CALL FOR IMPEACHMENT HEARINGS TODAY
ACTION ONE: CALL YOUR SENATORS
SAMPLE SCRIPT FOR WYDEN AND MERKLEY:
My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code]. I am calling because…
Donald Trump continues to commit impeachable offenses while obstructing Congressional investigations. I am calling to ask the Senator to work with our Oregon Representatives to support impeachment hearings and to call on them to sign onto H Res 257*. Thank you.”
CALL SENATOR MERKLEY
CALL SENATOR WYDEN
ACTION TWO: CALL YOUR HOUSE REPS
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SAMPLE SCRIPTS FOR REPRESENTATIVES:
My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code]. I am calling because…
For Blumenauer: Donald Trump continues to commit impeachable offenses while obstructing Congressional investigations. I want to thank the Representative for calling for impeachment hearings and signing on to H Res 257*. But I am also asking him to insist that his colleagues also stand up for rule of law in our country and join him in support of an impeachment inquiry. Thank you.”
For Bonamici: Donald Trump continues to commit impeachable offenses while obstructing Congressional investigations. I want to thank the Representative for calling for impeachment hearings. I ask her to make sure to signing on to H Res 257* and insist that her colleagues also stand up for rule of law in our country and join her in support of an impeachment inquiry. Thank you.”
For DeFazio, Schrader, Walden: Donald Trump continues to commit impeachable offenses while obstructing Congressional investigations. I am asking the Representative to join their colleagues who are standing up for rule of law in our country and to call for impeachment hearings and sign onto H Res 257*. Thank you.”
CALL SUZANNE BONAMICI (OR-01)
CALL GREG WALDEN (OR-02)
CALL BLUMENAUER (OR-03)
CALL PETER DEFAZIO (OR-04)
CALL KURT SCHRADER (OR-05)
BACKGROUND:
Donald Trump has committed a laundry list of impeachable offenses and continues to do so on a daily basis. There is sufficient evidence even in the redacted version of the Mueller report alone to justify impeachment hearings in Congress.
If Congress declines to begin impeachment hearings, they are putting political fears above fears for the survival of rule of law in this country.
Trump has hired an Attorney General who is acting as his personal lawyer rather than the country’s independent top law enforcement official. He is using him to not only cover up his crimes but to threaten his political enemies.
Trump has stated that he will fight all subpoenas. Clearly he will continue to obstruct all investigations into his actions. Obtaining testimony and documents through the courts will be a long process. He doubtlessly hopes that his stonewalling will cause delays that will continue through the upcoming elections and outlast the public’s attention.
But subpoenas can’t be ignored in an impeachment trial. The evidence would be laid out in public. Every lawmaker would have to stand up before the American people and history, and show where their true interests lie.
Our MOC’s must support impeachment hearings now.