There’s MY president. If I hadn’t voted for De La Cruz, I’d have gladly written her in (as I did in 2020). She’s easily the only politician in Congress that has my full throated support.
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@demesisx @OneRedFox What policies does she support?
She's a DSA member and is endorsed by Detroit's DSA chapter, which only endorses candidates that support:
- A “Green New Deal,” e.g., rapid decarbonization of the economy, a federal jobs guarantee, a just transition;
- Increased Income and Wealth Taxes on the Ultra Wealthy;
- Healthcare as a Right ( i.e. , Medicare for All or state-level single payer proposal);
- Reproductive Rights;
- Enhancing Labor Rights ($15/Hour Minimum Wage, Card Check, Ending Right to Work, etc.);
- Education as a Right ( e.g, , strengthening public schools, pulling the plug on charter school proliferation, free or public colleges);
- Suitable Housing as a Right;
- Clean Water as a Right ( e.g. , ending municipal water shut offs, ending privatization of fresh water);
- Student Debt Relief/Forgiveness;
- Comprehensive Immigration Reform, e.g. , a path to citizenship for all, abolishment of ICE;
- Abolishment of the Death Penalty;
- Abolishment of Private Prisons and an end to mass incarceration;
- Rejection of Corporate Donations/Super PAC Money;
- Ending Wars, U.S. Military Intervention, and Nation-Building;
- Paid Vacation Time, Sick Time, Family Leave, and Childcare;
- No Selling Arms to Human-Rights Violators;
- Extensive Police Reforms ( e.g. , special prosecutors to hold police accountable);
- End the War on Drugs ( e.g. , amnesty for prisoners held on possession charges);
- Justice and national freedom for Palestinians.
@OneRedFox Better than AOC.
Oh yeah. I've always thought that Tlaib is the best of the squad members, personally.
I know I keep saying it, but that's ~10000 Democrats in Dearborn that showed up and deliberately withheld votes for Harris. That's not apathy, that's anger.