More than 30 Democratic lawmakers now skipping Trumps inauguration

[mobeau69]

Source: The Washington Post

A growing group of Democratic lawmakers will boycott President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration Friday as a protest of Trump’s worldview and his criticism of civil rights icon John Lewis, congressman of Georgia.

There are now more than 30 House Democrats — 35, at last count — who have declared that they will not attend the inauguration on Capitol Hill this week. The number rose sharply after Trump tweeted Saturday that Lewis is “all talk, talk, talk” and should “finally focus on the burning and crime infested inner-cities.”


Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/01/16/more-than-30-democratic-lawmakers-now-skipping-trumps-inauguration/?utm_term=.c0db4c781ea2

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Alphabetical list included in article.

[TeamPooka]

1. I am calling my Rep. Brad Sherman in CA tomorrow to ask that he skips it. Brad reps us here in

Hollywood and the Valley and since Trump has targeted Hollywood and the media Brad should not normalize or honor the man.
to do so is a slap in the face of his constituents.

[mountain grammy]

2. Right after Rep Mark Pocan

should have been my Rep Jared Polis. I will be sure to call and ask him if he, a married gay man with a child, will attend the inauguration of a hater.

[alfredo]

3. Rep Yarmuth D-3 Ky

https://www.facebook.com/RepJohnYarmuth/posts/10155871523416164?hc_location=ufi

As the transition of power is a hallmark that must be honored, this is not a decision I make lightly. It’s not my intent to protest the election results or to make a statement about policy. I will not be attending the inauguration because I believe the office of the President deserves our respect, and that respect must begin with the President-elect himself.
For the last ten weeks, President-elect Trump has continually denigrated the office of the President by using his bully pulpit for insult and ridicule. Since he made his ignorant comments about Congressman John Lewis this weekend, I have heard dismay from hundreds of constituents. Thousands more have contacted me over the past months regarding his shameful remarks about women, the disabled, immigrants, and countless others — as well as his continued praise of a hostile foreign leader.
This is not normal. It is an embarrassment to our country and to the office of the presidency, and we must send the message that this behavior is not acceptable from the leader of our nation. Not attending the Inauguration is one way for me to do that.


My representative is Andy Barr R-6 Ky He will be there scattering rose petals on the ground in front of Trump as he enters the stage.

[Ruby the Liberal]

4. Wow - thats a strong statement.

[alfredo]

7. He's a good man.

[Bayard]

10. Many negative posts on his Facebook page

I just posted that he was a patriot, and as a voting Kentuckian, I applaud his courage.

Wish my rep here had some balls.

[Retrograde]

5. I contacted mine this past weekend

asking her not to attend. So far no statement - she mimics everything Pelosi does anyway.

[flamingdem]

6. They had a briefing

and know more than we do to top it off

[Abouttime]

8. I hope every Democrat skips it

And I hope they all take a vow to not work in any way with tRump, he is illegitimate.

[mobeau69]

9. Forty-Two skipping as of this morning!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/01/16/more-than-30-democratic-lawmakers-now-skipping-trumps-inauguration/?utm_term=.6893451b6bb9

[BlueWI]

11. Good news, and still not enough.

I just wrote my Democratic Rep Ron Kind to ask him to speak out publicly about the John Lewis incident. I am going to write him again to request that he not attend the inauguration. Fight now, fight later - a fight is on our hands. No reason not to get started.

[herding cats]

12. I saw it's up to 47 now.

No link, I saw it on CNN at the salon.

[tblue37]

18. More than 50. See my list below (Post #17). nt

[kenfrequed]

13. I applaud them

However I will be more fixated on what they do as members of congress. If they do this as just a PR stunt and decide to vote with the republicans on social security, medicare, tax cuts for the rich, and gutting human services then I don't care what kind of photo ops they do now.

[malachi]

14. Philly's entire congressional delegation is skipping the inauguration and we're the only big city

Nice!

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/presidential/Phillys-entire-congressional-delegation-is-skipping-the-inauguration----and-were-the-only-city-in-the-country-to-do-so.html

[CTyankee]

15. I hope my congresswomman, Rosa deLauro, is skipping it...she should...she represents a very

blue district right here in the People's republic of New Haven...

[MadDAsHell]

16. I have a feeling this will be the new normal at inaugurations going forward. nt

[tblue37]

17. More than 50 now:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-inauguration-boycott_us_5877ce0ee4b0c42cb1758e0c

More Than 50 Democratic Lawmakers Are Boycotting Donald Trump’s Inauguration

Here’s the list of House Democrats planning to skip the inauguration in protest or, in a handful of cases, for vague reasons. So far, no senators have said they plan to boycott it.

Rep. Alma Adams (D-N.C.)
Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.)
Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.)
Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.)
Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-Pa.)
Rep. Bob Brady (D-Pa.)
Rep. Anthony Brown (D-Md.)
Rep. G.K. Butterfield (D-N.C.)
Rep. Tony Cárdenas (D-Calif.)
Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas)
Rep. Judy Chu (D-Calif.)
Rep. Katherine Clark (D-Mass.)
Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-N.Y.)
Rep. Lacy Clay (D-Mo.)
Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.)
Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.)
Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.)*
Rep. Mark DeSaulnier (D-Calif.)
Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas)
Rep. Mike Doyle (D-Pa.)
Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.)
Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-N.Y.)
Rep. Dwight Evans (D-Pa.)
Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-Ohio)
Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.)
Rep. Al Green (D-Texas)
Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.)
Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.)
Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-Fla.)
Rep. Jared Huffman (D-Calif.)
Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.)
Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.)
Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.)
Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.)
Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-Ill.)*
Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.)
Rep. Jerry McNerney (D-Calif.)
Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.)
Rep. Grace Napolitano (D-Calif.)
Rep. Donald Payne, Jr. (D-N.J.)
Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine)
Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wis.)
Rep. Mike Quigley (D-Ill.)*
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.)
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-Calif.)
Rep. Raul Ruiz (D-Calif.)
Rep. Kurt Schrader (D-Ore.)
Rep. Jose Serrano (D-N.Y.)
Rep. Carol Shea-Porter (D-N.H.)
Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-N.Y.)
Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.)*
Rep. Darren Soto (D-Fla.)
Rep. Mark Takano (D-Calif.)
Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.)
Rep. Juan Vargas (D-Calif.)
Rep. Nydia Velazquez (D-N.Y.)
Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.)
Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-N.J.)
Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.)
Rep. John Yarmuth (D-Ky.)

*These lawmakers aren’t going to the inauguration, but say it’s not in protest.

[mobeau69]

19. They'll just be listing those that plan to attend if the trend keeps up.