Dear MoveOn member,
Our democracy and national security are under attack by
Donald Trump—and Republicans are trying to enable and defend him at every
move—which is why I, for one, am motivated to work alongside millions of
MoveOn members to defend our Constitution and our elections by impeaching
and removing Trump.
Recent testimony in the U.S. House of Representatives makes it crystal
clear that Trump attempted to bribe and bully a foreign official into
interfering in our elections for his own political benefit. This is worse
than Watergate—and yet even as Democrats are working to expose the truth,
Republicans are doing nothing about it.
That is why MoveOn members are taking action.
In 14 cities around the country, mobile billboards
are traveling around key congressional districts in the busy days leading
up to Thanksgiving, showing our demand that key Republicans stand up to
Trump and support impeachment. These are members of Congress who we
believe could, if faced with enough constituent pressure, break from
Trump's lawless and reckless stranglehold on his party. And the billboards
are already being featured in national publications including The Hill
and The Washington Post.^1,2
In New York's 21st Congressional District, voters are seeing an ad across
TV stations hammering Representative Elise Stefanik for being such a
"star" defender of Trump—and demonstrating to Republicans everywhere the
kind of pressure they'll face. The ads were featured in the Albany Times
Union and the Adirondack Daily Enterprise and seen more than 200,000
times online in addition to on TV.^3,4
Events organized by local constituents are taking place every week in
states with key senators—in Colorado, Maine, Arizona, and Kentucky. And in
some cases, events are happening all across the state on the same
day—fueled by MoveOn members, allies, and paid professional organizers
that MoveOn members have funded. These events are being reported on in
local papers of record in each state, such
as Louisville's Courier-Journal.^5
We've been bird-dogging members of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington,
D.C.—pursuing Republicans with the simple question of whether it's okay to
seek foreign government interference in our elections. Dozens of
Republicans have fled from the question. One pretended to be on the phone
to avoid answering, and another one even head-butted the camera! You can
see the video of these efforts below.
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MoveOn and partners are planning actions all across the country the day
before the House eventually votes on the articles of impeachment—and
already more than 300 events have been registered, with almost 50,000
attendees planning to turn out.
And MoveOn members have made more than 80,000 calls to Congress—in
Washington and in home districts—demanding that Congress
assert that nobody is above the law.
It can be maddening to see how Republicans have responded to the
impeachment hearings—dismissing, interrupting, and threatening witnesses
who simply sought to tell the truth, some of them lifelong public servants
in our armed forces and diplomatic corps.
If you're mad, keep taking action. The majority of Americans
want Trump's impeachment and removal—and MoveOn members are powering these
tactics, and more, all across the nation to make our voices heard.
As Robert Reich recently said in an email to MoveOn members,
"Congressional Republicans know that Trump is guilty, and they know that
they look like damn fools for protecting him. Every day, they are making a
calculation of how far they can take this without losing their careers,
which is why it is so important for MoveOn to ramp up its campaign to
break the Republican dam by making an association with Trump's crimes
politically toxic, leaving no choice but to get rid of Trump once and for
all."
The question now is whether Republicans will continue to be complicit
in Trump's crimes and corruption—or whether they'll choose higher ground.
Now is the moment to push them to make the right choice—over
this congressional recess week and when they're back in Washington,
through the weeks ahead. And to keep thanking Democrats who are standing
strong for the principle that nobody is above the law.
John, will you chip in $3 a week to help MoveOn's
all-hands-on-deck campaign to impeach, convict, and remove Donald Trump
from office? (MoveOn will bill your weekly donation to your credit card
once a month starting today and will contact you shortly after Trump is no
longer president to see if you want to modify or cancel your weekly
donation.)
[ [link removed] ]Yes, I'll chip in weekly to help keep MoveOn's impeachment campaign
going for as long as it takes.
[ [link removed] ]No, I'm sorry, I can't chip in weekly.
Thank you for all you've been doing to defend our elections, national
security, and Constitution. Together, we'll keep up the fight.
Thanks for all you do.
—Rahna, David, Elsie, Erik, and the rest of the team
Sources:
1. "Billboards calling on House Republicans to 'do their job' follow
members home for Thanksgiving," The Hill, November 25, 2019
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2. "Schiff says report will be forwarded to Judiciary Committee soon after
Congress returns next week," The Washington Post, November 25, 2019
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3. "After hearings, North Country district wins attention, campaign
cash," Times Union, November 22, 2019
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4. "Trend warfare: More attention and cash flow to NY21 Congress
race," Adirondack Daily Enterprise, November 26, 2019
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5. "Local politicians, college activists to McConnell, Paul: 'Our
democracy is not for sale,'" Courier-Journal, November 22, 2019
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by day and year by year, to resist Trump's agenda, contain the damage,
defeat hate with love, and begin the process of swinging the nation's
pendulum back toward sanity, decency, and the kind of future that we must
never give up on. And to do it we need your support, now more than ever.
Will you stand with MoveOn?
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