Courtesy of Newsweek:Sent to Michigan GOP Rep. Jack Bergman pic.twitter.com/FKFGyDPlrA— Josh Mankiewicz (@JoshMankiewicz) February 17, 2018
Amid endless calls for “thoughts and prayers” instead of legislative action in response to mass shootings, a woman in Michigan decided to take matters into her own hands.
After Wednesday's mass shooting in Parkland, Florida, Fern Malila mailed a letter and a check in the amount of "thoughts and prayers" to Representative Jack Bergman, a Michigan Republican
“Dear Rep. Bergman,” she wrote, “since you and your colleagues in Congress seem to feel that this is the solution to mass murder, please accept this contribution.”
"I did it because I'm hearing the same arguments after each and every time this happens," Malila explained to Newsweek on Friday. "Each and every news media person says contact your congressman, and Congress doesn't do anything."
A post about this went viral on Reddit, receiving over 300 comments, and it looks as if it has started a mini movement:
"My check is going in the mail today to Senator Marco Rubio — another NRA puppet!" one Florida resident wrote. "Thanks for the inspiration!"
I think it's a great idea.
And a way of demonstrating the hypocrisy shown by these lawmakers.
If they received a deluge of mail containing checks that simply said "Thoughts and Prayers" I think at the very least it would get their attention.
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