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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMore than 430 other graduates of Holton-Arms, Christine Ford's school, had signed the letter
supporting her, by Monday afternoon.
I hope it helps Christine to feel their support.
http://dcist.com/2018/09/more_than_200_holton_alums_sign_let.php
"We believe Dr. Blasey Ford and are grateful that she came forward to tell her story," the letter from a group of classmates who graduated from 1967-2018.
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One of the Holton-Arms alumna organizing the effort, Sarah Wolfolds (her maiden name is Reynolds), says that Ford's experience resonated with her and some of the other members of the class of 2005.
"We understand the difficulty in coming forward when you have stories like these," Wolfolds says. "We're already seeing the kind of scrutiny she's facing ... The original aim was firstly just to provide support for [Ford] and say, 'Hey, there are classmates of yours but also just alums of the same school that support you and know you're probably going through a rough time right now in taking this brave step.'"
The open letter from Holton-Arms alumnae says that her story "demands a thorough and independent investigation before the Senate can reasonably vote on Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to a lifetime seat on the nation's highest court. Dr. Blasey Ford's experience is all too consistent with stories we heard and lived while attending Holton. Many of us are survivors ourselves."
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ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)And we will be voting in November.
It's sad to think that this is the only thing the GOP senators are concerned about: votes. And their remedy is not to do the right thing but to lie, obfuscate, scare, threaten, bully, and eventually when all else fails... gerrymander. These assholes are not decent. They are the lowest of the low scum and need to be dealt with accordingly.
BigmanPigman
(51,608 posts)to counteract Kavanaugh's 65 women.
When I call the male GOP senators tomorrow I am letting them have it..."NO votes for any GOP running in the midterms and in future elections if this is how you treat female victims of a crime. Show her the same respect and investigate this with the FBI or the GOP will be voted out by a sea of angry women".
hope more men stand up with women against Kavanaugh and call non stop!
We have to keep calling to pressure the GOP senators both on the Judiciary Comm and the rest of them. Here is contact info...RESISTANCE WORKS!
DC Senate Directory (202)224-3121
Judiciary Comm members' contact info
https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/about/members
4 "iffy" Dem and 4 "iffy" GOP contact info
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1011&pid=2543
More_Cowbell
(2,191 posts)That 65-woman letter was signed before anything had come out about Kavanaugh. What kind of person would sign that letter? And what does it matter?
Dr. Blasey Ford's life has been turned upside-down (while Kavanaugh's stays the same) and yet men still wonder "why didn't she report it earlier?"