259,472 People have signed the Citizens Arrest Warrant for Joseph Kony. And 273 Members of Congress have co-sponsored the LRA Disarmament Bill.
On May 13th, 2010, the House of Representatives passed the LRA Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act, by voice vote without a single objection.
Over the course of 30 minutes, seven Congress members spoke on behalf of the bill, calling on President Obama, in response to the atrocities being committed in central east Africa, to form a plan to remove Joseph Kony from the battlefield. Eight additional Members of Congress submitted written statements expressing their support for the bill.
Can you believe it? The leaders of our nation, for 30 MINUTES, stated and restated the atrocities committed by Joseph Kony and the urgent need for a strong response from the United States.
Then on May 24, 2010 President Obama signed the LRA Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act into law. After which he issued a public statement about the LRA-affected areas and his commitment to carrying out the law’s mandate. Last April we made it clear “We Want Obama,” and a little over a year later, he invited us into the Oval Office as he signed the bill into law. Whoa.
The CEO (Ben Keesey) and 2 of Invisible Children’s founders (Laren Poole and Jason Russell) represented IC at the signing ceremony.