Dear MoveOn member,
Shocking new footage from the siege of the Capitol was released over the
weekend, and it is the clearest evidence yet that the white supremacist
mob believed that they were acting on direct orders from Donald Trump and
with the support of seditionists in Congress.
While ransacking the Senate chamber, one rioter says, "Ted Cruz would want
us to do this."^1
As a mob confronts Capitol Police inside Congress, one yells, "You're
outnumbered. There's a f***ing million of us out there. And we are
listening to Trump, your boss!"^2
It is clear that the rhetoric and direct calls to action not just from
Trump but from senators like Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley, and members of the
House like Lauren Boebert, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Mo Brooks, Jim Jordan,
Kevin McCarthy, and more led to the events at the Capitol on January 6,
and each of them must be held accountable.
MoveOn is running an all-hands-on-deck campaign to demand that these
seditionist members of Congress be removed and held accountable for their
part in the deadly events, including taking over the homepages of the
major newspapers in Texas and Missouri demanding the removal of Ted Cruz
and Josh Hawley. Will you chip in $5 a month to help us run
these ads, flood Congress with phone calls, buy billboard space, and and
keep our campaign going for as long as it takes to demand justice?
[ [link removed] ]Yes, I'll chip in monthly.
[ [link removed] ]No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.
Make no mistake: It was because of the constant repetition of the lie by
Trump, Hawley, Cruz, and 145 other Republicans in Congress that—absent a
shred of evidence—the election had somehow been stolen from Trump that led
thousands of his most ardent and volatile supporters to join him at the
Capitol on January 6, and no political spin or mealy-mouthed disavowing of
violence after the fact takes away their culpability.^3
One of the planners of the riot has also claimed that three members of
Congress—Mo Brooks, Andy Biggs, and Paul Gosar—were directly involved in
the planning of the event, and reporting from inside the Capitol suggests
that other Republican members of Congress may have led participants in the
white supremacist mob on "reconnaissance tours" the day before the
riot.^4,5
If either of these claims is proven to be true, not only must these
members of Congress be immediately expelled from the chamber, but they
must also be held criminally responsible for their roles.
MoveOn is already mounting an enormous campaign to ensure that Trump is
convicted in his Senate impeachment trial next week, but we cannot stop
there. Trump alone did not cause the events of January 6. His supporters
in Congress fanned the flames that led to an egregious attack on our
democracy, and they cannot get away with it.
Will you chip in $5 a month to power our all-hands-on-deck
campaign to hold seditionist members of Congress accountable?
[ [link removed] ]Yes, I'll chip in monthly.
[ [link removed] ]No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.
Despite the efforts of those members of Congress and the rioters, Joe
Biden and Kamala Harris will be inaugurated tomorrow, and we will finally
begin to turn the page on the violence, hatred, cruelty, and corruption
that defined the last four years.
But even as we move forward, we cannot forget what led to the deadly
assault on our democracy on January 6.
The 139 Republican members of Congress and eight senators who perpetuated
Trump's lies and voted against certifying the election do not believe in
our democratic ideals.^6 They do not believe in the foundational principle
of our elections' being determined by the will of the people. And every
second that they continue to hold power in Washington puts our country at
risk.
MoveOn was built for this fight, and we are ready to lead it. We will do
whatever it takes to demand that these seditionists be removed from
Congress immediately—and if they are not, we will need a people-powered
charge to remove them at the ballot box.
We need you with us in the effort to protect our democracy,
John. Will you chip in $5 a month, or whatever
you can afford?
[ [link removed] ]Yes, I'll chip in monthly.
[ [link removed] ]No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.
Thanks for all you do.
–Arvin, Mohammad, Dan, Emma, and the rest of the team
Sources:
1. "Among the Insurrectionists," The New Yorker, January 17, 2021
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2. Ibid.
3. "The 147 Republicans Who Voted to Overturn Election Results," The New
York Times, January 7, 2021
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4. "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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5. "Republican lawmakers are accused of giving Capitol tours to
insurrectionists before the riot as new inquiries are opened." The New
York Times, January 13, 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? Incited by Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, Josh Hawley,
and other right-wing members of Congress, a white supremacist mob stormed
our Capitol on January 6 in a deadly attempt to overthrow the will of the
people. MoveOn has already launched a nationwide, all-hands-on-deck
campaign to remove from office Cruz, Hawley, and others who aided and
abetted this attack on our democracy, but we need your help to ensure we
have the financial resources to keep our campaign going for as long as it
takes.
Will you chip in to defend democracy and remove these GOP seditionists
from office?
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