John, Terrorists stormed Congress on Wednesday in a violent effort to disenfranchise the legal votes of millions of Americans. We watched with the rest of the world in horror as this empowered, right-wing mob, incited by the United States President, attempted to overturn the presidential election. What we all witnessed was quite literally an insurrection. As shocking as it was to watch, it was not surprising to those who work in the States where we watched paramilitary groups organize. Violent extremists have taken advantage of the lack of gun laws in states to grow their base. The images of these armed terrorists ransacking the Capitol with seemingly little to no resistance or consequence are chilling. This is in contrast to the Black Lives Matter protests from this summer. These began as peaceful protests, resulting in Black and brown bodies being subjected to extreme violence from law enforcement. Meanwhile, the President of the United States was deemed unfit to access his social media accounts yet apparently is fit enough to remain in the most powerful office in the world. This cannot continue. Please sign our petition to ask for his impeachment and removal from office. With resistance to past silences, Clai Lasher-Sommers, Executive Director |
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