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People Are Furious Because Meghan Markle Encouraged Americans To Vote
Since stepping down from their senior roles in the Royal Family in January, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have only made public appearances a handful of times. But every time they have, it’s become more evident why they chose to leave.
On Thursday, Meghan Markle joined a “virtual couch party” organized by the United States of Women and When We All Vote, a non-profit, non-partisan organization that aims to increase voter turnout and “close the race and age voting gap by changing the culture around voting.”
She used the occasion to urge Americans to vote in the U.S. presidential election on Nov. 3. Election Day feels “so very close,” Meghan said, “and yet there’s so much work to be done in that amount of time because we all know what’s at stake this year.”
“We vote to honor those who came before us and to protect those who will come after us.”
Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex, joined our #CouchParty with @samanthabarry, @ValerieJarrett, @YNB, @djdiamondkuts, and @angiemartinez for an inspiring night of strong women ✨👏 pic.twitter.com/p2h7sWcJrB— When We All Vote (@WhenWeAllVote) August 21, 2020
She didn’t endorse any candidate, or name U.S. President Donald Trump. She did speak generally about the problem of voter suppression and the importance of women’s rights, with an emphasis on how the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted women the right to vote 100 years ago, but specifically left out women of colour.
“If you’re not going out there and voting, then you’re complicit,” Meghan said.
For many royal fans, taking a stance against voter suppression and encouraging people to exercise their democratic right was apparently a step too far.
David Kurten, a municipal politician in London, tweeted Friday that Meghan is “obviously no longer politically neutral” and that she and Harry “should be stripped of their Sussex titles.”
