Sign the petition to tell Congress: Do not make far-right extremist Rep. Jim Jordan the speaker of the House.
Dear MoveOn member,
House Republicans were the first in history to pass a motion to vacate to get rid of former Speaker McCarthy and now the House must select a new speaker. The House of Representatives remains in chaos, and Rep. Jim Jordan is Republicans' next pick for the role of speaker.1
Rep. Jordan is notorious for his extremism and founded the far-right, fearmongering Freedom Caucus in 2015—which contains fellow extremists Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Greene.2 Trump's top ally, he has protested or interfered in every congressional inquiry and investigation into the former president and is known for his radical positions on abortion, same-sex marriage, vaccines, and climate change.3,4
Our institutions—and, quite frankly, just general normalcy—are at stake. Chaos will ensue if Jordan gets picked as speaker of the House, and extremists within the Freedom Caucus will only be emboldened.
The American people are the ones who will continue paying the price for the GOP’s circus, and we don’t want Jim Jordan leading the way from the right in order for us to get the deal we need to fully fund the government in the meantime.
Thanks for all you do.
–Nakia, Ankur, Rahna, Casey, and the rest of the team
Sources:
1. "Rep. Jim Jordan to pursue third vote to be speaker of the House," NPR, October 19, 2023
https://act.moveon.org/go/184752?t=5&akid=367049%2E40999114%2EXcnUUJ
2. "Freedom Caucus likely to play a bigger role in new GOP-led House. So who are they?" Pew Research Center, January 23, 2023
https://act.moveon.org/go/184585?t=7&akid=367049%2E40999114%2EXcnUUJ
3. "Jim Jordan's rapid rise has been cheered by Trump and the far right. Could it soon make him speaker?" ABC News, October 16, 2023
https://act.moveon.org/go/184698?t=9&akid=367049%2E40999114%2EXcnUUJ
4. "Jim Jordan U.S. Representative from Ohio," GLAAD, October 6, 2023
https://act.moveon.org/go/184699?t=11&akid=367049%2E40999114%2EXcnUUJ
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