I May Go To Prison For A Year Because I Mocked Jeff Sessions

I May Go To Prison For A Year Because I Mocked Jeff Sessions

May 6, 2017 11:10 am Reprinted with permission from Alternet . On May 1st, I stood on trial for having "greeted" Jeff Sessions in Congress before the start of his confirmation hearing in January. I was convicted along with my fellow activists, Lenny Bianchi and Desiree Fairooz. We each face up to $2,000 in fines,12 months in prison, or both. The sentencing will take place on June 21st. On the day of the confirmation hearing, my colleague, Lenny, and I were dressed up as Ku Klux Klan members, with our white hoods and robes designed to highlight Sessions' racist history. My performance at the hearing was a parody, but the real joke has become the U.S. Justice Department. To say that I was appalled that Jeff Sessions was about to become the highest legal authority in our country is an understatement. As an American who loves the constitution and the rule of law, I felt compelled to protest the nomination of Senator Jeff Sessions,

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