There is but one single purpose here - and that is:
TO HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE
Conservative leaders, both in the U.S. Senate and elsewhere, have a responsibility. That is to lead, to govern, and to be honest in doing so. That is what we should expect and we deserve no less.
At the time of this writing, the Worldometer coronavirus [1] website indicates 269,902 Americans have died of pandemic. This is a national disaster. Ask any medical professional who is currently engaged in the process of attempting to stem this tide of abject human misery, suffering, and death.
This is a DISASTER.
Conservative leaders throughout government service have steadfastly denied that any disaster is taking place, even though they do not dispute the fact of pandemic, nor do they dispute the numbers of body bags that pile up in parking lots outside medical facilities all across this land.
Their actions have consequences. With their own words they have disputed the science and impugned the scientists. With their behavior they have shunned even the very least of the measures that are necessary and required if we are to stem the rate of infection -
WEAR A MASK
They have with their lack of legislation undermined public safety. Public safety is their number one obligation.
I am not alone in insisting that conservatives throughout government service are undermining public safety. Robert Reich has a very good YouTube video whose title is entirely unambiguous on this point:
Mitch McConnell’s Do Nothing Republicans Are Killing You by Robert Reich[2]
Republicans are Killing you. Literally.
Involuntary Manslaughter is defined under 18 U.S. Code §1112 as acting in a lawful manner without due caution, and so causing death. There can be no question, conservative republican law makers have lawfully shunned the use of masks, impugned the science, and refused to act legislatively.
Their actions have had clear and indisputable consequence - over 269,000 Americans are now dead. More are dying every day. By Christmas we will in all probability witness the deaths of over 5,000 each day. [3] Even more incomprehensible are the reports of those dying of Covid-19 and yet insisting, even as they die, that covid is somehow a hoax.
The actions of these law makers have consequences. This is mass murder. We must hold them accountable.
And so to the purpose of this GoFundMe. Advertising in the New York Times is an expensive proposition. I intend a full page ad, with spiffy graphics and the argument to convict. I plan to mock them with their own behavior in a relentless and merciless fashion and to provide proofs to when and where that behavior took place. I hope to generate enough funds to run this ad campaign for however long it takes for us to arrive at something, anything, that begins to approach what we might consider equitable under the circumstances. Given the numbers of dead I have no idea — no idea what equitable might look like.
The success of this campaign depends on you.
Hold Them Accountable advertising campaign
Click the link. Read for yourself the first installment of this proposed ad campaign. If you are of a mind to do so, contribute, share with as many others as you can, and by all means, let me know what you think.
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[1] Worldometer United States Coronavirus Cases
< https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us >
[2] Mitch McConnell’s Do Nothing Republicans Are Killing You by Robert Reich
< https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUpTqFlrwwY >
[3] COVID-19 Forecasts: Deaths | Updated Nov. 25, 2020 | CDC
< https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/covid-data/forecasting-us.html >