Rachael Payton just started a petition to
Kick Confederates out of the Capitol !
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Dear friend,
I just started a petition titled "Take Em ALL Down! No
Following the acts of white supremacist terrorism in
Charlottesville, congressional leaders on both sides of
the aisle made statements condemning the violence.
Paul Ryan wrote, "The views fueling the spectacle in
Charlottesville are repugnant. Let it only serve to unite
Americans against this kind of vile bigotry," and Ted Cruz
wrote in a statement "...white supremacists are repulsive
and evil, and all of us have a moral obligation to speak out
against the lies, bigotry, anti-Semitism, and hatred that they
propagate."
These words ring hollow when Confederate leaders are
enshrined with honor in the statuary hall at the US Capitol.
Men who committed treason against the United States to
keep Black people enslaved should not be in the most
hallowed halls of government. Each of these statues were
installed despite the obvious betrayal of these Confederates
against America in response to the recognition of the
humanity of Black Americans. These statues in the capitol
are there to project the power of white supremacy directly
from the states' Capitol. These statues Join us and tell
members of Congress to remove the Confederates from the
Capitol.
Thousands of white supremacist gather across the country and
commits violent acts of terror and intimidation in the name of
these Confederate symbols. These people have been
emboldened by Trump who continues to promote racism and
signal his approval to white supremacists. While Trump has
inflamed these white supremacists, the statues honoring
Confederates in the halls of the United States Congress are
proof that white nationalism has long needed to be
confronted in America.
Together we can help kick the Confederates out of the
Capitol and send a strong message to white nationalists
and Trump. After the terrorism of Charlottesville we
can no longer silently allow the Confederacy and its
cause to keep Black Americans enslaved to be honored
in the halls of Congress.
Thank you,
Rachael Payton
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