Amanda Bazil/Staff Writer
“Auntie” Maxine Waters is at it again with a call to action, and if there was any time to honor a politician’s words, it’d be now.
The 79-year-old Congresswoman, who’s been the latest internet star blowing up on social media feeds everywhere, delivered a speech at Capitol Hill on Saturday, June 23, encouraging protesters to appear at the homes of cabinet members chanting, “no peace, no sleep!”
This came in response to the issues surrounding the separation of immigrant children and their families.
Of course, President Donald Trump warned Waters to “be careful what she wishes for,” but if that orange crayon thinks empty threats phases Waters, he has another thing coming.
Affectionately dubbed “Auntie” by millennials for possessing qualities that reminds many of a loving yet no-nonsense matriarch, Waters knew that our nation was headed for trouble the moment she landed eyes on the “Access Hollywood” video in which Trump brags about grabbing women and mocks a disabled reporter.
She called for his impeachment the moment he stepped foot into office, and her reactions since have mimicked our own.
As someone who grew up in poverty, she’s a true champion for the downtrodden and oppressed. She has the kind of passion for justice that millennials can relate to; that’s why we’ve got to show Auntie that we’ve got the message.
Waters’s unapologetic style of telling it like it is is inspiring. She’s pointing out those who need to be reprimanded and instructs us how to get the job done.
“And if you see anybody from that cabinet at a restaurant, in a department store, at a gasoline station, you get out and create a crowd,” Waters said. “And you push back on them. You tell them that they’re not welcome anymore, anywhere.”
We’ve got to prove it to Auntie that we’re really feeling her words by following through with action. And so far, that hasn’t been a tough task to do.
On June 22, White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders was denied service at the Red Hen, a restaurant in Virginia.
When asked why she had done such a thing, Red Hen restaurant owner Stephanie Wilkinson, told the Washington post that “we just felt there are moments in time when people need to live their convictions. This appeared to be one.”
Activism has been drastically shaped by the changing times in our society, but that doesn’t mean the art is dead. Simply using your right as a restaurant owner is enough to make an impact.
Trump and his administration has said too many insensitive remarks and have shown downright inappropriate behavior.
And like Waters, I’m fed up.
This administration has been asked to handle one of the biggest issues of this country – reuniting immigrant children with their families.
What are the current housing conditions of those children? How are they being taken care of and fed? When will they be reconnected with their mothers and fathers? Why is it taking so long for these answers to be answered? What’s really going?
I don’t know about you, but until I get some peace over this problem, I’ll do my part to make sure that members of this cabinet get no sleep, or peace!
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