An important update, John:
Support in Congress to ban the use of tear gas on protestors is growing!
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[ [link removed] ]Join Robert Reich and DFA -- and now Senator Ed Markey -- to demand
Congress ban the use of tear gas in America. Please add your name
immediately >>
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----- Original Message from Robert Reich, June 4, 2020 -----
John,
Tear gas is a chemical weapon banned in war.
Last October, as the Chinese government repeatedly violated the human
rights of protesters in Hong Kong, Congress banned the sale of tear gas to
China both to protect and stand in solidarity with peaceful protesters.
Yet just a few days ago, Donald Trump ordered federal law enforcement
officials to fire tear gas into a crowd of peaceful protesters outside the
White House. America watched peaceful demonstrators, including people in
wheelchairs and young children, try to run away as heavily armed police
wearing gas masks fired round after round of this chemical weapon at
American citizens.
It's a scene not limited to Washington, DC or the peaceful protest outside
the White House.
Law enforcement officers across the country are using tear gas to dispel
peaceful protesters and attack American citizens. Congress needs to take
immediate action to ban the use of tear gas in the United States and reign
in out-of-control police and law enforcement.
[ [link removed] ]If you agree, please add your name to my joint petition with DFA today.
We need to put public pressure on Congress to immediately ban the use of
tear gas in the United States.
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American citizens across the country are rightfully raising their voices
and putting their bodies on the line to protest unjust violence against
Black people at the hands of our government.
Our government’s response has been to attack American citizens with a
chemical weapon banned in war.
If it's unacceptable to use tear gas in war, how can we even consider
letting our government use it on our own people, especially targeting
peacefully protesting families?
We cannot allow this abuse of power by our government to go unchecked.
Tear gas should never be allowed on the streets of our country.
[ [link removed] ]Please add your name to my joint petition with DFA and demand Congress
ban the use of tear gas in the United States now >>
Thank you for taking action and continuing to speak up for change.
Robert Reich
Former Secretary of Labor
Co-founder, Inequality Media
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