John,

As we write this, our petition to Merrick Garland calling on the Department of Justice to purge white supremacist cops from our nation’s police forces, just like Department of Defense plans to do in the U.S. Military, is only 4,917 signers away from 50,000!

We need to hit this goal -- and hopefully exceed it! -- before our partners at the National Campaign for Transit Justice plan to deliver the petition at the end of the week. Please add your name right now!

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You can check out Tre's message from a few days ago for more info on the campaign below. Thank you for taking action today! - The DFA Team

John,

President Biden has made ending systemic racism and eliminating internal bias from government the cornerstone of his quest to build a truly multiracial and inclusive America.

While Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has vowed to root out white supremacy and right-wing radicalism in the ranks of the D.O.D., saying "the job of the Department of Defense is to keep America safe from our enemies, but we can’t do that if some of those enemies lie within our own ranks," the Department of Justice has not made that commitment.

White supremacist cops are an active threat to people of color and by definition cannot be trusted to protect and serve all individuals equally and without prejudice.

We're calling on U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to join the rest of the Biden administration in taking on the serious threat of white supremacist violence in America by purging white supremacist cops from our nation’s police forces now!

Police officers deal directly with the public day after day. It's not just street cops either, officers serve at our public airports, bus depots and train stations. There are cops in our public schools, national parks and on federal property, like the U.S. Capitol in Washington DC.

In other words, police in America are ubiquitous and kicking white supremacists out of these positions of power is critical to keeping Americans safe, particularly at a time when our nation grapples with police violence against people of color.

Perhaps most importantly, this is an action that the Biden administration can take without the need for congressional action.

Sign the petition to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to immediately take on the serious threat that white supremacist violence poses to the safety of our communities and purge white supremacists from police forces across the country.

Thank you for taking action today to keep our communities safe.

In solidarity,

— Tre

Tre Graves
Campaign Organizer
Democracy for America

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