Monday, September 30, 2019

ACTION: IMPEACHMENT HEARINGS MUST FIND OUT WHAT IS ON THE SECRET SERVER

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HOUSE: IMPEACHMENT HEARINGS MUST FIND OUT WHAT IS ON THE SECRET SERVER

SENATE: STOP MCCONNELL’S SHAM ELECTION SECURITY BILL 

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 
To ask the Senator to do two things:
  • on the impeachment front, please continue to support robust, immediate impeachment hearings.
  • In the Senate, stop McConnell’s supposed election security bill, which as he pointed out only a fraction of what’s needed and there are no accountability measures.  Don’t let McConnell claim that he addressed election security. Bottle up the bill. Thank you.

ACTION TWO: CALL YOUR HOUSE REPS

Not sure who your U.S. Representative is? Find out here. 

SAMPLE SCRIPTS FOR REPRESENTATIVES:

My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code]. I am calling because…
For Blumenauer, Bonamici DeFazio and Schrader: While the Intelligence Committee investigates the whistleblower’s complaint, the Representative can be a leader in helping his/her constituents understand its implications. I ask the Representative to
  • speak out on why putting political, non-classified conversations on a codeword-level system is illegal and call for immediate impeachment hearings
  • Emphasize that there are other calls on the server which must be found and included in the impeachment hearings
  • Keep speaking out about why robust, immediate impeachment hearings are necessary. Thank you.
For Walden: It should be obvious to the Representative that calling for an impeachment inquiry puts country before party, and is the only moral stance. I ask that he publicly that he agrees with Nevada’s Republican Representative Mark Amodei: “If it’s proven you were using government agencies to try to put your finger on the scale of an election, then I don’t care who the president is, I don’t think that’s right.” Thank you.

BACKGROUND:

The whistleblower’s complaint goes beyond the Ukraine phone call. Today we address must call and address this issue:  the code-level server containing the transcript to the Ukraine call. The whistleblower said:
  • other phone calls were moved to the code-level server “solely for the purpose of protecting politically sensitive – rather than national security – information.”
  • multiple officials and duty officers:
    • know about and/or moved those calls;
    • were in the room when Trump made call.
The fight to protect our democracy has intensified. Our job is to push for a robust process. That means Congress needs to move quickly, with focus and coherency.
Read the nine-page complaint, then tell your House Member we need:
  • Immediate robust, expansive impeachment hearings under one committee, fed by multiple committees with subject matter expertise.
  • Questions by professional prosecutors, so that the public gets a clear picture of Trump’s repeated abuse of power.
Then, while the Senate awaits impeachment articles, support our Senators in opposing McConnell’s fake election security bill—the one with no quality assurances on how the money is spent, and a pitiful $125 million to spread over 6,000 counties. This bill should be shamed into oblivion. 

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Friday, September 27, 2019

ACTION: CALL FOR THE COURAGE TO DEMAND THE TRUTH

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CALL FOR THE COURAGE TO DEMAND THE TRUTH 

ACTION ONE: CALL YOUR HOUSE REP

Not sure who your U.S. Representative is? Find out here. 

SAMPLE SCRIPTS FOR REPRESENTATIVES:

My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code]. I am calling because…
SAMPLE SCRIPT FOR BLUMENAUERDEFAZIOBONAMICI, and SCHRADER:  I want to thank the Representative for supporting the formal impeachment inquiry.  But I am also asking him/her to stand up and demand that their leadership ensure strong and thorough hearings, with real consequences for anyone who attempt to obstruct them. Please also ask the Representative to call for the recess to be cancelled. Thank you.
SAMPLE SCRIPT FOR WALDEN:  Donald Trump continues to commit impeachable offenses while obstructing Congressional investigations.  I am asking the Representative to find the courage to put country over party.  I am asking him to join his colleagues who are standing up for our democracy by supporting the impeachment inquiry.  I am also asking him to demand an end to his party’s  support of this administration’s obstruction and contempt both for Congress and the rule of law. Thank you.

ACTION TWO: 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…
I am calling to thank the Senator for his strong support of an impeachment inquiry.  I am also asking him to continue to support the impeachment hearings, and to begin working for bipartisan votes should impeachment articles reach the Senate. Please also ask the Senator to call for the recess to be cancelled. Thank you.

BACKGROUND:

Tuesday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced a formal impeachment inquiry, stating “No one is above the law.”  Thus far in this presidency, that simply has not been true. 
Trump has criminally endangered our national security and undermined our democracy to enrich himself, with no consequences.  There have been no checks or balances. No oversight. 
Members of his administration have ignored subpoenas. They’ve refused to testify before committees.  They’ve refused to answer questions or lied when they did so.  With no consequences.   
Until now, even after gaining a majority in the House, Democratic leadership has been slow to take forceful action.  But the political risks they fear can no longer be more important than our democratic institutions.   
The focus of the impeachment inquiry must include all of Trump’s high crimes and misdemeanors, not just the most recent one.  Congress must not allow hearings to be disrupted by playground bullies.  They must enforce Contempt of Congress.  They have the right and the power to fine and/or imprison every Trump accomplice who refuses to cooperate.  They should do so.  
Tell your MOC’s that the American people deserve the truth, and those who represent us must do what is necessary to uncover it.   

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