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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums"This is bigger than Trump. This is about the soul of our Democracy"
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Simply devastated by news of the passing of @RepCummings -- a figure of enormous political and moral dignity and gravity. It's been a couple years since the last time we talked on camera. When it aired, this scene moved people hugely. Watching it now brings me to tears.
This is such a profound loss. He deserved to live long enough to see that stain wiped clean from the White House. RIP, sir, and thank you.
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"This is bigger than Trump. This is about the soul of our Democracy" (Original Post)
catbyte
Oct 2019
OP
The wilderness just became a lot darker today...and the road ahead more daunting.
Moostache
Oct 2019
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LakeArenal
(28,729 posts)1. Wow. A real American. True BLUE!!!
Mike 03
(16,616 posts)2. "It makes me want to work night and day for the rest of my life."
And he did.
Moostache
(9,895 posts)3. The wilderness just became a lot darker today...and the road ahead more daunting.
A great man has left this world, and his void is going to be felt for a long time to come; but in our loss, there is an exemplary example of how to work to make it better eventually, how to strive for the best outcomes while stuck in a world of seemingly all bad choices.
I never was privileged enough to meet Elijah Cummings, but I have seen his example from afar and that alone was a gift.
Rest In Peace, Representative Cummings. Your journey was a light in the darkness for others to now draw strength from and renew the fight for justice.
Zoonart
(11,750 posts)5. Beautifully said.
Thank you.
peacebuzzard
(5,124 posts)7. Yes, a terrible loss,
so sad to lose him...truly devastating.
dem4decades
(11,244 posts)4. "As I walk towards the evening of my life" God damn. I have tears.
spanone
(135,636 posts)6. K&R...
brush
(53,475 posts)8. RIP, Representative Cummings. What a loss.