In rhetoric and in policy, Donald Trump continues to coddle white supremacists. What's more, Trump continues to surround himself with white nationalists, appointing Steve Bannon, Sebastian Gorka, and Stephen Miller to serve alongside him in the White House. It’s just not enough for our Republican colleagues to issue statements against violence in Charlottesville. They must act against the rise of domestic terrorism and white nationalism -- especially when the man in the White House refuses to do so. Sign on to the petition urging Congress to censure Trump for refusing to denounce domestic terrorism and surrounding himself with white supremacists in the White House.

A militia of Nazis armed with automatic weapons and shields marched through the street of Charlottesville chanting hate and threats. A woman was murdered, many wounded intentionally, and two police died as a result of the Nazi march. As senator McCain said, the USA fought a war against Nazis. Nazis marching armed in American streets are traitors and enemies of the USA. The Nazis who marched, their allies who marched with them, and other self identified Nazis who did not march should be identified and prosecuted for all crimes against the USA, including if applicable, treason, and any complicity in the deaths and injuries which arose out of the March.

Wade Hampton III was one of South Carolina's largest slaveholders of his time, a traitor to the USA who served as a lieutenant general for the confederacy, and a staunch supporter of the Red Shirts (a 19th Century paramilitary group that used violence and terrorism as a part of the South Carolina Jim Crow culture of the day). Continuing to honor this post-Civil War white supremacist is racist and cannot be tolerated. Some suggestions for action might be to change the name of Wade Hampton High School to Reverend Joseph Armstrong DeLaine High School and to change the name of Wade Hampton Boulevard to Robert Smalls Boulevard.

As President Trump was being criticized in the United States for blaming violence in Charlottesville on "both sides," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu drew flak for giving no response at all, the Washington Post reports. Even when Trump finally criticized white supremacists for inciting violence, it still took Netanyahu another day to speak up. [1] Jonathan Greenblatt, the head of the Anti Defamation League, was "astonished" when Trump said there were "fine people" among the far-right demonstrators and criticized the "alt-left" for inciting violence. But Netanyahu’s son Yair echoed similar concerns Wednesday to Trump about the left-wing demonstrators, the Post notes: "The thugs of Antifa and BLM who hate my country (and America too in my view) just as much are getting stronger and stronger and becoming super dominant in American universities and public life." Oren Hazan, a Knesset member from Netanyahu's Likud party, also said Trump was right to criticize both sides. [2] Urge Members of Congress to press Netanyahu to condemn Trump's equivocation on white supremacist violence by signing our petition. References: 1. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/08/16/israels-response-to-charlottesville-hasnt-been-as-clear-as-you-might-have-expected/ 2. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/08/16/israels-response-to-charlottesville-hasnt-been-as-clear-as-you-might-have-expected/

Our city has a proud history that includes contributions from diverse populations. We no longer need to idolize those who fought to maintain a brutal and despicable injustice.

To help the world be rid of hate one step at a time.

I'm an American citizen with liberal values who has had enough of Trump. His response to Charlottesville crosses every line of human decency. Republican leaders need to step up, speak up, and stop the insanity.

Donald Trump has surrounded himself with advisers who have deep ties to racist and ultra-nationalist groups. We cannot let their vision be the beating heart of our nation’s decision making and continue promoting hateful and dangerous policies that run counter to our values, weaken our security, and risk fueling extremism and conflict both at home and abroad. It is time to get hate out of the White House. Congress must demand the White House immediately fire all members of the President's top circle who are closely tied to the white nationalist neo-Nazi movement responsible for the terror in Charlottesville -- including Stephen Bannon, Sebastian Gorka, and Stephen Miller.

Our state should not be represented by a statue of a hero of the Confederacy. We need to stand for the future and reject symbols of rebels who sought to destroy the union and maintain slavery.

With his response to the recent events in Charlottesville, Corey A. Stewart has made clear that he is a Nazi sympathizer. There is no place for this in Prince William County. The population he serves is 55% non-white minorities. His continued presence and 'service' is a daily threat to their well being and safety.

Each state must proclaim the positive value of inclusion and diversity. There must be no place in America for white supremacy and neo-Nazism. Show President Trump that America will not devolve to what we fought against in WWII!

This petition is urgent! We are in a state of emergency! White Supremacists are murdering and harming people of color, threatening people, creating socio-economic hegemonies, and endangering everyone in the country by escalating racial tensions and grotesquely misappropriating American values.