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?
No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.
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?
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
https://act.moveon.org/go/149348?t=6&akid=287792%2E40999114%2EKXdovB
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
https://act.moveon.org/go/149349?t=8&akid=287792%2E40999114%2EKXdovB
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
https://act.moveon.org/go/149350?t=10&akid=287792%2E40999114%2EKXdovB
4. "14th Amendment," Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute, accessed January 13, 2021
https://act.moveon.org/go/149351?t=12&akid=287792%2E40999114%2EKXdovB
5. "Capitol siege was planned online. Trump supporters now planning the next one." The Washington Post, January 9, 2021
https://act.moveon.org/go/149352?t=14&akid=287792%2E40999114%2EKXdovB
6. "The 147 Republicans Who Voted to Overturn Election Results," The New York Times, January 7, 2021
https://act.moveon.org/go/149353?t=16&akid=287792%2E40999114%2EKXdovB
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