Dear MoveOn member,
Donald Trump has now appealed the groundbreaking decisions in Colorado and
Maine that disqualified him from the ballot for engaging in the January 6,
2021, insurrection. The question of his eligibility to run for president
is headed to the U.S. Supreme Court.^1
We are working around the clock to encourage more states to uphold the
Constitution—which prohibits elected officials who participate in an
insurrection from holding office again—and disqualify Trump, but our time
to make an impact is running out, as we expect the Supreme Court to act
quickly.
We have a two-pronged strategy: We have just days to block Trump from
being on more state ballots while also pressuring Supreme Court Justice
Clarence Thomas to recuse himself from deciding the case. Thomas's wife
was closely involved with the insurrection, and she was even interviewed
by the House select committee investigating the January 6 riot, so he has
a clear conflict of interest.^2
Will you start a $5 monthly donation to support our work to
keep Donald Trump off more state primary ballots, demand that Clarence
Thomas recuse himself from the case, and defeat extremist MAGA candidates
at the ballot box this Novemeber?
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Your emergency donation will support MoveOn's two-pronged campaign to:
* Urge additional secretaries of state to disqualify Trump. The U.S.
Constitution's 14th Amendment is unambiguous, and the evidence that
Trump engaged in insurrection is clear. Our top election officials
must honor their oath to uphold the Constitution.
* Pressure Thomas to recuse himself from the case. And if Thomas won't
recuse himself, we need to put the heat on Chief Justice John Roberts
to force Thomas to recuse himself.
Will you start a $5 monthly donation to help urge more
secretaries of state to disqualify Donald Trump, pressure Clarence Thomas
to recuse himself, and power the fight to defeat anti-democracy extremists
at the ballot box?
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In spite of racist voter suppression tactics being "alive and well,"
voters of color are resilient and continue to show up to the polls: 87% of
Black voters, 66% of Latino voters, and 63% of Asian voters cast their
ballots for Joe Biden in 2020.^3,4
The January 6 insurrection was a violent escalation of long-standing
Republican voter suppression efforts, rooted in racism and aimed at
disenfranchising Black and brown voters. Since Trump and his convicted
white supremacist enablers—including the Proud Boys and the Oath
Keepers—couldn't disenfranchise enough voters at the polls in 2020, they
stormed the U.S. Capitol to stop the certification process.^5
In 2021, democracy prevailed. But our democracy is further weakened every
time a new exception is made to enable Trump. He is not above the law.
As former Labor Secretary Robert Reich recently wrote to MoveOn members,
"It's going to take all of us coming together to stop Donald Trump and his
MAGA movement from taking over the White House—and never leaving."
Please start a $5 monthly donation to help MoveOn
disqualify Donald Trump from running in 2024, engage millions of people to
thwart Trump's march toward fascism, and save our democracy.
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Thanks for all you do.
–David, Seth, Nadia, Kelly, and the rest of the team
P.S. Enforcing the 14th Amendment is not only a legal necessity, it's also
a moral imperative. Our democratic values and civil rights are on the
line. As Representative Jamie Raskin has emphasized, we can't "run scared
from Donald Trump. We have got to enforce our Constitution." Because, "if
he's allowed to stay on the ballot, despite his clear incitement of an
insurrection and attempt to overturn the results in the 2020 election, and
he loses to Joe Biden ... he will try to overturn the election result
again."^6
Donald Trump tried to violently overturn election results. Please start
a $5 monthly donation, join the fight to disqualify him
from running for office again, and defeat his extremist lackey this
November.
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Sources:
1. "Trump appeals Colorado ballot ban to Supreme Court," The Hill, January
3, 2024
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2. "Ginni Thomas tells Jan.6 committee she regrets texting with Meadows
about 2020 election," CBS News Bay Area, December 30, 2022
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3. "Voter Suppression in 2020," Brennan Center for Justice, August 20,
2021
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4. "Exit polls of the 2020 Presidential Election in the United States on
November 3, 2020, share of votes by ethnicity," Statista, November 3, 2023
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5. "Proud Boys, Oath Keepers prosecutions set stage for Trump DC trial,"
The Hill, September 5, 2023
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6. "Raskin says Trump will try to 'overturn' the election again if he
loses," The Hill, December 31, 2023
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