Thread by @MondaireJones

Today, I was nominated to serve on @HouseJudiciary. To say I’m honored would be an understatement.

The committee has jurisdiction over so many vital issues that affect us: voting rights, the courts, antitrust, racial justice, LGBTQ+ rights.

Here’s what I’ll be fighting for 👇🏿

Our democracy is broken.

Voter suppression is rampant. People of color are systematically excluded from our political process. And due to unjust campaign finance laws, the wealthy and well-connected have outsize control over our political process.

We must restore our democracy.

The far right has spent decades on a hostile takeover of our federal courts. There is now a 6-3 hyper-partisan, conservative majority on the Supreme Court that favors big business over working people, and seeks to undermine our democracy.

We must expand the Court.

Outdated laws and a generation of unchecked mergers have ushered in a new gilded age. Facebook, Google, Apple, and Amazon have amassed monopoly power over our attention and our economy, and our democracy has paid the price.

We must break up, and regulate, Big Tech.

Our criminal legal system has decimated Black and brown communities. Many of us live in fear of police violence. Mass incarceration is out of control -- the United States incarcerates nearly 25% of the world’s prison population.

We must reimagine our criminal legal system.

In many states, it’s still legal to discriminate against LGBTQ+ people in housing, education, hiring, and even restrooms. Our legal system has yet to catch up with the progress we've made in public life.

We must pass the Equality Act and ensure equity for LGBTQ+ people.

As an openly gay, Black American who grew up in Section 8 housing and on food stamps, these issues are not academic for me.

They are my lived experiences, and they reflect the experiences of countless others across the country.

Now, let’s get to work.