PORTLAND — Sixteen Indivisible groups from across
Oregon are coming together to demand that Oregon’s
members of Congress support an independent investigation into President Donald
Trump’s ties to Russia. Given the president’s abrupt and contradictory firing of FBI
Director James Comey, who was probing the Trump-Russia connection, the only way
to ensure that a thorough and unbiased investigation is carried out is through
the appointment of a special
prosecutor.
Sixteen
Oregon Indivisible groups — Indivisible Oregon, Indivisible Columbia Gorge, ORD2 Indivisible, Rogue Indivisible, Indivisible Madras, Indivisible Bend,
Indivisible Oregon District 1 (OR1), Indivisible Hillsboro-OR, Indivisible
North Coast Oregon (INCO), Portland Indivisible Oregon D-3, Nasty Women Get
Shit Done PDX, One Small Thing PDX, Indivisible
Eugene, Indivisible
Clackamas, Indivisible Greater Tillamook, Indivisible Coos County— stand united in calling for members of Oregon’s congressional delegation to do the right
thing and subvert a looming constitutional crisis.
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"We
need for our congressman, Greg Walden, to PLEASE put aside his party politics
and do the right thing -- for the people of District 2, for Oregon, and for the
future of our country. The Trump-Russia connection must be investigated and an
independent prosecutor must be used. We want the truth, and Congress needs to
help us find it." - Terrie Martin, ORD2 Indivisible
“We
urge Mr. Walden to insist on an independent investigation and a special prosecutor
to investigate Trump’s firing of FBI
Director Comey, and to investigate Trump’s ties to Russia. It appears that the two are intimately connected. We
need to learn all the details of Comey’s firing, why it happened and why now. And we have needed for many
months a rigorous, thorough investigation of possible Russia ties within the
Trump campaign and now the Trump administration. It is time for Walden to stop
protecting a tyrannical and dangerous president and insist that the truth be
exposed.” - Thomas Keffner, Indivisible Columbia Gorge
“President
Trump has now fired, under various dubious pretexts, three separate
high-ranking officials - Sally Yates, Preet Bharara, and James Comey - who were
leading investigations of his and his close associates’ ties to Russia and Russia's interference in the
2016 election. The question of whether or not President Trump knew about this
foreign interference by a largely hostile foreign power, what he knew, when he
knew it, and whether or not he colluded with Russia for the sake of his and his
associates' own political and/or personal self-interest is arguably the most
crucial issue facing the United States government today. It is, without
exaggeration, a Constitutional crisis of the first order. Thus far, our own Congressman,
Representative Greg Walden, and the rest of the Republican leadership in
Congress have refused to appoint a special prosecutor or pursue a truly
rigorous, independent, non-partisan investigation. Instead, they have focused
on identifying where information about the Trump administrations’ involvement with Russia is coming from, and
trying to intimidate or persecute those patriotic Americans who are trying to
help the public learn the truth. This takes on more the appearance of a
cover-up than an investigation. It is past time for Congressman Walden and the
rest of the GOP leadership to put country ahead of party and appoint a fully
independent special prosecutor. The future of our democracy and our citizens’ ability to trust in the very foundation of our
government’s integrity are at stake.” - David Smith, Rogue Indivisible
"Republicans,
specifically Rep. Greg Walden, R-Oregon, must step up and join Democrats in
demanding an independent investigation of links between Trump's campaign and
Russia. Put our nation's democracy above party politics. Your loyalty is to the
United States and the people who elected you - not the Republican party," -
Michele LaBounty, leader of Indivisible Madras.
“If
this president and his campaign had no inappropriate relations with Russia, and
if Director Comey was not fired in part because of his independent
investigation into these potential inappropriate relations, then a special
prosecutor should be applauded by all sides to definitively and swiftly
demonstrate that we hold our sovereign Democracy in the highest regard. Because
of concerning Presidential decisions and polarizing partisan wrangling the
checks and balances that would result from an independent investigation is
essential to safeguarding against potential overreaches of power from the
executive branch and ensuring that all Americans believe in the integrity of
our system.” -Krista Anderson (Baker City, Eastern
Oregon) ORD2
“Make
no mistake, our nation is at a crossroads and the only way forward is for every
member of the Oregon congressional delegation to join with other responsible
legislative voices and demand the appointment of a special and independent
prosecutor to thoroughly and exhaustively investigate the potential links
between the administration and Russia. The very legitimacy of the office of the
president hangs in the balance.”-Lin Woodrich,
Event Team Coordinator and a founding member of Indivisible Eugene. “
"We
applaud Senators Wyden and Merkley as well as Congresswoman Bonamici (OR-1) as
they continue to press for investigations into Russian campaign meddling and
the Trump campaign's potential involvement. In the wake of Trump's firing of
James Comey, we also ask that they refuse any and all legislative action until
an independent investigation is authorized. Faced with a crisis that threatens
our democracy, all of Congress must put country before politics.” -Deb Vanasse, co-leader of Indivisible North
Coast Oregon.
“We
fully support our Oregon Senators Wyden and Merkley for repeatedly calling for
an independent investigation into Trump's ties to Russia and call on Republican
Senators to do the same. We simply cannot allow the president to abuse his
powers to fire anyone who investigates him and his associates. Americans
deserve to know the truth and in the name of justice, freedom, and liberty, we
refuse to sit silently while the president of our great nation tries to obscure
the truth.” -Hilary Uhlig, Indivisible Hillsboro-OR
“It is
vital to our democracy that there is an independent investigation into Trump's
ties with Russia. This is not a partisan issue.” -Ali King, President and Co-founder, Nasty Women Get Shit Done PDX
Indivisible Oregon supports the resistance to the Trump agenda in
Oregon. Through grassroots advocacy, they encourage members to engage their own
Members of US Congress. Indivisible Oregon is part of a national movement that
is implementing the strategy outlined at IndivisibleGuide.com.
