On this Thanksgivukkah, I'm lighting a candle for my friends at the Institute for Justice (IJ), a public interest law firm which fights for the little guy. For example?
On the day before Thanksgiving, the government agency notified Vera that she must vacate her home within 90 days or the sheriff would remove her.
"The government was going to take my home from me to give to [Donald] Trump so he could expand his casino. Where is the justice in that? We're not in another country where anyone can come in and say, ‘We want your home. Get out!' This is America. My husband fought in the war and worked to make sure I would have a roof over my head, and they want to take it from me? I couldn't understand what the government was doing.
"Without the Institute for Justice, I didn't have any chance to keep my house. The Institute for Justice works to help the little people like me. Thanks to the Institute for Justice, I was able to fight, and here I am today--in my own home."
Vera Coking was one of IJ's early clients and they've been helping homeowners and entrepreneurs keep their homes and businesses ever since.
This Thanksgivukkah, I'm sharing eight points of light in what sometimes seems to be a dark and troubled world. Stay tuned for more worthy causes to support on #GivingTuesday (or any time of year).