#hr35

[sighinastorm]

Some of you may be aware that in addition to the four (4) “nay” votes on H.R.35 (rollcall 71), the Emmett Till Antilynching Act, there were sixteen representatives who did not vote.  I have have compared the vote record on H.R.35 with the rollcalls of the other two bills brought to the floor that day, and rather than the any of the 16 being willful abstentions, it appears simply that none of those people were in attendance.  The composition of this group also reflects a longrunning (and surprisingly consistent) trend of Democrats missing more votes than Republicans. 

[4evahaka]

#65Years after the HORRIFIC #Lynching of 14-year-old #EmmettTill, congress has OVERWHELMINGLY APPROVED "#HR35", the #EmmettTillAntiLynchingAct, which designates LYNCHING as a "#HateCrime" under federal law and punishable by life In prison. #BobbyRush (#EtaOmega) introduced and sponsored this bill. “The importance of this bill cannot be overstated” said Rush a Memeber of the #CongressionalBlackCaucus. “ From Charlottesville to El Paso we are still being confronted with the same violent #Racism and hated that took the life of Emmett and so many others” #IotaPhiTheta #IPT1963 #IPT #IPhiTheta #BlackWomenInPower #BlackMenInPower #BlackExcellence #HBCUS #SupportALLHBCUS #TakeYourTalentsToAnHBCU #BlackHistory365 #BlackHistoryMonth2020 #BlackHistoryMonth 💕💚REPOSTED: #4evahaka2 #FAMUGrad1908💕💚CreditToOwner @repbobbyrush @iptetaomega https://www.instagram.com/p/B9K68hrnzPq/?igshid=1fnc3zm3kbkku