Due process

The right to due process... the knowledge to know what you are charged with and the right to a fair trial is a cornerstone of our freedom. It was one of the causes of the American revolution because Britain was not granting due process to colonists. Yet we now find ourselves in a place where due process has ceased to exist. Innocent people have been taken by force by unidentified men, then shipped out of the country to concentration camps. The Supreme Court has unanimously declared that at least one of these men must be returned to US soil, but what does Felon47, who imagines himself a dictator do? Ignored the courts verdict and instead tells the so-called president of El Salvador to build more concentration camps because more will be arriving, including homegrown citizens. If that doesn't chill your blood, them I suspect you don't actually have a heart. At this point neither your citizenship nor your color will protect you. A line has been crossed. 

You cannot look away from this. Ordinary citizens in 1930's Germany looked away. You cannot pretend to not know what is happening because eventually someone you love will be taken. It does feel hopeless, I know. But to succumb to hopelessness is to let evil win. Action is required to combat hopelessness, even if those actions seem small. If everyone keeps doing small actions together it can make a difference. What shall actions?

  • Continue to put pressure on elected officials to take action
  • Participate in protests 
  • Do not let friends and neighbors off the hook in conversations but insist they look full in the face the evil that is running rampant in our country
  • And you can use the power of the boycott. I know it seems as though the list of companies not to support continues to grow, but that does show how complacent we have become. Stuff is not important, but how people are treated is. This is going to be a painful process and we will all be doing without many things eventually, but at least this way, it might make a difference. In terms of boycotting products produced in El Salvador, I'm sharing something that I shared on FB earlier in the day. Don't buy things produced in El Salvador and write to the CEO's to tell them why.
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Something to consider.
BOYCOTTS WORK

 
Utilize the power of consumer activism and its influence on societal change. Boycotting transcends simple consumer choice, becoming an essential tool for individuals to hold corporations and institutions accountable while promoting civic responsibility.
The following companies purchase products or materials from El Salvador. Boycott these American companies, as they are now supporting the illegal deportations of legal immigrants to El Salvador if they continue to do business with them.
WRITE LETTERS! Explain why they are losing your business and that you are encouraging friends, families, and neighbors to join this Boycott. Be polite, clear, and brief. 

Walmart:
CEO Doug McMillon
702 Southwest 8th Street, Bentonville, AR 72716

Target:
CEO Brian Cornell. 
PO Box 9350
Minneapolis, MN 55440-9350

The Home Depot:
CEO Ted Decker
2455 Paces Ferry Road
Atlanta, GA 30339-1834. 

Lowe's:
CEO Marvin Ellison
Lowe's Companies, Inc., 
1000 Lowe's Blvd
Mooresville, NC 28115. 

Citibank:
CEO Jane Fraser
388 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10013-2362

Chevron:
CEO Michael Wirth
1400 Smith St
Houston, TX 77002

Hanesbrands:
CEO is Stephen B. Bratspies.
101 N Cherry St
Winston-Salem, NC 27101

Delta:
CEO is Ed Bastian
1030 Delta Boulevard
Atlanta, GA 30354

Fruit of the Loom:
Melissa Burgess-Taylor
One Fruit of The Loom Drive
Bowling Green, KY, 42103

Kimberly-Clark:
CEO Michael D. Hsu
Kimberly-Clark Corporation, 
P.O. Box 619100
Dallas, Texas 75261-9100. 
-Kimberly-Clark brands include Huggies, Kleenex, Scott, Cottonelle, Kotex, Depend, and Viva. They also own brands like Andrex, Pull-Ups, GoodNites, Poise, Intimus, Plenitud, Sweety, Softex, WypAll, and WypAll® CriticalClean™ Wipes. 

Microsoft:
CEO Satya Nadella
MSC 123/9999
Office of the Corporate Secretary, Microsoft Corporation
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052

United Airlines:
CEO Scott Kirby
233 S. Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60606

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