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riversedge

(69,721 posts)
Sun Jun 19, 2016, 09:37 AM Jun 2016

“An open letter on Charleston by Hillary" ~ On the 1 Year Anniversary of a Tragedy

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I do believe open letters can be posted in their entirety. If I am incorrect on this let me know. Thanks












Sunday, June 19, 2016


b]! “An open letter on Charleston by Hillary" ~ On the 1 Year Anniversary of a Tragedy


http://networkforhillary.blogspot.com/2016/06/network-for-hillary-open-letter-on.html?spref=tw


Rev. Betty Deas Clark, pastor of the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston


“Hillary Clinton: An open letter on Charleston
By Hillary Clinton

Friends –

One year ago today, our nation lost nine precious lives. They were mothers and fathers, students and coaches, pastors and choir members. They were men and women of faith, each filled with passion and love, and with so much left to give. For many, time has done little to dull the pain of their loss. I still remember my grief and confusion when I heard the news. But their deaths have not been in vain.


"Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things," Scripture teaches us. "Love never fails."

On that evening in the "Mother Emanuel" AME Church, Clementa, Cynthia, Susie, Ethel, DePayne, Tywanza, Daniel, Sharonda and Myra lived out the lessons of their faith, like always -- welcoming a stranger for prayer and fellowship, offering love without a second thought.

Their spirit of love remained long after they were gone. In court, one by one, grieving parents and siblings looked at the young man who had taken so much from them and said, "I forgive you." And the entire Charleston community -- black and white, Christian, Muslim and Jewish, and so many others -- came together to stand up to hate and bigotry, providing love to one another instead.

Filled with that love, we have made progress. The Confederate flag that flew on the South Carolina State House grounds has been removed. Young people have called out for much-needed reforms to our criminal justice system. Mothers who lost their children to gun violence are channeling their grief into action and turning their mourning into a movement for common-sense gun reform.

But we have much more to do.

Another mass shooting, in Orlando, broke our hearts earlier this week. … On that terrible evening and every day since, Americans across the country have joined our hearts with the people of Charleston and South Carolina. Millions of Americans are still walking with them -- in grief, solidarity and determination.

In the spirit of the Charleston Nine, let's bridge our divides, fight for change and remember that love never fails.

With solidarity and warm regards, I am
Sincerely yours,

Hillary Rodham Clinton"

You can read the original letter here












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“An open letter on Charleston by Hillary" ~ On the 1 Year Anniversary of a Tragedy (Original Post) riversedge Jun 2016 OP
We've done almost nothing... Agschmid Jun 2016 #1
What do you want done? Duckhunter935 Jun 2016 #3
Nothing that we will agree on. Agschmid Jun 2016 #4
So I guess UBC Duckhunter935 Jun 2016 #10
Suing gun manufacturers into the ground would be a good start. nt msanthrope Jun 2016 #5
Yup. Agschmid Jun 2016 #6
Let juries decide if corporations should pay the price of their marketing.....like cigarettes. nt msanthrope Jun 2016 #7
The old saying Hit them where it hurts--the pocketbook--rings true! riversedge Jun 2016 #8
Right. If we can break up the big banks Hortensis Jun 2016 #19
They only can sell to federally licensed dealers Duckhunter935 Jun 2016 #11
tobacco companies could only sell their completely legal product msanthrope Jun 2016 #12
Tobacco companies also lied Duckhunter935 Jun 2016 #13
You think gun manufacturers dont? nt msanthrope Jun 2016 #15
What are they lying about? Duckhunter935 Jun 2016 #16
You didn't answer my question. Do you think they do not lie? nt msanthrope Jun 2016 #18
Lovely! mcar Jun 2016 #2
Very powerful, compassionate and compelling. K & R. Thanks for posting. Surya Gayatri Jun 2016 #9
Thank you. K and R oasis Jun 2016 #14
K&R Lisa D Jun 2016 #17
 

Duckhunter935

(16,974 posts)
10. So I guess UBC
Sun Jun 19, 2016, 11:23 AM
Jun 2016

Magazine size limits, fully funding law enforcement and enforcing current laws are out. OK

 

msanthrope

(37,549 posts)
7. Let juries decide if corporations should pay the price of their marketing.....like cigarettes. nt
Sun Jun 19, 2016, 10:10 AM
Jun 2016

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
19. Right. If we can break up the big banks
Sun Jun 19, 2016, 03:32 PM
Jun 2016

just by passing laws making breaking up more profitable (we can), we can certainly "fix" the parts of the problem contributed to by gun manufacturers the same way.

 

Duckhunter935

(16,974 posts)
11. They only can sell to federally licensed dealers
Sun Jun 19, 2016, 11:24 AM
Jun 2016

And any sale of a new weapon, the buyer has to pas a federal background check and any other state checks

 

msanthrope

(37,549 posts)
12. tobacco companies could only sell their completely legal product
Sun Jun 19, 2016, 11:52 AM
Jun 2016

According to rules and regulations, too. And yet the people of America decided to hold those corporations accountable for their marketing.

We should do the same for gun manufacturers.

 

Duckhunter935

(16,974 posts)
13. Tobacco companies also lied
Sun Jun 19, 2016, 12:03 PM
Jun 2016

About the dangerous health effecs of their products. Everybody knows wespons are designed to fire a projectile out the muzzle and they place warnings in every manual sold with a firearm.

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