Emanuel Cleaver tweeted the following:
"As a young boy growing up in public housing, I learned early that words have power. In our community, many a fist fight were set in motion by uttering certain insulting words. In fact, we knew to never to allow our mouths to write a check our butts could not cash."Read on Twitter
Here are other recent tweets from Emanuel Cleaver:
"Many a bloody nose could be traced back to a spoken word. I learned early that words could ignite a dangerous ordeal and even kill. Therefore, we, the American majority, must all condemn the sick souls who are leveling threats at judges and elected officials."Read on Twitter"Read on Twitter
"It's a shame that at this point in our history, so few are messing up so much for so many.I end this little note thanking you for standing up for what you know to be right. If there is one thing I know, it's that democracy declines when we are unwilling to defend it."Read on Twitter"Read on Twitter
".@RepKinzinger,Please know that I and millions of Americans were sickened to learn that a fellow American, through malice or ignorance, threatened your family.Every American of good will is praying, as am I, that God will wrap his arms of protection around you & your family. twitter.com/thehill/status"Read on Twitter
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