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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCongressman Cummings: "We've got to guard this moment...this is our watch."
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Elijah E. Cummings ✔ @RepCummings
I'm begging the American people to pay attention to what is going on. Because if you want to have a democracy intact for your children, and your children's children, and generations yet unborn we've got to guard this moment this is our watch.
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Congressman Cummings: "We've got to guard this moment...this is our watch." (Original Post)
Dennis Donovan
Oct 2019
OP
We're at war to save our nation, and we've lost one of our greatest Generals. I hope some one
dem4decades
Oct 2019
#4
CentralMass
(15,265 posts)1. What a loss.
MontanaMama
(23,307 posts)2. We lost a giant.
This is a tough one.
Mc Mike
(9,114 posts)3. Good and great man.
dem4decades
(11,282 posts)4. We're at war to save our nation, and we've lost one of our greatest Generals. I hope some one
steps up and carries his banner. For him, for us, for the nation.
BeyondGeography
(39,369 posts)5. The power of passion and purpose
He was truly inspirational.
Kitchari
(2,166 posts)6. K&R. n/t
Tanuki
(14,918 posts)7. "When we're dancing with the angels.....
"When were dancing with the angels, the question well be asked: In 2019, what did we do to make sure we kept our democracy intact? Did we stand on the sidelines and say nothing?
-Rep. Cummings, during the Michael Cohen hearings in February.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna1067981
Dance joyously with the angels, Brother Elijah!
LiberalLoner
(9,761 posts)8. Terrible loss for our nation
But a gain for heaven.
CaptainTruth
(6,588 posts)9. RIP...
bdamomma
(63,837 posts)10. some remarkable
and thought provoking comments Representative Cummings has said to all of us let's remember what he said.