Sister Simone Campbell

JOURNAL: ISSUE 4 - 2012

Sister Simone Campbell, leader of the "Nuns on the Bus" tour for social justice that took former Romney running mate Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) to task for the moral and social shortcomings of his budget proposals, brought her stirring message to the BAC Executive Council. The respected religious leader, attorney and social advocate, who captured national attention following her remarks at the Democratic National Convention, told Council members, "the most important thing about our democracy is, 'We the people form the more perfect union'. We've got to be in this together. We've got to stand together; we've got to work on the hard issues. We've got to be able to talk to each other. Otherwise we are going to lose this democracy. Money is going to trump people if we let it."