A new message from your friends at People For the American Way.
[link removed]
***********************

Friend,

Five years ago today, we all watched in horror as Donald Trump and his
supporters attempted to forcefully overturn a lawful election by storming
the U.S. Capitol. The attack was not confusion or chaos. It was the
predictable result of months of lies, pressure campaigns, and deliberate
efforts to convince people that elections only matter if one side wins.

January 6 was a test of our institutions and a test of our values. Members
of Congress fled for their lives. Capitol Police were violently assaulted.
The peaceful transfer of power was interrupted. The Constitution was
treated as optional. The message was clear: power was placed above law.

Five years later, Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans are not
accepting responsibility for what happened. They are trying to erase it.

Just today, the Trump administration launched a White House website that
promotes false and conspiratorial accusations about January 6. The site
portrays the attackers as peaceful, downplays the violence against Capitol
Police, and falsely accuses Democrats of having caused the events of that
day by doing their jobs and certifying the 2020 election. They also
falsely and ironically claim that Democrats used federal agencies to
punish dissent, and exploited security failures to create chaos for
political gain. These claims are untrue and directly contradict court
rulings, sworn testimony, and the extensive public record.

This is not disagreement about history. It is government backed
propaganda. It is an attempt to reverse victim and perpetrator, to turn
accountability into persecution, and to train the public to distrust
elections, law enforcement, and democratic governance itself.

That is why January 6 still matters now. Donald Trump is president again.
Republicans hold power again. And the same movement that tried to overturn
an election is now working to control what the remembered truth of that
attack will be. Whether democracy endures depends on whether lies are
allowed to harden into official narrative.

At People For the American Way, we take this threat seriously. We track
extremism. We expose abuses of power. We defend the courts and democratic
norms when Republicans try to bend or break them. This work is sustained
and essential.

[ [link removed] ]That is why I am asking you to become a monthly supporter by joining
our “Defenders of Democracy” monthly giving program. Monthly giving gives
us the stability to confront a long-term campaign against truth and
accountability. In a second Trump presidency, consistency is not optional.
It is protection.

[ [link removed] ]START A MONTHLY GIFT

[ [link removed] ]If monthly giving is not an option for you now, please consider a one-time
gift instead >>

Five years after January 6, the warning could not be clearer. Democracy
does not survive on its own. It survives only if people are willing to
defend truth, accountability, and the rule of law even when those in power
try to erase them.

With resolve,

Zach VanHouten
Director of Digital Membership
People For the American Way

--------------------------------------------------------------------------

[ [link removed] ]DONATE NOW


***********************

Do not reply directly to this e-mail. Please use [email protected].

Trouble viewing the email?
VIEW AS WEB PAGE:
[link removed]

This email was sent to [email protected]. Reaching you over email
is the best way we have to let you know about the ways you can take
action to fight the Right Wing and defend our constitutional rights
and values. If you have any thoughts, comments, or criticisms, or if
there's a better email address at which to reach you, please
let us know. If you'd like to unsubscribe from our list, you
can do that here:

You can unsubscribe from this mailing list at any time:
[link removed]
. But know that if you leave, it will be harder for you to stay involved with People For the American Way and continue our
crucial work. PFAW is able to win policy battles and elections, and
counter the Right's extremism and hate, because of dedicated
activists like you, and we're always eager to hear your thoughts.
Thanks for your support.

[link removed]

CONTACT:
[link removed]

PRIVACY POLICY:
[link removed]

FACEBOOK:
[link removed]

TWITTER:
[link removed]

YOUTUBE:
[link removed]

1101 15th Street, NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC xxxxxx-5002,
202-467-4999

You can unsubscribe from this mailing list at any time:
[link removed]