Indivisibles,
How many indictments does it take before a person is ineligible to become
president of the United States?
Apparently if you’re Donald Trump, the limit may not exist.
[ [link removed] ]Washington Post headline followed by a picture of Trump exiting his
plane. Reads: Jan. 6 grand jury files indictment in Trump 2020 election
probe
Today marks his third indictment -- this time on charges stemming from his
shameless promotion of his "Big Lie" after the 2020 election that directly
caused the deadly January 6th insurrection. This indictment is one more
critical step toward accountability for Trump’s many illegal and unethical
actions. The path to justice may take a winding road, but we are still
marching toward it every day and Donald Trump will have his due.
But will Republicans care?
These charges arrive in the same week as a [ [link removed] ]Times/Siena poll of likely
Republican primary voters shows that Trump holds a commanding 37-point
lead over his next closest competitor for the Republican nomination -- Ron
DeSantis.
The MAGA Republican party does not care that Trump fueled a conspiracy
that caused an insurrection. They don’t care that he paid hush money, they
don’t care that he stole classified documents, and they don’t care that he
tried to steal an election, undermining one of the pillars of a
functioning democracy.
MAGA Republicans want Trump, and it’s clear that nothing he has done or
will do is going to change that.
We all know that Donald Trump should be disqualified from holding office
-- [ [link removed] ]the charges in this case clearly point to Trump being the central
figure in an attempted insurrection or rebellion -- but knowing what is
right does not make it happen.
It is critical that we do everything in our power to ensure we don’t end
up with another four years of Trump. The threat is real, and we know
voters will be tempted to stay home in next year’s election thinking, “we
beat him last time, it will be fine.”
It will be fine if we put in the work to make sure it ends that way.
Here’s what you can do:
* [ [link removed] ]Join your local Indivisible Group. If you’ve been waiting to join a
group, or maybe fell off after we kicked Trump out of the White House
in 2020, now is the time to join up! Building the people power now
will allow local groups to scale up their plans for 2024. If you’re
already part of a local group, make sure you are planning for the 2024
election cycle now! The first Republican primary debate is just over
three weeks away. Next year’s election is already upon us -- let’s
make sure we’re ready to go!
* If you have a Republican representative, [ [link removed] ]write a letter to the
editor (LTE) holding them accountable for standing behind Trump and
helping advance his Big Lie. Otherwise, [ [link removed] ]write an LTE calling
attention to the GOP's insidious ACE Act. The ACE Act (or as we’re
calling it The Big Lie Bill) is tailor-made to make it easier for
politicians like Trump to cheat the American people out of elections
by restricting vote by mail, expanding corporate influence on
elections, reducing voter registration, and making voting more
difficult for the elderly and disabled -- and congressional
Republicans are flocking to support it.
* [ [link removed] ]Chip in $10 to Indivisible Action today! Another Times/Siena poll
released today showed Joe Biden and Donald Trump in a [ [link removed] ]dead heat at
43% of the vote apiece in a potential 2024 presidential race. That is
terrifying. We need to mobilize at 2020 levels to ensure he does not
make his way back into the White House (and potentially pardon himself
for his crimes). That means funding for postcards, phonebanks,
textbanks, canvassing, and all of the other inventive tactics we can
think of to get out the vote in 2024. The more money we have now, the
better we are able to plan for the future.
One more indictment means one step closer to accountability for Trump, and
one step closer to justice for our country after his unprecedented attack
on our democracy. But in order to achieve that justice we have to make
sure that Trump never gets close to the White House again, and that takes
work from all of us. Now is the time to recommit to win!
In solidarity,
Indivisible Team
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