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To: DC MAYOR MURIEL BOWSER

DC RESIDENTS IN OPPOSITION TO MILITARIZATION OF CITY

This campaign has ended.

We want Mayor Bowser to tell U.S. Attorney General William Barr and President Donald Trump that the residents of the District of Columbia oppose the militarization of their city. We want her to express to them that the use of military force to quell free speech and demonstrations within the District of Columbia endangers our constitutional rights, our physical well being, and our mental health.

Why is this important?

We, the petitioning residents of the District of Columbia, don't want our city militarized, as we are now witnessing in response to protests to the murder of George Floyd. We who live in Washington, DC, take seriously our rights to free speech, free movement, and equal justice for all.

How it will be delivered

I will deliver the petition with 1,029 signatures to Mayor Bowser and her top aides today, June 9, by email. Thanks to all who signed!

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2020-06-08 12:22:02 -0400

On June 9 at noon delivered the petition by email. Here are excerpts from the brief cover letter.
Dear Madame Mayor: Attached are the names of 1,031 DC residents who oppose the federal militarization of our city, which we have witnessed in response to protests against the killing of George Floyd. ... This petition asks you to express our opposition to the militarization of DC to Attorney General Barr and President Trump. Our request has been overtaken by your clear statements denouncing the presence of federal military and law-enforcement troops. But I hope you will use this petition to strengthen the argument, if you need it. ...

2020-06-07 16:58:05 -0400

1,000 signatures reached

2020-06-05 14:29:35 -0400

Friends: Mayor Muriel Bowser has asked President Trump to remove from our great city the extra military and law-enforcement troops who were sent here to quell demonstrations against the murder of George Floyd. I'm proud of her actions. DC residents still need to speak out to protect our rights and the rights of protestors who come to our city. Here's a Channel 9 story about the mayor's actions so far.
https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/dc/bowser-asks-trump-to-remove-military-unmarked-officers-from-dc/65-bbeb0f9c-fa21-4511-b394-4b4b255ccdc3

2020-06-05 13:35:08 -0400

500 signatures reached

2020-06-04 19:36:11 -0400

100 signatures reached

2020-06-04 17:28:07 -0400

50 signatures reached

2020-06-04 16:35:11 -0400

25 signatures reached

2020-06-04 16:01:59 -0400

10 signatures reached