According to a new poll, the one thing most Americans can
agree on is that sexual harassment of women occurs much to often and must
stop.
One-third of women say they have
personally experienced sexual harassment on the job. 53% of women and 45% of men say this is a
watershed moment when it comes to sexual harassment and that it must stop. 74% say they will be less likely to vote for
a candidate if he faced credible allegations of sexual misconduct. 90% want the
names of members of Congress who have been accused of sexual harassment
disclosed.
This poll comes at a time when Donald Trump has been accused
of sexual harassment by no less than 19 women involving incidents as recent as
2013 and going back decades. Here is a
list of Trump’s accusers and a link to more information about their charges.
Jill Harth, 1992-1993-Unwelcome sexual advances, groping
Bridget Sullivan, 2000-Unwelcome advances, invasion of
privacy
Cassandra Searles, 2013-Harassment, inappropriate touching,
unwelcome advances
Tasha Dixon, 2001-Invasion of privacy
Jessica Leeds, 1980s-Inappropriate touching, unwelcome
advances, harassment
Rachel Crooks, 2005-Unwelcome advances, Inappropriate
touching
Mindy McGillivray, 2003-Inappropriate touching, groping,
unwelcome advances
Natasha Stoynoff, 2005-Inappropriate touching, groping,
harassment
Mariah Billado, 1977-Invasion of privacy
Temple Taggart McDowell, 1997-Inappropriate touching,
groping
Lisa Boyne, 1990s-Harassment, invasion of privacy
Summer Zervos, 2007-Inappropriate touching, groping, harassment
Kristin Anderson, 1990s-Inappropriate touching, groping
Samantha Holvey, 2006-Harassment
Cathy Heller, 1997-Inappropriate touching, groping, harassment
Karena Virginia, 1998-Inappropriate touching, groping, harassment
Jessica Drake, 2006-Inappropriate touching, groping, harassment,
unwelcome advances
Ninni Laaksonen, 2006-Inappropriate touching, groping
Ivana Trump, 1989-Rape, assault
See: http://time.com/5058646/donald-trump-accusers/
and http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/12/what-happened-to-trumps-16-sexual-misconduct-accusers.html
When it comes to stopping sexual harassment, the place to
start is at the top with Donald Trump himself.
Congress through its power of impeachment has the authority to launch an
investigation to determine if Donald Trump’s history of deviate and predatory behavior toward women makes him unfit to
serve as President. Trump’s accusers
have the right to testify under oath and be heard. Trump should be questioned under oath about
the charges these women have made. If
Congress finds that Trump is guilty of all or even some of these charges, Congress should
either impeach Trump or, at a minimum, call for his
immediate resignation on the grounds of moral turpitude and unfitness for
office. It is time to send a powerful message that no matter how powerful you are or how rich you are or what office you hold, sexual harassment will not be tolerated anywhere at anytime by anyone.
If we are to end sexual harassment, we can not ignore the
behavior of the Chief Harraser himself.
We can not credibly hold members of Congress, CEOs, media personalities,
judges, or any others responsible for their behavior if we are unwilling to
apply that same standard to the person who occupies the highest office in the
land.
Write Congress. Tell them to do
something to stop sexual harassment. Tell Republicans and Democrats alike--Hold
Trump accountable.
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