'Boeing should honor its promise and demonstrate commitment to their stated values by immediately and permanently withdrawing any funding to members of Congress who voted to overturn the 2020 election.'
Smoke billowing over the U.S. Capitol. Rioters marching through the halls, carrying the Confederate battle flag. A gallows, with a noose hanging from it, erected just steps from the Capitol. Police officers beaten and tased.
Unfortunately, this is the game that corporations play— they write big checks to politicians who control how much of our tax dollars they receive and how big their tax breaks are. These images from the Capitol riot on January 6th, 2021 will be forever seared into American history. But we must not forget that the events of this infamous day were only warning signs of a deep-rooted illness in our political system. Since then, the same members of Congress who incited armed right-wing militants to attack our Capitol have repeatedly tried to block any investigations into the events of January 6th—and their role in it.
Meanwhile, extremist politicians have kept up a drumbeat of daily lies and disinformation about the validity of the 2020 election to keep their supporters engaged and enraged, which has led to continued death threats and violence against election officials. And they're doing it with the support of one of Washington state's biggest companies—Boeing, which employs more than 50,000 workers here.announcing they were halting all political contributions to the"Sedition Caucus", the group of politicians who voted against the certification of a free and fair election.
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