TELL THE U.S. SENATE: The House GOP, with the help of Democrats, passed a
terrifying bill that would give Trump a new tool to crush nonprofits who
oppose his agenda. Sign the petition: Block legislation that would empower
Trump to destroy civil society organizations.
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Hi,
The U.S. House recently passed a bill that would allow Trump to destroy
nonprofits that oppose his agenda.^1 With the swipe of the pen, Trump
could gut some of the most important civil society organizations in
America.
With Trump returning to office in a matter of weeks, the chance he uses
legislation like this to make good on his repeated promises to punish his
political enemies and critics is sky high. We need to ensure the Senate
stops this bill now — and doesn’t stick it in any must-pass legislation
before the end of the year.
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allow Trump to crush dissent!
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If this bill passed, all Trump would need to do is get his Treasury
secretary to label an organization as “terrorist supporting” — no evidence
or real justification needed.^2 Trump has threatened to jail journalists
and get retribution against political foes^3 — why would Democrats help
him do that?
The legislation is cynically titled the so-called “Stop Terror-Financing
and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act,” even though it provides
extreme powers that have nothing to do with terrorism. No administration
should be trusted with such sweeping, arbitrary authority, and certainly
not a president who has spent months pledging to weaponize the federal
government to take revenge on political opponents.^4 Democracy Now is even
calling it the most dangerous domestic anti-terrorism bill since the
PATRIOT Act.^5
Demand Progress joined over 100 nonprofit organizations in a letter to
Congress opposing this reckless legislation. Now, as Republicans continue
to pursue this democracy killing bill, we urgently need to tell the Senate
that the country opposes this legislation.
[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition: Tell the Senate not to hand this devastating,
powerful tool to Trump. Keep this provision out of all must-pass
legislation!
Thanks for taking action,
Joey and the team at Demand Progress
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Sources:
1. Democracy Now, “House Approves 'Nonprofit Killer' Bill, Most Dangerous
Domestic Anti-Terrorism Bill Since PATRIOT Act,” [ [link removed] ]November 22, 2024.
2. The Intercept, “Congress Is About To Gift Trump Sweeping Powers To
Crush His Political Enemies,” [ [link removed] ]November 10, 2024.
3. The Intercept, “House GOP Moves To Ram Through Bill That Gives Trump
Unilateral Power To Kill Nonprofits,” [ [link removed] ]November 15, 2024.
4. The Intercept, “Congress Is About To Gift Trump Sweeping Powers To
Crush His Political Enemies,” [ [link removed] ]November 10, 2024.
5. Democracy Now, “House Approves 'Nonprofit Killer' Bill, Most Dangerous
Domestic Anti-Terrorism Bill Since PATRIOT Act,” [ [link removed] ]November 22, 2024.
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