After hearing the shocking news about President Biden’s decision to withdraw from the race for the presidency, I think, no, I know, I took it very hard and spent the better part of the afternoon in tears. Tears for my granddaughters, tears for all females, tears for those looking to start a new life in America, tears for those who have worked so hard to get the president re-elected, tears for our country.
Well, then I went for a mind-cleansing power walk.
And now I’m back! Because we’re not backing down!
Kamala Harris, our first female vice-president has been endorsed by President Biden. Now, with some hard work and an overwhelming majority of voters, she will be our first president! Kamala was born in California, graduated from Howard University and the University of California, Hastings College of the Law. She worked in the office of the Alameda County district attorney, became city attorney for San Francisco before being elected in 2003 as that city’s district attorney. She created a “Hate Crimes Unit,” zeroing in on hate crimes against LGBTQ children and teens in schools. In 2010 and again in 2014, Kamala was elected California’s attorney general. From 2017-2021, she served as the elected Senator from California and went on to become our first female vice-president.
During her time in the Senate, Kamala supported a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, supported the DREAM Act, laws aimed at gun control and reforming healthcare and taxation. As vice-president, her tie-breaking vote was crucial in passing the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 stimulus package, since not one Republican in the Senate voted for it. In May 2021, she became the first female commencement speaker at the United States Naval Academy and two years later became the first woman to give a commencement address for West Point.
"I am honored to have the president's endorsement and my intention is to earn and win this nomination. Over the past year, I have traveled across the country, talking with Americans about the clear choice in this momentous election. And that is what I will continue to do in the days and weeks ahead. I will do everything in my power to unite the Democratic Party — and unite our nation — to defeat Donald Trump and his extreme Project 2025 agenda."
Let’s all join Kamala Harris in defeating Trump and Project 2025 in November.
“Well, I (we) won't back down
No I (we) won't back down
You could stand me (us) up at the gates of Hell
But I (we) won't back down
No I'll (we’ll) stand my (our) ground
Won't be turned around
And I'll (we’ll)keep this world from draggin' me (us) down
Gonna stand my (our) ground
And I (we) won't back down”
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers