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Getting Hillary's Attention (Original Post) qwlauren35 Apr 2015 OP
email her campaign office or write to her office. leftofcool Apr 2015 #1
I went to the website qwlauren35 Apr 2015 #4
She has, go to link. Thinkingabout Apr 2015 #2
It wasn't enough. qwlauren35 Apr 2015 #3
You wanted a statement, it was a good statement, she does not have a majic wand to wave. Thinkingabout Apr 2015 #5
What I wrote. qwlauren35 Apr 2015 #6

qwlauren35

(6,150 posts)
3. It wasn't enough.
Tue Apr 14, 2015, 02:39 PM
Apr 2015

She didn't want to alienate the police.

There needs to be more. "Fergusons" have continued, not decreased.

I need her to talk about what she will do if what Obama does is not enough. I need to see a commitment for follow-through. Yes, the election is two years away, but this isn't a problem that Obama can solve in two years.

This is REALLY important to me.

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)
5. You wanted a statement, it was a good statement, she does not have a majic wand to wave.
Tue Apr 14, 2015, 02:44 PM
Apr 2015

If it was so easy Obama would have had this stopped years ago.

qwlauren35

(6,150 posts)
6. What I wrote.
Tue Apr 14, 2015, 02:53 PM
Apr 2015

I’m not sure how to communicate about my concerns, but I thought this might be a way. As a woman, I care about reproductive rights, especially birth control and abortion access, as well as equal pay and protection against violence. However, as an African-American, my concerns are about voting rights and job opportunities for ex-offenders, police profiling and police brutality, excessive sentencing, unfair sentencing, and the erosion of voting rights in the states.

Somehow, as an African-American, my list is longer, and its because the clock is turning back faster on African-American rights, than it is on women’s rights. We don’t have a strong enough voice. We are not 50% of the American population, our concerns are not those of white males in the same way that a woman’s concerns might be those of her mates.

I need a champion for the rights and needs of African-Americans, and I want to know if Hillary Clinton will be that champion.

Please let me know.

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