It's time for our fair share

Fairness toward all, by all, and for all—such a simple concept that should embrace and be embraced by all walks of life! Do we not recognize our own desire to receive a fair share of all that life offers, and should we not, in equal measure, want the same for everyone around us? Too many today take from others instead of helping others receive a fair shake and their fair share. Our movement is fundamentally about fairness, regardless of whether you are poor or rich or the color of your skin. Your gender should not determine your equitable share, nor your religion affect your station in life.

We should seek and find fairness in our families, our neighborhoods, our counties, and our country. Our natural rights should protect us, and not be something we use to take from others. We have lost so much of what our great country once stood for at home and abroad. We are, and should be, the world’s leader in promoting democracy and respect for human rights, but when we forget the basics of a free and fair society in our own communities it is hard for us to lead others. We have forgotten the importance of compromise and finding middle ground where most can be secure. Instead of fighting for equality, some fight selfishly, taking for themselves what belongs to another. Ours is not a partisan movement, but rather a cause for all people of all personal persuasions. Whether you identify as blue or red or purple, or whether your mascot is a donkey, an elephant, or a unicorn, we want fairness for you! We want us all to join in believing that tomorrow can be better than yesterday, and turning that optimism into real progress toward realized equality. We want all Americans, and frankly all citizens of our world, to go to sleep at night knowing the next day they, too, have an honest chance of not just surviving and receiving their fair share, but actually thriving and giving others their fair share as well.