John,

Congresswoman Ilhan Omar is under attack.

Republicans and some Democrats have started a deadly smear campaign
against Representitive Omar for asking legitimate questions of Secretary
of State Antony Blinken about accountability for American foreign
policy.

They're attempting to have her censured by Congress and now Republican
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is calling for Rep. Ilhan Omar's
removal from the House Foreign Affairs Committee.

[ [link removed] ]Rep. Omar needs to fight back against these attacks. You can help.
Please contribute right now to support Ilhan and fuel the campaign to
fight back >>

Rush a Donation: [link removed]

To get more details on what happened and why she needs our support now,
please check out Yvette's message from yesterday which I've included
below. If you choose to sign the statement of support, please still
[ [link removed] ]contribute right away to support Ilhan and the campaign to fight
back.

Thank you!

-Molly

Molly Goldberg
Development Manager
Democracy for America

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John,

During a Budget Committee hearing last week, Congresswoman Ilhan Omar
asked Secretary of State Antony Blinken a series of questions related to
the International Criminal Court. 

Specifically, she asked if victims can't seek justice for possible war
crimes committed against them in their local jurisdiction and America is
opposed to victims seeking justice through the ICC, then “where do we
think victims are supposed to go for justice? And what justice mechanisms
do you support?”

She followed up on Twitter later in the day with this statement:

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Immediately the right-wing went on the attack. Perhaps even worse, so did
many Democrats. A group of 11 Democrats, who support the Israeli
government unequivocally, released a statement saying in response:
“equating the United States and Israel to Hamas and the Taliban is as
offensive as it is misguided.”

Except, that’s not what she said -- as you can read for yourself above. 

That hasn’t stopped a deadly smear campaign against her, an attempt to
have her censured by Congress and now a demand, led by Republican House
Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, calling for Rep. Ilhan Omar's removal from
the House Foreign Affairs Committee.

[ [link removed] ]I joined a coalition of 80+ progressive leaders and organizations in a
letter of support for Congresswoman Ilhan and now I’d like to ask you to
join me. Will you add your name right now?

Add Your Name: [link removed]

The bottom line is Ilhan Omar is daring to name what few in Washington
will: that all victims of war crimes deserve justice, regardless of who
commits the crimes. 

But let’s also be clear, she’s NOT the only one saying these things. She’s
just the only Muslim Black Congresswoman saying it. And, as the
Congressional Progressive Caucus pointed out in their statement of support
for Ilhan, that makes all the difference:

"We cannot ignore that a right-wing media echo chamber that has
deliberately and routinely attacked a Black, Muslim woman in Congress,
distorting her views and intentions, and resulting in threats against Rep.
Omar and her staff. We urge our colleagues not to abet or amplify such
divisive and bad-faith attacks.”

We can’t stop Republicans from being racists and attacking Democrats for
standing up for accountability and justice, but we can demand better from
Democrats. 

[ [link removed] ]We can demand that Democratic leaders stand with Ilhan and not be
bullied into censuring her or removing her from her role on the House
Foriegn Affairs Committee. Please add your name to our statement of
support right now >>

TAKE ACTION: [link removed]

It is no surprise that Republicans would seize on any opportunity to once
again attack one of Congress’s leading progressive voices. The true shame
is that many Democrats would join Republicans in buying into and repeating
such bad faith attacks. 

Thank you for standing with me  in support of Ilhan and against the
disingenuous smear machine trying to take her down. 

— Yvette

Yvette Simpson, CEO
Democracy for America




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