Do Not Hold BLM Accountable
Black Lives Matter does not want to receive the same scrutiny as those who illegally entered the Capitol on Jan. 6th and are demanding that no new domestic terrorism laws be passed that could easily affect their “mission.”
“In response to the coup, Politicians have already introduced the Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2021. We’ve seen this playbook before. These laws are used to target Black and brown communities for heightened surveillance. Republicans are already busy trying to create an equivalence between the mob on January 6th and our Freedom Summer. We don’t need new domestic terror laws, facial recognition, or any other new police power for the state. Our government should protect righteous protest and stay focused on the real issue: rooting out white supremacy. There are enough laws, resources, and intelligence, but they were not used to stop the coup. Our elected officials must uncover why.”
