System. Good morning, everyone. My name is winnie stack lburg, and im the executive Vice President of external affairs at the center for American Progress, and i want to thank each and every one of you for joining this very important event. Were here to discuss a fundamental issue, which strikes at the heart of our democratic values. If we truly believe that all americans deserve equal treatment in the eyes of the law, then we must ensure that our legal decisions are made by judges with backgrounds and perspectives that represent the experiences of all americans. Study after study has shown that Diverse Groups solve problems in a more thoughtful and innovative way and arrive at more efficient and effective decisions and solutions. So it comes as no surprise that diversity among our federal judges in terms of their race and ethnicity, their gender, their Sexual Orientation, their gender identity, their religious affiliation and their professional background helps produce a stronger just
Treatment in the eyes of the law then we must ensure that our legal decisions are made by thats with backgrounds represent the experiences of all americans. Study after study have shown that Diverse Groups solve problems in a more thoughtful and innovative way and arrive at more efficient and effective decisions and solutions. Surprise that diversity among our federal judges in terms of their race and ethnicity, their gender, their Sexual Orientation, their gender identity, or religious affiliation and a professional background else produce a stronger Justice System. It places greater power in the hands of People Better understand the struggles of communities that have suffered discrimination and whose voices have been pushed to the margins of our society for too long. It is Crystal Clear that our current judicial system fails to capture the breadth of the american experience. New report that i hope you all have copies of released just this morning by daniel roos, jake, and grace, find
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And where was the San Jose Police department . The Police Watched and did little else. Listen to these accounts of the violence against the Trump Supporters. I was walking out with our trump sign, he grabbed my sign and started following me, saying i was a racist you literally didnt say anything to provoke them . I was, like, yeah, trump, trump. It was my bad. Followed me, spit on me i got hit with a traffic cone, got hit with a bottle of water, got punched several times, got kicked in the ass once, literally kicked in the ass. And then somebody ran into the back of my knees, dislocated my right knee, and thats why im sitting down talking to you. Lou the man who shot the video of the men being sucker punched today told my colleague, stuart varney, that the San Jose Police did nothing to stop the violence, nothing to help those assaulted by the mob. When this man in the yellow shirt was coming out, there were several officers who did not intervene when the crowd started rushing at him,