Dirty Baker's Dozen
Dirty Baker's Dozen - those Senators refusing to go on the record against lynching, by State
Yesterday Senator Hatch (R-UT) finally signed onto Senate Resolution 39 - the anti-lynching resolution discussed first here and then here.
The title of the resolution reads, A resolution apologizing to the victims of lynching and the descendants of those victims for the failure of the Senate to enact anti-lynching legislation. The resolution passed on a voice vote on Monday night, with six Senators in the chamber. Because there was no roll-call vote for Senators to record their position on this resolution, the only way we know how a Senator sits is by who cosponsors the resolution.
Currently, there are now thirteen Senators who have not cosponsored this resolution, and tacitly support lynching. Until they cosponsor the resolution, they are on the record as pro-lynching. This is a no-brainer - Senators can cosponsor resolutions after they pass. It has been a week - what have the Dirty Baker's Dozen been waiting for?
The Dirty Baker's Dozen are as follows:
- Alexander (R-TN)
- Bennett (R-UT)
- Cochran (R-MS)
- Cornyn (R-TX)
- Enzi (R-WY)
- Gregg (R-NH)
- Hutchison (R-TX)
- Kyl (R-AZ)
- Lott (R-MS)
- Shelby (R-AL)
- Smith (R-OR)
- Sununu (R-NH)
- Thomas (R-WY)
Look at the list and the map above, if your Senator is shown, please give them a call.
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