Dear MoveOn member,

Last night, news broke that Republican members of Congress led leaders of
the white supremacist riot on the U.S. Capitol on a "reconnaissance" tour
of the building the day before the attack, apparently to make sure that
they would know where to find the targets of their violence, including
Nancy Pelosi and Mike Pence.^1

Now, one of the leaders of the deadly insurrection has confirmed that
three Republican members of Congress actively participated in planning the
attack: Paul Gosar, Andy Biggs, and Mo Brooks.^2

This news comes after QAnon Republican Lauren Boebert was caught
live-tweeting Speaker Pelosi's location during the attack to help the mob
find her.^3

The 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution clearly states that anyone who
"engaged in insurrection or rebellion" may not serve in Congress.^4 These
seditionists must resign or be expelled immediately, before they get
anyone else killed.

We have launched an urgent, all-hands-on-deck, nationwide campaign
demanding that insurrectionist members of Congress be expelled or resign,
including flooding the phone lines on Capitol Hill with calls, running
pressure campaigns in the states and districts represented by these
members of Congress, and more.



We need your help to fuel this work for as long as it takes. Will you chip
in $5 a month, or whatever you can afford, to help hold
these traitors accountable and defend our democracy?

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This is not just about political accountability. It's about preventing any
further bloodshed.

Last week's attack was an inside job, aided by Republican members of
Congress and Donald Trump, and they must be removed from office before
they get anyone else killed. The white supremacist militants are now
openly planning new attacks during the inauguration and in all 50 state
capitals, including issuing threats to assassinate Democratic members of
Congress.^5

That's why these Republicans, just like Trump, represent an ongoing threat
to the lives and safety of thousands of people who work in and around the
Capitol in Washington, D.C., and folks in state capitals across the
country, and MUST be removed from office now.

Moments ago, a bipartisan majority in the House of Representatives voted
to impeach Trump for his role in inciting the attack, and that was an
important first step. But Trump is not the only one with blood on his
hands. Senators and representatives who aided and participated in the
attack must be held accountable, too.

Representative Cori Bush has introduced a resolution calling on the House
to investigate and potentially expel Republican House members who helped
incite the deadly white supremacist mob. This should be a no-brainer.
Further, the eight senators and 139 representatives who voted to overturn
the election results, including Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley, should be
expelled or resign.^6

Momentum is on our side, and we can't let up. 



Will you chip in $5 a month to help us run ads and direct a
flood of phone calls to Congress—and keep them going for as long as it
takes—demanding that the Republicans who helped organize, plan, or incite
last week's insurrection be expelled?

[ [link removed] ]Yes, I'll chip in.

[ [link removed] ]No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.



Thanks for all you do.

–Mohammad, Arvin, Ankur, Ann, and the rest of the team

Sources:

1. "Lawmakers gave groups 'reconnaissance' tours of the Capitol one day
before riots, Democratic congresswoman says," The Washington Post, January
13, 2021
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2. "A 'Stop the Steal' organizer, now banned by Twitter, said three GOP
lawmakers helped plan his D.C. rally," The Washington Post, January 13,
2021
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3. "A Colorado Republican tweeted about Pelosi's location during the
Capitol siege. She's now facing calls to resign," The Boston Globe,
January 12, 2021
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4. "14th Amendment," Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute,
accessed January 13, 2021
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5. "Capitol siege was planned online. Trump supporters now planning the
next one." The Washington Post, January 9, 2021
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6. "The 147 Republicans Who Voted to Overturn Election Results," The New
York Times, January 7, 2021
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Want to support our work? The MoveOn community worked every moment, day by
day and year by year, to resist Trump's agenda, contain the damage, defeat
hate with love, and begin the process of swinging the nation's pendulum
back toward sanity, decency, and the kind of future that we must never
give up on—and we won. But our work is not done, and we need your support
to build a better future when the new administration takes office.  Will
you stand with us?



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