Team,
Let’s be extremely clear about what’s happening in Congress right now.
Thanks to MAGA Republicans, the U.S. House of Representatives is at a standstill. After Kevin McCarthy worked with Democrats to temporarily avoid a government shutdown, Republicans ousted him as speaker. Now, they can’t agree on a replacement, leaving an entire branch of government unable to lift a finger — not even to support one of our strongest allies in the wake of horrific terrorist attacks.
I, for one, am angry that Trump’s top allies have turned the Capitol building into the world’s largest doorstop. As an American, I expect my government to function. I expect our leaders to stand by their commitments and the oath they took to defend the Constitution.
And I don’t think that’s too much to ask.
There are a lot of ways to channel how we’re feeling in this moment and turn it into something productive.
For those of you who, like me, are looking to solve the root problem in our politics, Operation Saving Democracy is a project designed to defeat Trumpism in 2024 — if you can, chip in today and let’s send home the people trying to destroy democracy as we know it.
Thank you,
Amy