A new message from your friends at People For the American Way.

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Dear People For Supporter,

If you're a follower of our Right Wing Watch project, you're probably
familiar with the antics of Representative Lauren Boebert, the Colorado
Republican who's become infamous for her far-right conspiracy mongering on
multiple topics.

Over the recent Thanksgiving break, a video went viral of Rep. Boebert
spewing bigoted and Islamophobic remarks about Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar.

In the video, Boebert shared the story of an alleged encounter she had in
an elevator with Rep. Omar. Boebert claims she told her staffer, "Well,
she doesn't have a backpack. We should be fine." The statement was made in
reference to the harmful and blatantly Islamophobic trope of explosives in
a backpack. Boebert also refers to Omar as being a part of the “Jihad
Squad” twice in the video.

The so-called encounter in the elevator, which Rep. Omar has noted is
completely made up, garnered applause and laughter from the audience
during Boebert's speech. But the disgusting and dangerous vitriol is all
too real.

[ [link removed] ]Tell the House of Representatives: Censure Rep. Boebert and remove all
her committee assignments immediately>>

Since this incident, Rep. Boebert has flatly refused to apologize to Rep.
Omar – and Rep. Omar is now receiving death threats, one of which she
recently played at a news conference.

Congress has a fundamental responsibility to prove to the world that
bigotry and Islamophobia have no place in our democracy. This incident is
just one part of a toxic, hate-filled culture from far-right members of
Congress that is aided and abetted by the complete lack of any pushback or
rebuttal from Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, or for that matter any other
prominent Republican leader.

[ [link removed] ]Sign the Petition: The U.S. House of Representatives must censure Rep.
Lauren Boebert and strip her of committee assignments.>>

Thank you in advance for speaking out and taking action.

– Will E. & the Digital Team at People For

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