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19 years ago today, Rep. Barbara Lee courageously cast the lone vote against the Authorization for Use of Military Force, warning that it would give the president a blank check to wage war against any country without time limit. Sadly, her warning became reality.pic.twitter.com/ipXXphYPiE
On the floor of the House, she asked her fellow members of Congress, "as we act, let us not become the evil that we deplore." In response to her vote, Rep. Lee received thousands of letters. Some thanked her for her bravery but many others were filled with hateful messages.
One message accused her of standing with Bin Laden and Hitler. Another suggested she should strap herself to the front of the first cruise missile launched. One letter called for Lee to be put on trial for treason. A particularly racist one called her a dog, "a black mutt."
In the years since 2001, many of those who voted for the AUMF, as well as those who voted for the Iraq War, have recognized the damage that the AUMF has wrought, both on civil liberties at home and on the lives of those who have been victims of America's forever wars.
As history has vindicated Rep. Lee, she continues fighting to bring an end to America's forever wars and has led the charge to repeal the AUMF that she voted against 19 years ago.https://lee.house.gov/news/press-releases/congresswoman-barbara-lee-introduces-aumf-repeal-legislation …
The letters Rep. Lee received after her vote against the AUMF are archived at Mills College, her alma mater. In 2014, the Atlantic reviewed some of those letter as part of an article on "the vindication of Barbara Lee."https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/09/the-vindication-of-barbara-lee/380084/ …
A few weeks ago, we were honored to have @RepBarbaraLee join Rep. Ayanna Pressley, and State's Attorney Kim Foxx for a conversation with @sandylocks on Black women's political leadership as part of our Under the Blacklight series.
Check out the episode:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGy-ISlvlLo …
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