STOP TRUMP’S ‘TRANSITION TO GREATNESS’ BEFORE HE KILLS MORE PEOPLE
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 race to reopen the economy will result in “needless suffering and death,” according to Dr. Fauci. I ask that you endorse reopening only when:
- We all have the same rapid testing and contact tracing as that available to the White House, which can identify and suppress a flair-up of new cases.
- Hospitals have enough supplies and people to keep them from being overwhelmed.
Also, I encourage you to push McConnell for Federal assistance for states and hospitals. Trump abdicated his leadership role in a pandemic and it fell on the states. They now are desperate for the Federal government’s help.
CALL SENATOR MERKLEY
CALL SENATOR WYDEN
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…
Trump’s race to reopen the economy will result in “needless suffering and death,” according to Dr. Fauci. I ask that you endorse reopening only when:
- We all have the same rapid testing and contact tracing as that available to the White House, which can identify and suppress a flair-up of new cases.
- Hospitals have enough supplies and people to keep them from being overwhelmed.
CALL SUZANNE BONAMICI (OR-01)
CALL GREG WALDEN (OR-02)
CALL BLUMENAUER (OR-03)
CALL PETER DEFAZIO (OR-04)
CALL KURT SCHRADER (OR-05)
ACTION THREE: WRITE TO VOTERS FROM YOUR HOME
Organizing for the 2020 Election is going VIRTUAL!
- Indivisible Oregon hosts virtual letter writing events every Saturday and fourth Tuesday. Sign up at https://swingleft.org/group/indivisible-oregon
- Write letters to voters from home, whenever it’s convenient. Register with Vote Forward to get started at votefwd.org
- Host your own virtual letter-writing party! Get started here:http://swingleft.org/p/virtual-letter-writing-party
Stay tuned — more activities to come!
BACKGROUND:
The clearest picture yet that Trump’s primary goal is to help himself,leaving the lives of others a distant second, emerged yesterday at a Senate hearing.
Trump is rushing to get businesses restarted because the catastrophic damage to the economy is dragging his reelection prospects down with it.
His “TRANSITION TO GREATNESS” collided with science yesterday when the government’s top Covid-19 scientist, Anthony Fauci, told Senators that premature reopening would cause “needless suffering and death.”
Trump has been inciting his followers, especially those heavily armed, by preaching that the “people . . . want their freedom now”and suggesting Democrat governors are withholding those freedoms. He also maintains that the protective measures are a Democratic ploy to keep the economy in limbo until the November election.
Yet on Monday, Trump scrambled after two White House staffers tested positive. He ordered everyone else in the building to wear a mask. Rapid testing and contact tracing resulted in senior members of the Administration Covid-19 task force to isolate themselves.
Such rapid testing and contact tracing is not available to the rest of us. How can Trump shove people back to work when even White House employees aren’t safe?
The virus should dictate reopening.
SOURCES:
BBC, May 12, 2020: “Coronavirus: Fauci warns Senate of ‘serious consequences’” https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/world-us-canada-52629681
New York Times, May 12, 2020: “Virus Advisers, at Odds With Trump, Warn Senators Against Hasty Reopening” https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/12/us/coronavirus-updates.html
NBC News, May 11, 2020: “Unreleased White House report shows coronavirus rates spiking in heartland communities” https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/unreleased-white-house-report-shows-coronavirus-rates-spiking-heartland-communities-n1204751
The Hill, May 5, 2020: “Texas sees thousands of new coronavirus cases days after state’s stay-at-home order lifted” https://thehill.com/changing-america/well-being/longevity/496216-texas-sees-thousands-of-new-coronavirus-cases-days
Washington Post, May 12, 2020: “Poll finds bipartisan support for many governors, but not those who embraced reopening” https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/many-governors-win-bipartisan-support-for-handling-of-pandemic-but-some-republicans-face-blowback-over-reopening-efforts/2020/05/11/8e98500e-93d2-11ea-9f5e-56d8239bf9ad_story.html
Wired, May 11, 2020: “How Much Is a Human Life Actually Worth?” https://www.wired.com/story/how-much-is-human-life-worth-in-dollars/?bxid=5cc9dff9fc942d13eb1e6a84&cndid=54804944&esrc=AUTO_PRINT&source=EDT_WIR_NEWSLETTER_0_DAILY_ZZ&utm_brand=wired&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_mailing=WIR_Daily_051120&utm_medium=email&utm_source=nl&utm_term=list1_p1
Business Insider, May 12, 2020: “54% of participants in a new poll cited the Trump administration as a major source of misinformation on the coronavirus” https://www.businessinsider.com/54-say-trump-admin-source-of-coronavirus-misinformation-gallup-poll-2020-5?utm_source=reddit.com
The Hill, May 11, 2020: “Biden campaign drops new digital ad hitting Trump over slow coronavirus response” https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/497231-biden-campaign-drops-new-digital-ad-hitting-trump-over-slow-coronavirus
WHO, May 10, 2020: “Considerations for public health and social measures in the workplace in the context of COVID-19” https://www.who.int/publications-detail/considerations-for-public-health-and-social-measures-in-the-workplace-in-the-context-of-covid-19
