The same systems that enable the disease of racism to continue and spread under the guises of “All Lives Matter” and “Law and Order” are the same systems that allowed Dr. Marin Luther King & Emmett Till to be murdered.
Dr. King & Emmett Till are why August 28th is a day for remembrance on Civil Rights.
We have a white supremacist in the WH. His entire presidency & reelection is based on racism.
He’s proof that work on justice & equality is in its infancy & unfinished.
Those who stay silent—silence is deadly.
Ignoring the issues bc it doesn’t affect you allows it.
Those who call for an end to protests bc it makes you uncomfortable in your privilege, but won’t fight for an end to the systemic racism that created it, are enablers.
As they confirm the antithesis of Ruth Bader Ginsberg’s legacy and most importantly, against her dying wish,
Following is a thread of a brief list & the letters of notable Civil and Human Rights groups and organizations who have rejected #SCOTUS nominee Amy Coney Barrett.
2/ Notable groups and organizations who have rejected #SCOTUS nominee Amy Coney Barrett cont.
Over 100 Notre Dame faculty
1500 Rhodes College Alumni
11,560 members of her sorority, Kappa Delta
ACLU
NAACP
Catholic Lobby
PFLAG National
Catholics for Choice
NARAL Pro-Choice America
3/17
Notable groups and organizations who have rejected #SCOTUS nominee Amy Coney Barrett cont.
Moms Demand Action / Everytown
National Black Justice Coalition
National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum (NAPAWF)
National Center for Lesbian Rights
Advocates for Youth
This is a brief list of some of the over 150 Civil rights, Human rights, Women’s rights, LGBTQ Rights, Legal scholar groups, and even her own Catholic religion groups who have rejected #AmyConeyBarrett for the #SCOTUS bench:
Discrimination & harassment in the workplace based on race & color is illegal. But Amy doesn’t think being called the n-word applies… perhaps bc POC can “deadlift” & are “shocked” by snow.
#AmyConeyBarrett’s overt racism & subverting civil rights on the law is disqualifying.
—He’s not as rich as he says
—He’s not as charitable as he claims
—He owes $650M to Wall St &Foreign Banks
—He doesn’t want you to know he doesn’t pay income taxes
—He has multiple conflicts of interests
Reminder: In 2018 the NYT uncovered that Trump and his family committed “instances of outright fraud” and had defrauded the US Govt out of $500 Million in taxes.
This alone should’ve been enough to remove a corrupt POTUS*.
The facts on rabidly pro-Trump @LorenCulp who’s running for #WAState Governor.
Culp purposely botched a child sex-abuse investigation. He said the charges by the 17 yr old victim who repeatedly begged for help were “made up” & sided with the abuser, who pleaded Guilty.
As police chief @LorenCulp refused to enforce the law: I-1639 gun reform, overwhelmingly passed by #WAState voters. He proposed Republic, WA as a sanctuary city to protect #2A & posted this to the town’s official police FB.