In America, the people are the sovereign, not the president.
That’s the whole point of America. In 1776 we threw off the yoke of the English King.
We cannot give in to a new king.
We cannot.
No bill fixes all, but today I shared our emergency police reform bill:
✅ Bans chokeholds
✅ Releases body-worn camera video & officer name w/I 72 hours after officer-involved fatality & serious use of force
✅ Forbids officers from viewing BWC prior to writing initial report 1/
I called for immediate passage of my bill to repeal the law allowing the Pres. to federalize the DC police department, which the admin. seemed to contemplate.
The President can’t federalize state and local police departments. He shouldn’t be able to federalize DC’s. #DCStatehood
Thank you @SpeakerPelosi for standing with DC as we push back on uninvited military, out-of-state National Guard & unidentifiable federal officials amassing on our streets for the glorification of one man who sits afraid/alone
If it can happen in DC, what jurisdiction is next?
Liliana Segre was 8 when racial laws forced her to leave school.
She was 13 when she was deported to Auschwitz.
Now the 89-year-old survivor & senator-for-life receives a police escort in Italy as she is the target of about 200 online antisemitic messages & threats daily.