Schumer: Today We Celebrate One of ‘Democracy’s Core Attributes, the Peaceful Transfer of Power’

"We Americans have always been a forward-looking, problem-solving, optimistic, patriotic and decent people. Whatever our race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, whether we are immigrant or native born, whether we live with disabilities or do not, in wealth or in poverty, we are all exceptional in our commonly-held, yet fierce devotion to our country and in your willingness to sacrifice our time, energy and even our devotion to our country and in our willingness to sacrifice our time, energy and even our lives to making it a more perfect union. Today we celebrate one of democracy’s core attributes, the peaceful transfer of power. And every day we stand up for core democratic principles enshrined in the Constitution: the rule of law, equal protection for all under law, the freedom of speech, press, religion. The things that make America America. And we can gain strength from reading our history and listening to the voices of average Americans. They always save us in times of strife."