Hey Indivisibles, 

Over the last 24 hours, we’ve witnessed a violent attempt to overturn our democratically-elected government and prevent the peaceful transfer of power -- incited by Trump and his GOP allies. We’re forwarding last night’s email in case you missed it (see below), with a few updates because our asks are SO important in this moment: 

To be honest, yesterday’s terror and insurrection in DC and at capitol buildings around the country left us shaken and unable to sleep. You must’ve felt the same way because after seeing our email, Indivisibles like you made 3,500 calls overnight -- and we’re seeing that impact today! Members of Congress from both parties, like Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, newly-designated Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, and GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger, are calling for the removal of Trump from office immediately through the 25th Amendment or articles of impeachment. And we agree -- Congress must make it clear that the United States will not tolerate a president who incites a violent attempted coup and desecration of our most important values. 

Congress must return immediately to hold Donald Trump accountable for his attempts to violently undermine our democracy. 

Here’s what you can do:

1. Call your Representative now and demand that they return to Congress to support a conviction and permanent disqualification of Donald Trump. The House must draw up articles of impeachment immediately and move quickly to vote, and the Senate must vote to convict, remove, and disqualify Trump from ever holding federal office again. This is possible to do quickly -- but only if we bring enough pressure. Once you’ve called, continue to the next page to be connected to your senators and demand they do the same.
2. Sign up for tonight’s National Activist Call at 8 pm EST. We’ll give you the most up to date information we have on the events at the Capitol, as well as a debrief on the historic wins in Georgia, and an overview of next week’s The People Lead actions. In this difficult time, it’s so important to find community, so we’re asking that you join group leaders, group members, and other Indivisible activists to hear all of our updates and plans for the year to come! 

Be on the lookout for more details about our plans going forward, but for now, we hope you’ll join our efforts over the next few days. 

In solidarity, 
Indivisible Team

---------- Forwarded message ----------

From: Indivisible Team

Date: Wed, January 6, 2021

Subject: Impeach, Remove, Disqualify. Now.

The attempted coup at the US Capitol is changing very rapidly with many conflicting reports. This message is up to date with the most current information we have as of 6:45pm ET.

And a note to our DC neighbors -- Hey, it's the writers behind Indivisible Team. Like you, we live in DC and sometimes get frustrated being asked to call senators we don't have. Usually we try and exclude DC from asks like this, but since this is happening here at home, we wanted to make sure you saw our call to action. If you're able to share on social please do, and please make sure to join the National Activist Call tomorrow (Thursday) as well. #DCStatehoodNow

Indivisibles,

This is a scary moment in our nation’s history, and we’ll be honest, we’ve struggled to know what to say. We don’t know how to respond to a violent uprising at all, let alone one in the middle of a pandemic, on a day that began joyfully with wins in Georgia, when the Senate and House were in the process of certifying the results and confirming Joe Biden as our next President.

What we’re witnessing in the nation’s capital now is a violent insurrection intended to overturn our democratically-elected government, chosen by the people. And what is perhaps even more harrowing is that this isn’t being done by some splinter faction: the President of the United States is cheering on the people who are storming the Capitol. And shockingly little has been done to stop it.

This is an attempt to ignore and overturn the most fundamental basis of our democracy, the peaceful transfer of power -- and the president incited it. We’ve seen enough. The House must act quickly to introduce new Articles of Impeachment. And the Senate must hold a trial and remove Trump from office and then vote to disqualify him from ever holding federal office again. Click here to call your member of Congress and ask them to impeach the President. Then follow through to the next page and call your senator to ask them to vote to convict him and disqualify him from ever holding office again.

We know it may feel a little redundant to impeach and remove just weeks before Trump’s term ends. But we simply cannot just wait for Trump to leave office as his threat level to our democracy continues to increase. In the wake of the coup attempt at the Capitol, Republicans must face an explicit choice as to whether or not they will fully and completely reject Trump and Trumpism and ensure that he can never hold elected office again. Impeaching and convicting him is the first step toward reversing the tide of violence -- at the Capitol, in Georgia, in Kansas, and elsewhere -- that he has directly incited.

It's also crucial that the House and Senate send a strong message that the United States will not tolerate attempts to usurp democracy, now or ever. If we react with anything less than impeachment and removal, it sends a message to future wannabe authoritarians, following the Trump blueprint, that their plans can succeed if they rally a big enough mob.

Finally, there’s also a really important logistical reason to do this: we’re calling on the Senate not just to convict Trump but to disqualify him -- and that’s an additional vote that would ensure he can never hold federal office again. We already know he’s planning to try in 2024 and disqualification would ensure he can’t.

Removing Trump from office and ensuring he’ll never return won’t end Trumpism -- we have a lot more work to do to do that. But it is one very important piece of the puzzle and after today it’s clear how absolutely essential it is. Impeaching and convicting him is the first step toward reversing the tide of violence, insurrection, and white supremacist terror that he has incited, at the Capitol and beyond. Please, pick up your phone today and leave a message for your member of Congress telling them they must impeach without delay. Then continue to the next page to be connected to your senators.

Beyond this important ask, one more thing we want to say: a democracy isn’t a place, or a government. A democracy is a people, and we are American democracy. There is no one we’d rather be working with to get through this and build our future with. Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you for everything you do. Stay safe, stay healthy, stay engaged.

In solidarity,
Indivisible Team

P.S. -- One additional ask: please plan to attend tomorrow’s (Thursday) National Activist Call at 8pm ET, 5pm PT, where we’ll give you the most up-to-date information we have, and keep an eye on our social media and your email for more.