John,

We have reached a watershed moment in American history. Donald J. Trump has engaged in unprecedented corruption as President of the United States. Every day he remains in office is another day he subverts our democracy, endangers our lives, and betrays our country for his personal gain. The Constitution provides we the people, through our representatives in Congress, the tools to stop such a lawless, unfit, and dangerous president: impeachment in the House and removal in the Senate.

We, the people, deserve an impeachment and removal process that covers the full range of Trump's abuses of power. The current impeachment inquiry in the House limits itself to Trump’s abuses of power in connection with the Ukraine scandal. Left unchecked, Trump’s other abuses of power and the public trust become accepted and dangerous precedent for future unlawful and unconstitutional actions.

Tell Congress to expand the impeachment inquiry and preserve our democracy.

We’ve teamed up with By the People and CREDO Action to publish “Impeachment For The People,” which includes comprehensive articles of impeachment we have drafted at Free Speech For People. Ten other national advocacy organizations, including Democracy For America, Equal Justice Society, and Women’s March, have joined us in endorsing these articles. We argue that by expanding the scope of the impeachment inquiry, Congress can use the impeachment and removal process to:

• Defend our democracy and bring us closer to ensuring that its promise of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness be made real for every person who calls the United States home—no matter their race, gender, sexuality, religion, country of origin or class
  
• Establish that we are a country where all are equal before the law, and set a precedent for what is acceptable by all those who serve in our nation’s highest office
  
• Protect us, our families, and our communities from this administration's attacks
  
• Deliver a government that fiercely and bravely represents the people, rather than serves political parties or the powerful

We, the people, know the kind of country we want to live in and the country we want to build for future generations — and we fight for it every day. But far too many of our representatives have responded to Trump with fear and caution instead of bravery, with complicity and compromise instead of condemnation. Their failure to lead with moral courage has emboldened Trump to commit more abuses of power and normalized his dangerous agenda.

We deserve leaders who will step up with the courage, heart and principled clarity this moment requires. We deserve leaders who will fulfill their constitutional duty to protect our democracy, root out corruption, enforce the rule of law, guard our national security, defend the communities Trump is threatening, and start delivering the promise of our democracy to all of their constituents.

Therefore, we are coming together across race, class, gender, party, and geography to propose the following articles of impeachment against President Trump:

1. Abuse of power to target political adversaries, critics, and the press;
2. Corruption of electoral processes;
3. Abuse of office to promote discrimination, hostility and unlawful violence,
4. Corruption and self-enrichment; 
5. Obstruction of the administration of justice and Congressional inquiries; and 
6. Misuse of armed forces and abuse of emergency powers.

Read “Impeachment For The People” here. And, read our book, The Constitution Demands It, which discusses in detail many of these legal grounds for impeachment.

Members of Congress must make a choice: will they conduct business as usual, or bravely lead with us?

Tell Congress to hold President Trump accountable for all of his abuses of power and the public trust.

In solidarity,

John Bonifaz (President, Free Speech For People)