After Chesa Boudin’s recall in San Francisco, we have been on high alert for our other District Attorneys who could be targeted next by billionaires, Republicans, or even moderate Democrats — anyone who wants our DAs and their bold work for justice and accountability out of office.
A recall campaign began against DA George Gascón in Los Angeles — and this week they FAILED. MISERABLY.
Hundreds of thousands of signatures they gathered in their effort were invalid or just plain phony. The recall won’t be on the ballot.
Now we need this rejection to get the national attention it deserves because this proves that Chesa’s recall was not the end of our movement. Far from it!!!
But here’s the thing: these recall efforts aren’t going to stop anytime soon. Conservative billionaires were emboldened by Chesa’s recall, because they realized that it’s possible to build these campaigns using an unlimited amount of resources.
So PLEASE, can you fund our fight to defend our DAs? We are seeing attacks against our bold leaders in Philadelphia, Virginia, New York, and other cities and need to be ready at the drop of a hat to jump into action to defend the work they are doing, and their entire office if opponents go on the offensive.
In a statement, DA Gascón said he was grateful “to move forward from this attempted political power grab — rest assured L.A. County, the work hasn’t stopped. My primary focus has been & will always be keeping us safe & creating a more equitable justice system for all.”
This is what makes me the most angry. Progressive-minded DAs’, like George, ONLY goals are to transform a system that has been unjust for as long as I can remember.
And these recall efforts take away time and focus away from the REAL work his office is doing. They are just a way to slow down the incredible progress we are making.
What happened in LA is proof that the people refused to give in to their lies. Because of that, they weren’t able to build the kind of propaganda machine seen in San Francisco.
This gives me SO much hope that if we have the resources, we can continue fighting against these opponents waiting in the wings to recall or vote out our DAs who are doing SO much work towards justice and accountability.
But to do that, we need your help. There will be more recalls, impeachment attempts, suspensions, and more against our DAs and we need to be ready to defend them at a moment’s notice. That means having resources already available and prepped.
I’m begging you. I can’t bear to see what happened in San Francisco happen again — and Los Angeles proves we don’t have to. Make a donation so we can continue to defend our DAs against these kinds of attacks.
Love and appreciate you,
Shaun
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