First House Floor speech from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC): “The truth of this shutdown is that it's actually not about a wall...The truth is, this shutdown is about the erosion of American democracy and the subversion of our most basic governmental norms."
When women take to the streets this weekend for the third Women's March, it will be seen as a referendum on a bigger, existential question for Democrats: Is it possible to keep a "big tent" together ahead of the 2020 presidential election? https://t.co/Yr7x7VqU7Z
So I understand the white Republican men on the Judiciary Committee have hired a female lawyer to question Ms. Blassey Ford; better "optics." This strikes me as taking "chickenshit behavior" to a whole new level.
#BlackLivesMatter does not mean we think other lives are disposable. It means we want black lives to be given EQUAL and JUST treatment.
#ProChoice does not mean we take abortion lightly. It means we believe women have the right to determine what happens inside their own bodies.