'I know racism when I see it': House condemns Trump's racist tweets

On Tuesday, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to condemn the president of the United States for his racist tweets about four women of color who are sitting members of Congress. [View in browser]( [Image]( JULY 16, 2019 [Image]( On Tuesday, the U.S. House of Representatives [voted to condemn]( the president of the United States for his racist tweets about four women of color who are sitting members of Congress. The [resolution passed](, with only four Republicans joining Democrats in condemning President Trump. Civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis spoke on the House floor ahead of the vote in support of the resolution. These are his words. "I rise with a sense of righteous indignation to support this resolution. I know racism when I see it. I know racism when I feel it. And at the highest level of government, there is no room for racism. It sows the seeds of violence, and destroys the hopes and dreams of people. The world is watching. They are shocked and dismayed because it seems we have lost our way. As a nation, as a proud and great people. We are one Congress. And we are here to serve one House. The American house. The American people. Some of us have been victims of the pain and hurt of racism. In the 1950's and during the 1960's, segregationists told us to go back when we protested for our rights. They told ministers, priests, rabbis, and nuns to go back. They told the innocent little children seeking just an equal education to go back. As a nation, and as a people, we need to go forward and not backwards. With this vote, we stand with our sisters, three were born in America, one came here looking for a better life. With this vote, we meet our moral obligation to condemn hate, racism, and bigotry in every form. Thank you for the time. Do what is right, what is fair, and what is just." [Image]( John Paul Stevens, the third-longest-serving associate justice in the history of the Supreme Court,[died Tuesday]( of complications following a stroke, the court announced. Stevens, who retired in 2010, was 99 and had served on the court for 35 years. "He brought to our bench an inimitable blend of kindness, humility, wisdom and independence," Chief Justice John Roberts said. "His unrelenting commitment to justice has left us a better nation." At first perceived to be a moderate conservative, Stevens eventually emerged as a de facto [leader of the court's so-called liberal wing](, supporting a strict separation of church and state and strong enforcement of laws to protect civil rights and the environment. Stevens was also a consistent defender of abortion rights and gay rights — five years after his retirement, in 2015, he attended the court's announcement of its ruling to legalize same-sex marriage. Stevens continued writing and speaking almost until his death. Last year, he publicly opposed Justice Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation to the court following Kavanaugh's denial of sexual assault allegations. Chris Hayes, while breaking the news of Stevens' death on MSNBC, [remarked on the life of the retired justice](: “The people around him — You cannot find a single person who would say anything but that he was one of the finest human beings that they ever had the pleasure of being around." Cliff Sloan, a former clerk for Justice Stevens, told Rachel Maddow "The occasion of his death is an occasion for [celebrating this man's wonderful life]( and his values. It is an occasion for al of us to re-double and re-triple our efforts to fight for the rule of law, because he felt so strongly that there is nothing more important to our American system." 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