Even after his departure from office, former President Donald Trump’s administration continued to make impeachment history.
But the second impeachment trial did not yield different results from the first. With 57 votes to convict Trump for “high crimes and misdemeanors,” including inciting insurrection at the Capitol on Jan. 6, it wasn’t enough to combat the 43 votes that deemed him not guilty, resulting in Trump’s second acquittal.
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has been vocal regarding the acquittal results, especially expressing her disdain for GOP Senate leader Mitch McConnell.
Among those who voted not guilty in the Senate chambers include McConnell, Senator Lindsey Graham, Senator Ted Cruz and both Florida senators, Rick Scott and Marco Rubio.
Parkland shooting anniversary sees launch of ‘Shame Cards’ for gun-violence instances
Three years after the gun violence attack at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School, parents who lost their children that day are still fighting to ensure that it doesn’t happen to anyone else.
Seventeen-year-old Joaquin Oliver was one of the 17 teens who were killed. His parents, Manuel Oliver and Patricia Oliver, have since been active participants in the movement for gun legislation reform.
They’ve participated in nationwide events on the issue each year, but are now taking a different approach, which will include a campaign using “Shame Cards.”
“We’re launching these shame cards, a unique collection of postcards designed to be sent to Congress and demand for gun law reform,” said Oliver.
The cards are a dark take on postcards – depicting the names of cities that have fallen victim to a deadly mass shooting and including the shootings as their descriptors. There are currently 53 different postcards on the website.
This new campaign comes as Florida’s House of Representatives prepares to debate on Thursday a decision to spend $4 million on background checks for gun purchases.
‘Out-Love-Hate’ foundation raising funds for Pulse shooting memorial
Latino singer Ricky Martin became the national spokesperson for the onePULSE foundation and had his first partnership with the foundation in its “Out-Love-Hate” campaign launch on Valentine’s Day.
The campaign is fundraising to establish a permanent memorial in remembrance of the victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando.
The campaign defines itself as “a challenge to us all to let love win.” Its website can be accessed in Spanish or English and suggests donations of $49 — one dollar for each person killed at the shooting.
If enough funds are gathered, the campaign also hopes to open a museum and launch educational programs that will “open minds” and “open eyes.”
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