Thread by @StateSenMaryW

Oh happy day! It feels as though every day we have endured recently has been historic, and oftentimes, painfully so - as though this global crisis we have been weathering, and the devastating apathy and vitriol we've felt, may never come to an end. /1

But today, in all the darkness and division, we saw a glimmer of not only the values America used to stand for, but also the glaring faults that we have allowed to linger in the shameful periphery of our history for too long - and the commitment to finally righting them. /2

I want to thank all those who have stood up for racial & economic justice in our classrooms and streets, in the voting booths and halls of government. You, who were inspired to continue fighting during the most fearsome of times, helped us reach this day for our nation /3

The process of rebuilding will not be quick and painless - in fact, it will require the utmost courage, compassion, and truth to build and rebuild the United States toward the vision the framers once dared to put on paper. Today is a day where my faith in the leaders of this /4

great nation have been restored; I believe in President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris to guide us, but we cannot now take a back seat.

Tomorrow begins the work of continuing to hold these leaders accountable to the principles we want and deserve. WE, the people. /5

But today, we relish in the unspeakable joy of watching Vice President Harris get sworn in by Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor, and again experiencing the exhilarating rush of a feeling I know many of us have struggled to feel since 2016: hope. /6

"The new dawn blooms as we free it
For there is always light,
if only we’re brave enough to see it
If only we’re brave enough to be it." @TheAmandaGorman