| Dear, White supremacists used the far-right social media platform Parler to organize the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol that left five people dead. In response, Parler was shut down by its web host, and is now only partially online through Russian servers.(1) But California Congressman Devin Nunes is demanding that Parler be put back online, even as the same white supremacists who organized January 6 are publicly planning new attacks at state capitols and at President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration.(2) First Devin Nunes voted to overturn the results of a free and fair election, and now he is aiding and abetting further violent attacks on our democracy. These are clear violations of the 14th Amendment, which states that anyone who has "engaged in insurrection or rebellion” against the U.S. Constitution is disqualified from serving in Congress. Devin Nunes must resign or be expelled from Congress immediately. Courage California is mobilizing grassroots pressure to demand Rep. Nunes’ removal from Congress by awarding him with a Medal of Treason, presented by more than ten thousand Americans who have signed on to demand his removal. Will you chip in? In less than 24 hours, we will be rid of Donald Trump -- but it will be a long time before we get Trumpism out of our political system. To move forward, our representatives must denounce the violence that took place at the Capitol, as well as stand behind the democratic results of the Electoral College. Our democracy only works if we agree to abide by the results of free, fair elections. But Nunes, along with the six other members of California’s Seditious Seven, has continued to spread the lie that Trump was the victim of widespread voter fraud.(3) And it’s that lie that underpinned the Stop the Steal rally, which turned into a violent coup attempt at the seat of our government. Nunes hasn’t said one word against the insurrection at the Capitol.(4) Instead, he’s been complaining that the extremist social media platform Parler was taken offline, saying that without it, “Republicans have no way to communicate.” He’s even calling for a racketeering investigation into the decision to suspend Parler.(5) The white supremacist insurrection we saw on January 6 was not the end of the attacks on our democracy. It was just the beginning, and Devin Nunes is actively supporting these seditionists. We’re planning a media blitz to award Nunes with a Medal of Treason, and we’re going to ensure that no one forgets how Nunes betrayed our Constitution and supported a violent insurrection that left five dead. Will you donate to help our campaign? Yours in the fight for our democracy, Irene, along with Angela, Annie, Caitlin, Deepthi, Jay, Lindsay, LisaMarie, Molly, Raquel, and Scottie (the Courage team) Footnotes:  |
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