There’s a debate happening inside my campaign about whether or not I should post a video I made tonight about the violence in our nation’s Capitol threatening our democracy. I am a candidate for Mayor. A Black women candidate. The standards are not the same. (1/4)
The most important thing though is that as dangerous as what we saw today is, as reprehensible as the behavior of the aiders and abettors who wear the Capitol Police uniform, democracy still won at the ballot box.(2/4)
Democracy is being attacked but she is also being protected...by us. The outrages. The engaged. The informed. John Lewis said Democracy is an act. We act by voting, by petitioning government & yes, with peacful protest. (3/4)
I’m usually light hearted in these threads. Times are hard so asking for $ is awful. I like to make it fun. But my Campaign Manager surprised me with this video! Didn’t know she was doing it. Moved to tears because being THIS real is so brave. bit.ly/3pN2xxV (1/5)
@MayaRupert knows what she is talking about. She was a top aide to Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s prez campaign & Julian Castro’s Campaign Manager before that. Warren made the “gender trap” plain. We pay a price just by naming it! bit.ly/3oiF5bx (2/5)
And I am a Black woman, running to be Mayor in the nation’s largest city, that has never elected a woman, let alone a Black woman. And I will be held to a higher standard. That includes my fundraising. bit.ly/3pN2xxV (3/5)
Last month 22 yr old Shyheim McLean was shot walking to his neighborhood store in a senseless act of gun violence in Brooklyn. He was my friend’s beautiful nephew. And like many gun violence victims, his death was preventable. 1/
Leaders can’t just care about what to do after a bullet is fired when we can root out causes of gun violence. We we want to hold people accountable butvwe must do more. We need to prevent circumstances that drive people to pick the gun up to begin with. 2/
As COVID-19 and gun violence continue to create crisis in our communities, it's clear that have tondo things differently. The status quo, has been deadly for too many of our children who deserve a good schools, trauma counseling & a job with a future. 3/
Rather than asking what we can all do in light of a devastating wave of anti-semitic violence, some are using it to point fingers at Democrats. That serves hate rather than solves it. Here r actions:
1/ My thread on #GOP defense of #Trump: General defense amounts to 2 arguments: 1. #Trump was genuinely concerned about #corruption in #Ukraine; 2) not enough evidence to #impeach. We have no evidence on the first & evidence to the contrary. Legally, there’s enough evidence.
2/ The strongest args #GOP makes - #Trump not caught on tape saying he was abusing his office for his personal gain. Ukraine history of corruption & publicly denied pressure. But you have to suspend reason & ignore a boatload of evidence to conclude he did nothing impeachable.
3/ #GOP on 7/25 call -#Trump didn’t reference reelection, Ukrainians happy it happened. #Volker didn’t see problem, NSC not complaining. Discounts #LtColVindman. Ignores #Pence aide thought it was “unusual” & #LauraCooper said Ukraine asked abt aid status same day after the call
Thread: #Trump legal team arguments for creating the constitutional crisis of complete #obstruction turns on 3 arguments that are all merit less:
#TrumpOnstruction arg 1.: The House must vote to have #impeachmentknquiry. Nope. Constitution doesn’t require it & neither do House rules. Judiciary must vote articles out & then send to full House. They’re working on it.
#TrumpObstruction arg 2: His #dueprocess rights are being violated. Nope. You don’t have a right to all the evidence before your charges & preparing for trial. And #Whistleblower protection is necessary given enormous power of #POTUS. But Trump knows the allegations. We all do.