The Sunrise Movement is “building an army of young people to stop climate change and create millions of good jobs in the process.” They say that “The political establishment is scrambling to keep up with thousands of people across the country who are eager to take action and bring the promise of the Green New Deal into reality.” And (via Twitchy)
The fight for a #GreenNewDeal won't be won in closed door meetings in Washington, DC—it'll be won when millions of us mobilize across America to demand the future we deserve ????#Road2GND tour kicks off in just over a week– get your tickets now at https://t.co/3qx6b4Cd3m! pic.twitter.com/fFkhGnc8t0
— Sunrise Movement ???? (@sunrisemvmt) April 10, 2019
You really have to watch the video in the tweet. It is hilarious.
The #GreenNewDeal guarantees a good job, clean air and water for all. We will ensure a just transition for fossil fuel industry workers. Instead of building pipes to pump oil, we can build pipes to provide clean water for Flint and the 63 million other Americans who lack it.
— Sunrise Movement ???? (@sunrisemvmt) April 11, 2019
On their webpage we learn “Sunrise joined Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Senator Markey to launch the Green New Deal resolution with 64 co-sponsors (watch video here). There are now 103 congresspeople and counting co-sponsoring the resolution.) Which is all very interesting. Sunrise is going to demonstrate in a whole 8 cities with 100 townhalls, yet, um, if memory serves the Senate voted on the resolution as submitted by co-author Ed Markey and it was shot down 0-57, with 43 Democrats voting “present”, refusing to debate and vote on the record.
Further, the House, which is run be Democrats, is refusing to vote on the resolution, and there are zero reports of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez demanding a vote on it, nor does she say anything on her Twitter page about demanding a vote.
Oh, and how will they be traveling around?
I wonder which means of transportation the Sunrise Movement will use to travel to all these cities ???? pic.twitter.com/2WSpZns3Jk
— Kirk Wilcox (@KirkWilcox) April 10, 2019
