Earlier today, the ACLU tweeted out a “reminder” for U.S. Representatives:
A reminder for members of Congress as they head into a hearing on DC statehood: This is a racial justice issue.
It's time to stop suppressing the political power of Black people.
— ACLU (@ACLU) March 22, 2021
Remember when the ACLU stood for something other than … whatever this crap is? Good times.
Please demonstrate how the political power of black people is being suppressed by the government. https://t.co/2gXCB7XDdE
— Greg ?️? (@CasuallyGreg) March 22, 2021
They can’t … but you know who might be up to the challenge? Robert Reich.
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Reich later offered up a very similar take on D.C. statehood:
D.C. is 46% Black and has 0 senators
Wyoming is 1% Black and has 2 senatorsD.C. has 120,000 more people than Wyoming.
Opposition to D.C. statehood is racist. Period.
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) March 22, 2021
This is a racial justice issue at its core.
D.C. statehood now. https://t.co/dwpCbkFOLR
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) March 22, 2021
Reich makes a compelling case.
We kid, of course. He’s never made a compelling case for anything, other than perhaps having himself involuntarily committed.
Come on man https://t.co/7cq6tI7pvr
— #G9 (@gixrard) March 22, 2021
States and cities, how do they work? https://t.co/I8Py5Ak8ZV
— Dr. Ricardo Harambe (@Richard_Harambe) March 22, 2021
You’re a Berkeley professor and don’t understand how Congress was established and designed?
Another reason I’m glad I didn’t pay to go to a “highly regarded” college. https://t.co/WzLiRhXr5t
— Beth Baumann (@eb454) March 22, 2021
You definitely dodged a bullet by steering clear of Berkeley.
I wasn’t aware Senators were based on number of Black people in the State. It is YOU who sounds racist! https://t.co/G9dSa1nUPT
— Robin Miller (@Eugena_03) March 22, 2021
"Race Based Representation"
-Robert (Third)Reich https://t.co/QiB2MiOGMg— Extremely Careless (@Shanghaibeast) March 22, 2021
Yeah, what’s up with that?
Everything about this argument is false and dishonest. United States senators represent the states, not population and every state gets two. It has absolutely nothing to do with race. This lying scumbag worked for Bill Clinton—> https://t.co/rkgCscSuiG
— Mike LaChance (@MikeLaChance33) March 22, 2021
I know schools aren't what they used to be Rob, but tell me you're not this uneducated. There's a constitutional reason why D.C. is not a state, and why Congress maintains exclusive jurisdiction over it.
Or maybe you're just trying to stir up hate with a certain demographic.
— Aldous Huxley's Ghost™ (@AF632) March 22, 2021
Who says it can’t be both? Reich is nothing if not a bonehead and also a proven liar.
Liar.
— I got your #Unity right here (@jtLOL) March 22, 2021
Imagine being this dimwitted
— The Dank Knight ? (@capeandcowell) March 22, 2021
Further evidence that Trump actually did lower some people's IQ. https://t.co/INsi6xVkx7
— mallen2010 (@mallen2010) March 22, 2021
This is the dumbest thing I've read in a very long time. https://t.co/5KRWSTd6v0
— Lauren Chen (@TheLaurenChen) March 22, 2021
He’ll tweet again very shortly don’t worry. https://t.co/BGsJx0QraO
— HouseRepEEE (D) (@EEElverhoy) March 22, 2021
Can’t wait to see what he comes up with next!
Robert Reich should donate his brain to science so that we can better understand black holes https://t.co/8S1luCJUZC
— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) March 22, 2021
