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Congressman John Lewis is suppose to be speaking soon on the floor. (Original Post) LiberalFighter Sep 2019 OP
A true American hero if there ever was one. Tommy_Carcetti Sep 2019 #1
+ 1000 n/t MBS Sep 2019 #7
I love John Lewis, he is an American treasure. redstatebluegirl Sep 2019 #2
Kicking for John Lewis democrank Sep 2019 #3
Here it comes!!! NightWatcher Sep 2019 #4
Very short but strong favoring impeachment. BigmanPigman Sep 2019 #5
The Barbara Jordan for our time? gratuitous Sep 2019 #6
A personal note. I just moved into John Lewis' district!!! Thirties Child Sep 2019 #8

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6. The Barbara Jordan for our time?
Tue Sep 24, 2019, 12:14 PM
Sep 2019

If you want to see a true American patriot in action:

https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/in-15-minutes-barbara-jordan-built-a-legacy/

An excerpt (emphasis added):

Earlier today, we heard the beginning of the Preamble to the Constitution of the United States: "We, the people." It’s a very eloquent beginning. But when that document was completed on the seventeenth of September in 1787, I was not included in that "We, the people." I felt somehow for many years that George Washington and Alexander Hamilton just left me out by mistake. But through the process of amendment, interpretation, and court decision, I have finally been included in "We, the people." Today I am an inquisitor. An hyperbole would not be fictional and would not overstate the solemness that I feel right now. My faith in the Constitution is whole; it is complete; it is total. And I am not going to sit here and be an idle spectator to the diminution, the subversion, the destruction, of the Constitution.

Thirties Child

(543 posts)
8. A personal note. I just moved into John Lewis' district!!!
Tue Sep 24, 2019, 12:33 PM
Sep 2019

Moved from the district in Gwinnett County represented by Freedom Caucus member Jody Hice. Finally, I have representation. Outstanding representation. I'm so old that I well remember what happened on the Edmund Pettus bridge. My husband wrote the story for United Press International.

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