TRUMP DAILY TRAMPLES ON CONSTITUTION

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…
Trump’s relentless assault on the Constitution and our republic must cease. Towards that end, my Senator must:  
  • Denounce Trump’s misuse of his bully pulpit to demean his political opponents 
  • Denounce Trump’s revival of his “Pocahontas” label for Elizabeth Warren  
  • Denounce Trump’s racist, sexist, Islamophobic attacks on members of a co-equal branch of government and his lies that they are anti-Semitic and anti-Israel 
  • Denounce Trump’s use of influence with a foreign leader to bar House members from a fact-finding mission to a recipient of foreign aid 
  • Denounce Trump’s refusal to label the “Proud Boys” as the violent, white nationalist group they are 
  • Continue to call for immediate televised impeachment hearings in the House.   

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…
Trump’s relentless assault on the Constitution and our republic must cease. Towards that end, my Representative must:  
  • Denounce Trump’s misuse of his bully pulpit to demean his political opponents 
  • Denounce Trump’s revival of his “Pocahontas” label for Elizabeth Warren  
  • Denounce Trump’s racist, sexist, Islamophobic attacks on members of a co-equal branch of government and his lies that they are anti-Semitic and anti-Israel 
  • Denounce Trump’s use of influence with a foreign leader to bar House members from a fact-finding mission to a recipient of foreign aid 
  • Denounce Trump’s refusal to label the “Proud Boys” as the violent, white nationalist group they are 
  • Push for immediate televised impeachment hearings in the House. 

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BACKGROUND:

Trump’s disgraceful use of his office to pursue personal vendettas—an unprecedented abuse of power against political rivals that Congress must investigate—was on display in recent attacks against Elizabeth Warren and Representatives Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar and his response to the “Proud Boys” rally in Portland. 
At an official visit to a Pennsylvania petrochemical plant, Trump revived his pejorative “Pocahontas” nickname for Elizabeth Warren—demeaning the office of the presidency and exposing Trump’s racism and white nationalism.  
When Representatives Tlaib and Omar sought to visit Israel, Trump successfully pressured Netanyahu to block their visit, falsely claiming they hate Israel and are anti-Semitic—continuing his racist, sexist, Islamophobic vendetta against members of a co-equal branch of government, exporting partisan battles and demonstrating lengths to which he’ll go to target domestic opponents. 
Proud Boys,” an extremist group with ties to white nationalism, came to Portland looking for a fight. Instead of calling this hate group a terrorist organization, Trump threatened, to apply that label to the anti-fascist groups counter-protesting it.  
We cannot allow this continued assault on our democracy. Unless its preservation is our highest priority, the republic’s already lost. Congress must pursue a serious, transparent impeachment inquiry now. 

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