We need to talk about @senatemajldr Mitch McConnell and how he is MURDERING THIS NATION. And we need to talk about it RIGHT NOW. Yesterday he killed the only chance for a nation hanging on by a thread to receive ANY economic relief. HE MUST BE REMOVED FROM HIS POSITION (Thread)
Over his 30+ YEAR tenure in Congress, McConnell has used his power to turn the GOP into a cult of spineless obstructionists who spit on the American people. Who cover up and "acquit" criminal Republican Presidents while launching baseless illegal investigations into Democrats.
Who invent fake "precedents" to block black Presidents from appointing Supreme Court Justices and then revoke them when the table turns. Who pass no bills but pack the courts. Who care about nothing but MAINTAINING POWER AT ANY COST. Well the costs are too damn high, Mitch.
Over 341,000 Americans ARE DEAD because YOU refused to remove a blatantly guilty treasonous mobster criminal from office in early February. The economy that Obama and Biden recovered from the Bush recession lies in ruins. Millions are on the brink of eviction and bankruptcy.
And you couldn't even give a paltry $2000 to Americans? That was too much to ask? Billionaires got 2 TRILLION. You yourself are a multi-millionaire. The rest of us get NOTHING. So what can we do? HOW DO WE REMOVE THIS ABOMINATION? G-E-O-R-G-I-A. That's how.
On Jan 5th, 2 runoff elections are going to decide which party controls the senate. Republican @KLoeffler ( #KKKelly; worth $800 million & never elected) faces Democrat @ReverendWarnock; while GOP incumbent @Perduesenate (corruption incarnate) faces @ossoff. WE CAN WIN THESE SEATS
And when we do, McConnell's reign of terror ENDS. He will fade into the dustbin of history just like Trump. But I need you to understand what is at stake here, because it could very well be the survival of not just our nation/democracy, but the planet. I am not being hyperbolic.
To demonstrate the stakes, we need to go digging to see what Mitch is so proudly keeping buried in his "legislative graveyard" where he boastfully calls himself "the grim reaper" of democratic legislation. There are hundreds of bills that he gleefully calls "Dead on Arrival"
I am not going to list all 395 bills that are sitting on Mitch McConnell's desk. What I am going to do is tell you about the ones that I believe are among the most important for repairing this broken nation, restoring democracy, and saving ourselves from the climate crisis.
#1.) H.R. 1: For the People Act
âYou can register to vote online
âYou can register to vote on election day
âYou are automatically registered to vote when eligible
âHand-marked paper ballots replace voting machines that can be hacked
âCandidates for POTUS must release tax returns
âYou can register to vote online
âYou can register to vote on election day
âYou are automatically registered to vote when eligible
âHand-marked paper ballots replace voting machines that can be hacked
âCandidates for POTUS must release tax returns
#2.) H.R. 5: The Equality Act
âThis would provide comprehensive protections for LGBTQ Americans in employment, education, federal funding, housing, public accommodations and more; & make it illegal to discriminate against them, penalize, or fire them for their sexual orientation.
âThis would provide comprehensive protections for LGBTQ Americans in employment, education, federal funding, housing, public accommodations and more; & make it illegal to discriminate against them, penalize, or fire them for their sexual orientation.
#3.) H.R. 6: The American Dream and Promise Act
âDREAMers (young immigrants who came to the U.S. as children) would be protected from deportation, detainment, or harassment by ICE or CBP
âA path to citizenship would be established for more than 2 million immigrants
âDREAMers (young immigrants who came to the U.S. as children) would be protected from deportation, detainment, or harassment by ICE or CBP
âA path to citizenship would be established for more than 2 million immigrants
#4.) H.R. 7: The Paycheck Fairness Act
âEmployers can no longer ask about prospective employeesâ salaries
âCompanies cannot retaliate against employees who compare wages or seek other employment
âEmployers must show that pay disparities are based on factors like merit/performance
âEmployers can no longer ask about prospective employeesâ salaries
âCompanies cannot retaliate against employees who compare wages or seek other employment
âEmployers must show that pay disparities are based on factors like merit/performance
#5.) H.R. 8: The Bipartisan Background Checks Act
âBackground check requirements on private sales of firearms would be expanded to include those sold at gun shows, on the internet, or through classified ads (which is how multiple mass shooters obtained their murder weapons)
âBackground check requirements on private sales of firearms would be expanded to include those sold at gun shows, on the internet, or through classified ads (which is how multiple mass shooters obtained their murder weapons)
#6.) H.R. 9: The Climate Action Now Act
âThis would have blocked our exit from the Paris climate agreement, which thankfully President-elect @JoeBiden has already announced we will be rejoining on Day 1 of his administration, which cannot come soon enough.
âThis would have blocked our exit from the Paris climate agreement, which thankfully President-elect @JoeBiden has already announced we will be rejoining on Day 1 of his administration, which cannot come soon enough.
#7.) H.R. 987: The Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act
âNearly all Rx drug prices would be lowered
âThe Affordable Care Act would be strengthened
âHealthcare for millions of Americans with preexisting conditions would be permanently protected
âNearly all Rx drug prices would be lowered
âThe Affordable Care Act would be strengthened
âHealthcare for millions of Americans with preexisting conditions would be permanently protected
#8.) H.R. 1585: The Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act
âEverything in the original bill +
âFunding and grants for domestic abuse programs
âExpand the prohibition of firearm purchases for spouses or formerly married partners convicted of abuse to include dating partners
âEverything in the original bill +
âFunding and grants for domestic abuse programs
âExpand the prohibition of firearm purchases for spouses or formerly married partners convicted of abuse to include dating partners
#9.) H.R. 1644: The Save the Internet Act
âReverse the 2017 vote to repeal net neutrality, making it once again unlawful for internet service providers like AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile to block or throttle consumer access to the internet and empower the FCC to enforce these rules
âReverse the 2017 vote to repeal net neutrality, making it once again unlawful for internet service providers like AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile to block or throttle consumer access to the internet and empower the FCC to enforce these rules
#10.) H.R. 582 â Raise the Wage Act
âIncrease the federal minimum wage for regular employees over a 7-year period, for tipped employees, and for newly hired employees who are under 20 years old
âEliminate the separate minimum wage requirements for tipped & newly hired employees
âIncrease the federal minimum wage for regular employees over a 7-year period, for tipped employees, and for newly hired employees who are under 20 years old
âEliminate the separate minimum wage requirements for tipped & newly hired employees
#11.) S. 1391: The Fair Drug Pricing Act
âRequires drug companies to reduce prices for medications, vaccines, and other healthcare products
âRequires companies to give notice and justification for raising the price of a drug more than 10% at a time or more than 25 over 3 years
âRequires drug companies to reduce prices for medications, vaccines, and other healthcare products
âRequires companies to give notice and justification for raising the price of a drug more than 10% at a time or more than 25 over 3 years
There are HUNDREDS MORE. But the bottom line is this: ONE MAN is standing in the way of:
âIncreasing access to healthcare, health insurance, and lower-cost drugs
âRaising the minimum wage & closing the gender pay gap
âImproving internet access, cost, and speed for all Americans
âIncreasing access to healthcare, health insurance, and lower-cost drugs
âRaising the minimum wage & closing the gender pay gap
âImproving internet access, cost, and speed for all Americans
âProtecting consumers and college students from deceptive, predatory, discriminatory banking practices
âAddressing foreign and domestic terrorism, including designating white supremacist groups as terrorists
âImproving benefits for veterans, including tax relief and child care
âAddressing foreign and domestic terrorism, including designating white supremacist groups as terrorists
âImproving benefits for veterans, including tax relief and child care
âAddressing violence against women and discrimination based on sexual orientation
âBuilding a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers
âAddressing the issue of gun violence with common-sense measures that would actually help to prevent mass shootings
âBuilding a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers
âAddressing the issue of gun violence with common-sense measures that would actually help to prevent mass shootings
âAddressing climate change by investing in sustainable clean energy, which would create millions of jobs
âReducing government corruption, increasing oversight, securing elections & voting rights, ending gerrymandering & ending the influence of money in politics
âReducing government corruption, increasing oversight, securing elections & voting rights, ending gerrymandering & ending the influence of money in politics
No one man should have this much power. And certainly not THIS MAN. This treasonous racist gravedigger of democracy who smiles as he screws over the people he has somehow been re-elected to serve 5 times. Georgia, you can remove him from majority leader and save this country.
This video from @donwinslow shows what a monster Mitch truly is. He objected to every single part of the COVID relief bill that would have saved American lives including paid sick leave while ADDING more tax breaks for the rich.
#McConnellKillsSickLeave
#McConnellKillsSickLeave
If you object to this grotesque manâs continuing destruction of our democracy, then please share this thread; donate to @ossoff and @ReverendWarnock if you can; and get everyone you know in Georgia to VOTE BLUE AND FLIP THE SENATE.
#DitchMitchHesNoLeader
#DitchMitchHesNoLeader
The Republican controlled senate under Mitch McConnell is why the 116th Congress is on track to be the least productive in history. Only 1 percent of nearly 15,000 bills have been enacted into law between January 3, 2019, and now. Georgia, remove Mitch.
#VoteOssoffWarnock4Senate
#VoteOssoffWarnock4Senate
Finally, I am renewing a request I made months ago for a full audit of the senate election results in Mitchâs home state of Kentucky. I refuse to believe that a man with an 18% approval rating managed to win by double digits over his democratic challenger. https://www.rawstory.com/2020/12/why-the-numbers-behind-mitch-mcconnells-re-election-dont-add-up/
Every state Republican senators were projected to lose or have extremely close racesâMaine (Collins), South Carolina (Graham), Kentucky (McConnell), North Carolina (Tillis), Iowa (Ernst), and Texas (Cornyn)âhave one thing in common; they all use Election Systems & Software (ES&S)
Republicans ALWAYS project (accuse the other side of that which they are guilty of). So it would come as no surprise that the real fraud was perpetrated by the party screaming âelection fraud!â over Trumpâs loss. We need hand marked paper ballots and audits in all these states.
The U.S. senate is basically designed to entrench rule by the few. There are 2 senators from each state regardless of population, so Republicans have a majority despite representing over 15 million FEWER Americans. Georgia, we need you
#AmericaNeedsGeorgia
#AmericaNeedsGeorgia