John,

One hundred years ago today, armed white supremacists destroyed the
vibrant Black community known as Black Wall Street in Tulsa Oklahoma.
Thirty-five square blocks were turned into smoldering ashes, as many as
300 Black Americans murdered, and over 1,000 homes and businesses were
looted and destroyed.

That was 100 years ago, but it could still happen again today.

On January 6th, a little over 100 days ago, we all watched as armed white
supremacists attacked the capitol. Five people are dead, every Member of
Congress and the Vice President were forced to run and hide from a
murderous mob intent on killing many of them. Maybe all of them. 

Now, Congressman Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Greene are traveling the
country holding rallies, inciting violence, and calling for Republicans to
prepare for an "armed rebellion." Here's just a little of what Matt Gaetz
has said this week alone:

"We have a Second Amendment in this country, and I think we have an
obligation to use it"

"(the Second Amendment is) not about hunting, it’s not about recreation,
it’s not about sports."

"(It's about) the ability to maintain an armed rebellion against the
government if that becomes necessary.”

Meanwhile Marjorie Taylor Greene stands by his side, continues to use hate
speech and racist rhetoric to amp up her supporters while never recanting
her support for the execution of her colleagues, including Speaker Pelosi.

This is how a massacre like Tulsa happens and why no one was ever held
accountable. Elected leaders never stood up to the violence because they
were a part of the problem that made the violence happen. Their support
for violent rhetoric in advance and in-action afterwards told white
supremacist what they needed to know: you're safe to do it again "if that
becomes necessary." 

[ [link removed] ]Democrats must take action, stand up to white supremacists, and set a
standard for Members of Congress: If you call for armed rebellion,
insurrection and the murder of elected leaders, you can not be seated in
the U.S. House of Representatives. Please add your name now. 

Sign the Petition: [link removed]

On this anniversary, of all anniversaries, we can't sit back and say
that's the past. That won't happen again. That's not the America we live
in now.

Because it can happen again. It already has.

Over and over again white supremacist violence has murdered people of
color and destroyed whole communities almost always without
accountability. And now, it's a threat to our entire democracy. 

When will it ever be enough for Congress to act? When will our leaders
understand that they set the standard? 

Republicans aren't going to expel Matt Gaetz or Marjorie Taylor Greene.
Democrats must do it. NOW. Or we'll have another insurrection. They'll be
another unthinkable massacre like what happened in Tulsa 100 years ago. 

[ [link removed] ]Don't let history repeat. Demand Congress take calls for white
supremacist violence seriously and expel Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor
Greene now.

Demand Action: [link removed]

In solidarity,

— Tre

Tre Graves
Campaign Organizer
Democracy for America




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