John– MoveOn is coordinating a petition delivery to the GSA
headquarters next week because the Trump enablers there still won't
acknowledge that Joe Biden won the election. I'd love to make sure your
signature is added to this petition before then. [ [link removed] ]Please see the
original message below, and add your name.
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Dear fellow MoveOn member,
General Services Administration (GSA) Administrator Emily Murphy, a Trump
appointee, is refusing to release transition funds and support in
accordance with the Presidential Transition Act of 1963.^1
These funds are vital to an effective transfer of power. In fact, "Until
Murphy ascertains that Biden is the president-elect, the Biden transition
cannot access government funds or communicate with the federal agencies
they will be staffing."^2
This is a further attempt by the Trump administration and his appointees
to undermine the results of the 2020 presidential election. All national
media outlets have called this election, and voters decided that Joe Biden
and Kamala Harris will be our next president and vice president. But this
key Trump-appointed bureaucrat is slowing down the transition, doing our
country harm by humoring Donald Trump's alternate reality that the outcome
isn't clear.
[ [link removed] ]Sign my petition demanding that GSA Administrator Emily Murphy
recognize President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala
Harris.
GSA Administrator Emily Murphy, a Trump appointee, must recognize Joe
Biden as the president-elect and accept the results of the 2020 election
so the Biden/Harris transition team can move forward the important work of
fighting the coronavirus pandemic, providing economic relief to struggling
Americans, tackling climate change, and fighting for racial justice.
[3]Sign Diane's petition
It is vital that Emily Murphy, GSA administrator, recognize
President-elect Biden for the following reasons:
1. While global leaders and outlets from Fox News to CNN acknowledge Joe
Biden won, Murphy is hindering a timely transition. There is overwhelming
evidence that the election was run fairly and successfully, to the credit
of those officials and staff handling an unprecedented number of ballots.
2. Murphy's refusal to recognize President-elect Biden has national
security implications, since the Department of Defense and Department of
State cannot work with the transition team on security briefings and
clearances until the GSA recognizes the results of the election.^3
3. Murphy's refusal to follow the Presidential Transition Act of 1963 is a
clear refutation of the democratic process and severely undermines
confidence in free and fair elections in this country.
For all these reasons and more, GSA Administrator Murphy must immediately
recognize the 2020 presidential election results, so the Biden transition
team can build the proper infrastructure to address the immediate needs of
the country.
Let's be clear: In our democracy, voters decide the outcome of our
election. Voters chose Biden/Harris, and there is nothing Trump or his
cronies can say or do to change that. But that won't stop them from
trying—and their desperate flailing has real-world impacts on our
country.
[ [link removed] ]Click here to add your name to this petition, and then pass it along to
your friends.
Thanks!
—Diane Yoder
Sources:
1. "Trump Appointee Delays Biden Transition Process, Citing Need For
'Clear' Winner," NPR, November 10, 2020
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2. "Pressure mounts on federal agency to affirm Biden victory," Politico,
November 8, 2020
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3. "Biden transition threatens legal action on GSA decision," Axios,
November 9, 2020
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