Dear fellow MoveOn member,
Senators Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley are enemies of democracy, and they must
not remain in Congress. Democracy cannot abide lawless lawmakers.
I've been in or around politics for over a half-century now. The current
Republican Party is the most treacherous, corrupt, and cult-like
institution that I have ever encountered.
The Biden presidency marks a new beginning, but we dare not minimize,
forget, or dismiss the calamity of the last several weeks—or the last four
years. Unity does not mean letting the instigators of an attempted
government coup off the hook.
That's why I'm writing to you today.
MoveOn is leading a huge, all-hands-on-deck campaign to demand that Donald
Trump be convicted in his Senate impeachment trial and banned from seeking
federal office again, and that the traitors in Congress be immediately
removed from office. I've seen MoveOn's plans, and I am impressed and
inspired, which is why I have a personal request:
Will you chip in $5 a month to power MoveOn's ambitious
campaign to demand that Trump and the GOP traitors be held accountable?
With your help, MoveOn will be prepared to buy hard-hitting ads and
billboards, flood Congress with phone calls, and do whatever else is
needed to demand accountability for as long as it takes.
[ [link removed] ]Yes, I'll chip in monthly.
[ [link removed] ]No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.
Right before the storming of the Capitol on January 6, Representative
Lauren Boebert tweeted, "Today is 1776."^1
At the rally that preceded the riot, Representative Mo Brooks said, "Today
is the day that American patriots start taking down names and kicking
ass."^2
We must expel Boebert, Brooks, and other seditionists in Congress who
incited or helped organize the events leading up to the attack on the
Capitol.
The 14th Amendment to the Constitution is clear: Those who engage in
rebellion or insurrection against the U.S. government are disqualified
from serving in Congress.^3
Trump must be convicted in his impeachment trial in the Senate, and it
must be swift and serious.
This is not about revenge. It is about making sure this doesn't happen
again.
Most Republican voters still believe that the election was stolen, because
of the lies they were told by GOP leaders. Cruz and Hawley believe that
they have gained politically from their actions. Trump hasn't gone away,
and neither have the white supremacists he emboldened and radicalized.
In the coming days and weeks, MoveOn will mobilize to help President Joe
Biden implement the most important and progressive parts of his agenda.
But MoveOn will also keep running tactics like hard-hitting ads, putting
up billboards that capture people's attention and can't be missed,
organizing massive call-in days and letter writing campaigns—whatever it
takes to remove the insurrectionists from Congress and convict Trump in
the Senate.
MoveOn's resources come from its members—people like you—who make this
critical work possible. Will you join us and do your part by chipping in
$5 a month now? MoveOn needs your help to have the
consistent financial resources to run ads, flood Congress with phone
calls, deliver petitions, and do whatever else is needed for as long as it
takes to ensure accountability.
[ [link removed] ]Yes, I'll chip in monthly.
[ [link removed] ]No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.
As additional details come out and more firsthand accounts continue to be
pieced together, one thing is clear: Dangerous, militant extremists
plotted to overtake the Capitol. These insurrectionists came to Washington
with the intent of committing violence against lawmakers.
This is what Trump and his enablers have unleashed on our country. We
can't let them get away with it—or it will happen again.
MoveOn needs your help to keep the pressure on—and for as long as it
takes—to hold the traitors in Congress accountable. Nothing could be more
urgent to America's future as a democracy. I know that times are tough for
so many right now. But if you have the means, will you chip in
$5 a month to help out?
[ [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.
–Robert Reich
Sources:
1. "For GOP firebrand Rep. Lauren Boebert, anger and suspicion linger
after Capitol riot," ABC News, January 22, 2021
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2. "Mo Brooks won’t apologize despite resolution for his censure,"
Associated Press, January 13, 2021
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3. "The 14th Amendment’s Disqualification Provision and the Events of Jan.
6," Lawfare, January 19, 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?
[ [link removed] ]Yes, I'll chip in $5 a month.
[ [link removed] ]No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.
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