Demand a vote on the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act
Just a few days ago, a group of teenage boys wearing “Team Mitch” shirts posed with a cardboard cutout of AOC while performing inappropriate and sexually threatening gestures.
Instead of apologizing, McConnell’s team defended their actions with a theme that still makes our blood run cold: boys will be boys. From someone who supported Donald Trump and Brett Kavanaugh, we’re not surprised their team essentially said that — but McConnell’s anti-equality agenda isn’t limited to words.
For almost four months, McConnell has blocked a renewal of the Violence Against Women Act. The VAWA is legislation that, among other things, would prevent abusive relationship partners and stalkers from acquiring weapons. These are real checks that can save lives and prevent mass shootings — so of course, McConnell wants to kill the VAWA in the Senate.
We can’t let him get away with it. Sign your name right now to demand a vote on the VAWA in the Senate. We need to take real action to protect women and prevent mass shootings.
Across the board, Mitch McConnell has used his power to block legislation that would save lives. From universal background checks, to closing the Charleston loophole, to the VAWA, McConnell’s inaction has gotten people killed.
When his team embraced the title “Reaper of the Senate,” we didn’t expect it to be so literal.
Reaping what Trump sowed
Trump’s brazen racism, xenophobia, and white supremacy have turned into a domestic terror crisis. Over the weekend, two shooters ravaged El Paso and Dayton — one even directly referenced Trump in his manifesto.
Trump’s campaign spent thousands on Facebook targeting Americans with ads about the ongoing “invasion.” At a rally, he laughed when someone shouted “shoot them” in reference to migrants crossing the border. Trump is not just emboldening racism in America — he is a racist.
We need to do everything in our power to get guns out of the hands of these white supremacist terrorists, and combat systemic racism in all of its forms. The House has already passed a comprehensive gun control bill, but McConnell is trying to block it in the Senate.
The Senate has had five months to act on our bill to curb gun violence — but unfortunately for the American people, McConnell and the rest of the Republican Party care more about protecting their NRA donations than they do saving people’s lives.
They’ve already mobilized the Fox News propaganda apparatus to blame anything but the guns. Video games. Mental health. The media.
In Dayton, police officers took down the shooter in less than 30 seconds. In that amount of time, he still managed to kill 9 people and injure another 27. It’s not video games, access to guns is the problem.
We can’t wait for another mass shooting to finally take action. Sign your name here to demand Mitch McConnell recall the Senate to finally vote on common-sense gun control:
Inaction is not an option. It is up to all of us to work together to prevent the next tragedy, and root out the scourge of white supremacy.
Pa'lante,
Team AOC
