270 Reasons: Because There Are No Rights, No Freedoms That Some Extremists Won’t Try to Take From Us
Our friends at 270 Reasons are gathering a polyphonic orchestra of brilliant writers, teachers, doctors, filmmakers, artists, and citizens of all kinds to weigh in about their plans to vote this November. These opinion essays run the gamut from advocacy for basic human rights to acutely personal mini-manifestoes. Read the rest over at 270 Reasons.
Because There Are No Rights, No Freedoms
That Some Extremists Won’t Try to Take From Us
When Kamala Harris says we must “turn the page,” women know this is far more than a slogan. It’s an imperative that every woman recognizes.
We know that Vice President Harris is right to say we’re not going back to the political landscape Donald Trump has dominated for the last decade. We’re done with that. And we’re not just turning the page, we’re writing a new chapter—switching to a whole different book.
Kamala Harris understands what it means to be denied representation, agency, and bodily autonomy. She has faced disrespect and discrimination from the moment she’s walked into a room—as have so many of us.
Kamala Harris knows, as we know, that there are no rights, no freedoms, that some extremists won’t try to take from us. When Kamala Harris talks about issues, she’s connecting her own lived experiences to what we’re experiencing ourselves. Watching her speak at rallies these past few weeks has been a revelation—how wonderful to see such an impassioned, forceful defense of our core values and priorities for the future.
I’m excited to support Kamala Harris and candidates for the US House and Senate who will give her the effective majority she needs. I know this election will depend on turnout—and that’s why I’m working to help women break turnout records in every state.
Christian F. Nunes is the president of the National Organization for Women.
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