John,

What is happening right now at the Capitol is nothing less than an attempted violent coup against our democratically elected government.

President Trump has used every resource he has to overthrow our democracy and install himself as dictator. When voters said no, when the courts said no, when even his own vice president said no, he incited his supporters to take violent action against the government to try to stop the peaceful transition of power that forms the basis of our democracy.

This will not stand. President Trump may be leaving office in mere days, but this will be his legacy: he has made himself an enemy of democracy, perverted the justice system for his own ends, and emboldened his supporters to take violent action against the government.

This is a sad and a scary day for our democracy. The way forward starts with us calling this what it is: an attempted coup. The American people deserve a government that works for them, that protects their liberties and advocates for their safety. That is not what we have seen the past four years, and that is not what we have seen today.

Stay safe, and thank you for standing with us,

Noah Bookbinder
Executive Director, CREW

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