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Prayer for America





Dennis Kucinich
November 2003     ISBN: 1560255102

When Congressman Dennis Kucinich delivered his speech, "A Prayer for America," to the Southern California chapter of Americans for Democratic Action, it had an electrifying effect all over the country. Studs Terkel called on him to run for President in The Nation while the LA Weekly noted he had become "a magnet for progressives suffering post-9/11 blues and longing for a kick-ass leader who would bash the Bush Administration."

In his speech, Kucinich warned against an America that had discarded the constitutional liberties integral to its identity: "Let us pray that our nation will remember that the unfolding of the promise of democracy in our nation paralleled the striving for civil rights. That is why we must challenge the rationale of the Patriot Act. We must ask: Why should America put aside guarantees of constitutional justice?"

About the Authors

Since being elected to Congress in 1996,
Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) has been recognized as a tireless advocate for the social and economic interests of his community. He has authored and co-sponsored legislation to create a national health care system, preserve Social Security, lower the costs of prescription drugs, provide economic development through infrastructure improvements, abolish the death penalty, provide universal prekindergarten, create a Department of Peace, regulate genetically engineered foods, repeal the USA PATRIOT Act, and provide tax relief to working class families. His book, The Courage to Believe, will be published in the fall of 2007.



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