[ [link removed] ]Tell Republicans: Stop trashing our democracy
Petition to House Republicans:
"Our Constitution should matter more than performing for Donald Trump.
Quit trashing our democracy and ignoring the facts of Trump's attempted
bribery, extortion and other abuses of power."
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Dear Jack,
[ [link removed] ]Tell Republicans: Stop
trashing our democracy
The first day of public impeachment hearings was a disgrace. Instead of
showing they were serious about getting the facts about Trump's attempted
bribery and extortion, Republicans mounted a ridiculous performance
intended to appease Trump's fragile ego.
Republican Rep. Nunez went as far as to suggest that the impeachment
process was a Democratic conspiracy and that both the Departments of State
and Justice were plotting against Trump. All the while, his Republican
colleagues ignored serious questions and instead dabbled in conspiracy
theories, attacked witnesses, blamed the Bidens and attempted to out the
Ukraine whistleblower.^1
Extorting and attempting to bribe foreign officials to undermine one of
his personal political rivals is only one of Trump's many impeachable
abuses of power. Republicans cannot deny the facts, so they resorted to
trashing our democracy – and they won't stop until a massive public outcry
makes them.
[ [link removed] ]Tell Republicans: Stop trashing our democracy. Click here to sign the
petition.
As the facts become clearer, Republicans are becoming more ridiculous.
First, Trump's defenders said he did everything perfectly. Then, they
claimed that while he did pressure the President of Ukraine to lie and
mount false investigations into the Bidens, there was no evidence of
extortion or bribery. Then they had to admit that, yes, every witness did
say that Trump withheld aid and promises of a meeting, but claimed that
happens every day. As more and more evidence piles up that Trump's illegal
acts were intended to slur a private domestic political rival and put our
national security at risk, they're trying to make a mockery of democracy
itself instead of facing the facts.^2
Even before the hearings began, Republicans showed they weren't serious by
trying to call Hunter Biden and the Ukraine whistleblower as witnesses.
They added bomb-throwing right-wing congressman Jim Jordan to the
committee to be "a showman" shilling for Trump. And they followed Trump's
lead in focusing on ridiculous, discredited conspiracy theories that
somehow Ukraine, not Russia, intervened in the 2016 election.^3
Yesterday's hearings were just more of the same.
House Republicans acted more like medieval court jesters performing for
their king than elected representatives in a democratic nation. They knew
Trump was watching on TV, and they focused on trying to win points with
their authoritarian puppet master instead of protecting the Constitution
they claim to love so dearly. It's unacceptable – and they must face a
backlash for their blatant hypocrisy and contempt for our democracy.
Tell Republicans: Stop trashing our democracy. Click the link below to
sign the petition:
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Thank you for speaking out,
Heidi Hess, Co-Director
[ [link removed] ]CREDO Action from Working Assets
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References:
1. David Corn, "[ [link removed] ]Republicans Spent the First Day of Impeachment
Hearings in an Alternate Reality," Mother Jones, Nov. 13, 2019.
2. Fred Kaplan , "[ [link removed] ]Loyalty vs. Democracy," Slate, Nov. 6, 2019.
3. Melanie Zanona, "[ [link removed] ]Republicans plot counterattack for impeachment
hearings," POLITICO, Nov 11, 2019.
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