Please see two answers below.
Dear friends and colleagues,
Here’s the deal: we are going to keep going.
We are going to continue to be kind and inclusive. We’re going to keep making sure our children know they are loved and valued and that growing up in a safe, secure and nurturing society is their birthright. We’re going to show up, with the strength and courage to believe in the United States as a nation that lifts up freedom, equity and justice for all. We’re going to keep making sure our Muslim, Latino, Black and LGBTQ brothers, sisters and children know they are safe. We’re going to wake up each day and handle business.
Grieve because you must.
But please do not fall into the abyss of fear that has generated such a dark socio-political stage. Please.
What we have now is our courage and our faith in all who are traveling this rough road with us.
When the dark seems to subsume everything,
those of us who still can, must exaggerate Light.
Every minute of every day we have to chose between fear and love.
Choose love. Breathe love. Be love.
There are a lot of us in this together.
Find your way toward what feels valuable and good
and take your refuge and your stand there.
We’ve got this.
With love, light and faith in the greater good,
Rachel Poulain
Director of Public Engagement
& Mother to one absolutely delightful 3 1/2 year old
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ACLU Statement on Donald Trump’s Election
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 9, 2016
CONTACT: Steve Smith, 212-519-7811, ssmith@aclu.org
NEW YORK — In response to Donald Trump’s election as president of the United States, ACLU executive director Anthony D. Romero had the following statement:
“For nearly 100 years, the American Civil Liberties Union has been the nation’s premier defender of freedom and justice for all, no matter who is president. Our role is no different today.”
“President-elect Trump, as you assume the nation’s highest office, we urge you to reconsider and change course on certain campaign promises you have made. These include your plan to amass a deportation force to remove 11 million undocumented immigrants; ban the entry of Muslims into our country and aggressively surveil them; punish women for accessing abortion; reauthorize waterboarding and other forms of torture; and change our nation’s libel laws and restrict freedom of expression.”
“These proposals are not simply un-American and wrong-headed, they are unlawful and unconstitutional. They violate the First, Fourth, Fifth, Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments. If you do not reverse course and instead endeavor to make these campaign promises a reality, you will have to contend with the full firepower of the ACLU at every step. Our staff of litigators and activists in every state, thousands of volunteers and millions of card-carrying supporters are ready to fight against any encroachment on our cherished freedoms and rights.”
“One thing is certain: we will be eternally vigilant every single day of your presidency and when you leave the Oval Office, we will do the same with your successor.”
The ACLU released its analysis of candidate Trump’s policy proposals in July, which can be found at: https://medium.com/acluelection2016/donald-trump-a-one-man-constitutional-crisis-9f7345e9d376#.yx3u5rjpi