The Blue Club strongly condemns Derek Chauvin’s murder of George Floyd. Police brutality is completely unacceptable, and we urge Congress and the President to address this crisis — one that is killing Americans. Chauvin and the officers who chose to ignore Floyd begging for air need to be brought to justice. While we agree with the cause for outrage and …
Category: Statements
Putin — Statement
Earlier today, Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin announced that he would push through reforms that would shift some of the powers of the presidency to the Russian parliament and the prime minister. Putin intends to let parliament choose candidates for prime minister and the cabinet as well as setting a two-term limit for the presidency. This reform would severely weaken …
Steve King – Statement
Representative Steve King’s (R, IA-4) comments about rape and incest helping to sustain the human race are repugnant, misogynistic, and far below the standard for what we should expect to hear from a member of Congress. His attempt to rationalize strict abortion bans by demanding rape & incest victims is repugnant. King has a long history of racist and nonsensical …
President Trump’s Racist Twitter Scandal – Statement
President Trump’s recent Twitter attack on four freshman congresswoman is abhorrent. The Blue Club condemns President Trump’s actions and calls for him to retract his statement, delete the tweets, and apologize to the Congresswomen involved. It is especially imperative that Ilhan Omar, the Congresswoman for Minnesota’s 5th District, is served due apologies. President Trump’s refusal to quell the spread of …
Abortion – Statement
Issued by Daniel Ferguson, Director of Communications, 5/19/2019 The Blue Club’s Statement on new Abortion Laws in Alabama, Ohio, and Georgia. The abortion laws being passed by Republican-held State Legislatures across the nation, particularly in Alabama, Ohio, and Georgia are both represenhensible and unconstitutional. They are simply illogical and taking our nation a step away from progressivism and equal rights. …
Julian Assange – Statement
Issued by Daniel Ferguson, Director of Communications, 4/24/2019 The Blue Club strongly disapproves of the UK Government’s decision to extradite Wikileaks founder Julian P. Assange to the United States on charges of conspiracy to commit computer intrusion rather than release him into the custody of the Kingdom of Sweden, where Mr. Assange is likely to be charged with the much …