do not forget -
14 Feb: The Hill: Senate passes bill to make lynching a federal crime
By Jordain Carney
The bill, introduced by Sens. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Tim Scott (R-S.C.), makes lynching punishable as a hate crime...
Booker said that “lynching is not a relic of the past,” pointing to the attack on “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett in Chicago...
The measure will now go to the House.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/430023-senate-passes-bill-to-make-lynching-a-federal-crime
as for Kamala -
16 Feb: Jamaica Gleaner: ‘Pot smoking joy seeker’...US presidential hopeful Kamala Harris faces scathing criticism from her father’
United States (US) presidential hopeful Kamala Harris faced scathing criticisms from her father for attributing her support for the legalisation of marijuana to her Jamaican heritage.
“Half my family is from Jamaica, are you kidding me?” Kamala Harris responded when asked if she smoked marijuana during an interview on the Breakfast Club in New York last week...
But according to the news website Jamaica Global Online, Donald Harris has “categorically” disassociated himself and his family from “this travesty” and slammed his daughter for stereo-typing her heritage for political gain.
“My dear departed grandmothers as well as my deceased parents must be turning in their grave right now to see their family’s name, reputation and proud Jamaican identity being connected, in any way, jokingly or not, with the fraudulent stereotype of a pot-smoking joy seeker and in the pursuit of identity politics,” the website quoted Donald Harris as saying in a statement.
“Speaking for myself and my immediate Jamaican family, we wish to categorically dissociate ourselves from this travesty,” he said...
http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/lead-stories/20190216/pot-smoking-joy-seekerus-presidential-hopeful-kamala-harris-faces
Kamala Harris apparently knows Smollett!
16 Feb: Washington Examiner: Embarrassment for 2020 Democrats after Jussie Smollett attack story unravels
by Dominick Mastrangelo
When news of the “attack” broke last month, Democratic presidential contenders clamored to denounce it as a horrific manifestation of racism and bigotry in America.
Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., called it a “modern-day lynching.” ...
“No one should have to fear for their life because of their sexuality or color of their skin,” said Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif...
Tweet: Kamala Harris 30 Jan 2019:
.@JussieSmollett is one of the kindest, most gentle human beings I know. I’m praying for his quick recovery.
This was an attempted modern day lynching. No one should have to fear for their life because of their sexuality or color of their skin. We must confront this hate...
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., called the incident “a sickening and outrageous attack, and horribly, it’s the latest of too many hate crimes against LGBTQ people and people of color.” ...
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/embarrassment-for-2020-democrats-after-jussie-smollett-attack-story-unravels
“...makes lynching punishable as a hate crime...”
I thought murder was already against the law.
When is crime not an act of hate?
We have a White House, but is it necessary to call it a white White House?