582 6 ай бұрын

I feel like Rep Kennedy didn’t get enough coverage. Great discussion. Thank you!

@twittertwice 6 ай бұрын

No longer a rep. He lost his house set when he challenged a Democrats for a senate seat. That Congressman had been in congress for 43 years. It is interesting that the progressives who came to help his campaign were the same progressives who in Congress thought Nancy Pelosi should retire and a number of older Black Congress person’s should retire. However when Kennedy challenged an older white Democrat, they rushed into MA and help the old man win, because the progs could not own Kennedy. I am not against progressives, but to ignore that they are as politically aggressive as any other group is hypocrisy. I found it quite telling that back in those days they were talking about all the Democrats retiring and letting new progressives. And when a young Democrat challenged an old Democrat., they rush their campaign people in to assure the win of the older Democrat. And that was only because they did not want Kennedy name growing by going to the Senate like his uncle Ted.. They did not want the Kennedy to become powerful again.. I personally would love for the Harris campaign team to call in Joe Kennedy, and vet him for consideration as a VP.possibility.

@powerWithinUs4055 Ай бұрын

Totally needs critical examination. Democrats need to look, it’s a failure. I like Porter didn’t want to lose Schiff, not mine to chose. Why did anyone have to? Tester, Bennett, Schiff, Raskin, Michael Moore….anyone who spoke publicly about what need not have been said….Biden consummate politician didn’t need to be told.

@deirdrehelfferich8281 6 ай бұрын

I didn't like when he was in office, but now, listening to him, I think he's either improved or come to see the value of local and rural needs.

@tennesseetammie 6 ай бұрын

Joe Kennedy is a breath of fresh air.

@bozarts22 6 ай бұрын

No matter what our identity, we are all Americans- one nation together which is not emphisized enough! As I travel across our country by car, train or plane (way less), I see how beautiful and vast it is and speaking to people all over- how ggod are our citizens! We all love each other in so many ways- we don't express the normalcy in which most if us live! ❤❤

@bozarts22 6 ай бұрын

Also, thanjs for the International piece! So important!

@neemz9361 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the shoutouts from Jackson, MS. At work at a vet clinic with mega destroyed plumbing with services most people can’t readily afford 😞

@beachgremlin 6 ай бұрын

I was born and raised in the Mississippi Delta and am familiar with the problems there. I’m so glad to hear that somebody is working to help the people in that area. Thank you, Marc, for highlighting this work.

@bozarts22 6 ай бұрын

Thank you both. Given me a better wholistic picture of so many complxities in our country! And spotlighting what is going on in understructured and resourced smalker areas and poirer areas!❤❤❤

@kathyjones274 6 ай бұрын

Vote blue every vote counts 💙. 💙

@nancyschiller7043 6 ай бұрын

Thank you Mr Kennedy spoken like a true KENNEDY ❤

@AlvaSudden 6 ай бұрын

I was not so sure i wanted to listen to a Kennedy, but if Marc Elias is on I'm paying attention.

@bettyfortin1983 6 ай бұрын

I love this conversation. Gave a great breakdown of how the government works from the bottom up.

@Reina12375 Ай бұрын

Hope this young man’s voice is heard. He gives me hope 💙

@bozarts22 6 ай бұрын

❤❤❤Marc kudos for all you have accomplished! You have been a savior for us legally as a top "watchdog" Meow!😻😻😻

@debprothero2285 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for interviewing Joe Kennedy. I wondered what had happened to him and what contribution he was making now. Ground Work sounds fascinating.

@kathleenrussell5782 3 ай бұрын

Wow. Such amazing insight

@SarahS1214 6 ай бұрын

I love listening to Joe. His in-site is right on! If he ran for something I could vote on, I would.

@hazellove2144 6 ай бұрын

Great conversation. Thank you.

@juliedahl1892 5 ай бұрын

I saw him a long time ago. He’s a good guy!!! He sees things as I do!! 💙💙💙🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

@dlcs1406 6 ай бұрын

Fascinating

@sherrylingenfelter8991 6 ай бұрын

👏👏👏👏 THIS. Great video!

@CitizenJane25 6 ай бұрын

Hey Marc, Here in Canada it is Federal law that if and employee’s hours on election day do not allow them to get to the polls between polling hours; the employer MUST give them 3 consecutive paid hours during their shift to vote. They are prohibited from interfering with voting or they can be fined or imprisoned. Why are the individual States not held to a Federal law similar to this in order to protect voters? The US Electoral system is so convoluted and outdated that it’s ripe for the corruption it’s experiencing. It needs to be reformed.

@lynnegackstetter2779 6 ай бұрын

Democrats and President Biden have tried to get Election Day as a National Holiday. In Minnesota employee have the right to be allowed to have time off to go Vote 😊

@CitizenJane25 6 ай бұрын

@@lynnegackstetter2779 Hey neighbour!👋 I’m in Manitoba. That’s great to hear about Minnesota but what about the other 49 States? When it comes to “Federal” elections should there not be some form of consistency for the Nation? It’s the consistency that allows for immediate results (Here anyway🍁) and lack of corruption with those results. We know who has won that same night! Thats not to say our system is perfect, but it is efficient. From cost to cost we’re all on the same page. It’s simple.

@DebraSLocke 6 ай бұрын

One of the problems (I am blue in a red state) is the disappearance of local newspapers. I live right outside Nashville, TN. The TENNESSEAN is printed in Knoxville (3 hours east of here). The main paper is two days behind. Local papers have practically disappeared. Our Republican Party turned down the Medicare money, this causing five rural hospitals to close. They stated they wouldn’t take Obama Care (aka The Affordable Care Act) and played into the underlying racism (both economic and cultural). There are, however, small rumblings of progress. The Republican Party here made a huge mistake not addressing the Covenant School gun shooting, by playing the mothers, and not promulgating real gun reform. Arming teachers is not a solution.

@kathyjones274 6 ай бұрын

Vote blue in all elections up and down the ballot to give Harris the house and senate 👍 👌 Vote blue anyway every vote counts 💙 👍.

@VernaWatson-o9y 6 ай бұрын

Thank You 😊

@lcopeland3124 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for this wonderful episode!

@susanschroeder3006 6 ай бұрын

Great conversation, thanks for that!

@TheYuhasz01 6 ай бұрын

All politics are local, coalitions critical and voter registration programs are all key essentials to win elections.

@dstuart5612 6 ай бұрын

Sounds like my kind of revolution. Big love from Scotland. Thank you.

@Hummingbird50 4 ай бұрын

Great ideas! Very inspiring.

@jodywho6696 6 ай бұрын

Thank you Marc✨🇺🇸✨💙✨

@cassfonnesbeck8057 6 ай бұрын

It's so good to see you on youtube. I wish you were still in congress.

@shelleysink3061 6 ай бұрын

Thank you mark and joe. I was so bummed from listening to another podcast you both helped me clear the garbage out and gave me some understanding that would benefit everyone

@rozisaac8239 6 ай бұрын

Thank you 💙💙💙

@janetperkins8949 6 ай бұрын

So happy I was exposed to say thank you thank you thank

@Gibsonseven 6 ай бұрын

Fantastic discussion

@bozarts22 6 ай бұрын

Meeting people where they are is a spiritual direction technique- one-on-one, bottom-up, not top down...

@JudyWHgset 6 ай бұрын

You don't have to make voting day a holiday. You just must ensure that people have the right to take time off from work to vote. (Plus the other things you mention.)

@CatCaretakerID 6 ай бұрын

Or, just make mail-in voting accessible to every citizen without adding features meant to undermine their vote (for example useless sleeves, that if they are missing when the ballot arrives at the elections office means they throw that ballot out).

@lorihamlin3604 6 ай бұрын

In my early 20s I could take off work to vote but wasn’t paid for time away from office. The lines at my voting station were usually 3-4 hours long and I simply couldn’t afford to take the cut. That was in the 70s. Personally I like mail in/drop off ballots. It gives me time to research the candidates and issues with the ballot in front of me.

@corujariousa 6 ай бұрын

This video addresses a critical aspect which is behind the political problems we have, especially more critical in recent times: Political positions used to be pursued , and given, to individuals committed to serve society. Yes, there has always been a crook favoring special interests but that was usually a minority. In recent decades, the corruption of the legislative and judiciary led to several individuals seeking financial improvement to seek public positions. The petty grievances, prejudice and ignorance in our People have enabled the corruption. I trust that with the old degenerate generation dying (old age), the new generation may be stronger and better both in morality and intelligence.