CALL TO ACTION #664: Safeguard Our Elections! Hold Trump Accountable! (April 25, 2019)

“RUSSIA, IF YOU’RE LISTENING…”

SAFEGUARD OUR ELECTIONS!

HOLD TRUMP ACCOUNTABLE!

The Mueller Report found that Russia “…perceived it would benefit from a Trump presidency and worked to secure that outcome…” Russia attacked us by:

  • Creating fake accounts supporting Trump that may have reached 126 million people on Facebook and millions more on other social media
  • Organizing dozens of rallies supporting Trump
  • Stealing and releasing documents from the Clinton campaign to benefit Trump

The Report confirmed many facts that Trump labeled “fake news.” The investigation “… established multiple links between Trump Campaign officials and individuals tied to the Russian government.” But Trump did not condemn the attacks, investigate what happened, or seek to prevent it from happening again. Instead, he:

  • Welcomed and encouraged the attacks (“Russia, if you’re listening…”)
  • “[E]xpected [he] would benefit electorally from information stolen and released through Russian efforts…”
  • Took Putin’s word over US intelligence sources that Russia was responsible
  • Criminally obstructed the investigation into Russia’s crimes
  • Discourages efforts to safeguard our electoral system

Congress must do its job. It must stop ongoing attacks. It must investigate the national security threats posed by Trump’s strange deference to Putin. WHERE’S WALDEN!?!

Follow the Money!

Hold Trump Accountable!

Hold Greg Walden Accountable!

**ACTION ONE: CALL OUR SENATORS**

SAMPLE SCRIPT FOR SENATORS WYDEN AND MERKLEY:

“My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [town/city], Oregon [zip code]. I am calling because . . .

. . . the Mueller Report details how Russia attacked the 2016 election in order to benefit Trump and how Trump has criminally and repeatedly obstructed the investigation into those attacks. Obstruction of justice is an impeachable offense. The Senate must:

  • Protect our elections by enacting HR 1
  • Investigate the national security risks posed by Trump’s many entanglements with Russia and ‘follow the money’
  • Hold Trump accountable

Our democracy depends on it. 

Thank You.”

SENATOR RON WYDEN 

Portland: (503) 326-7525, DC: (202) 224-5244
Salem: (503) 589-4555, Eugene: (541) 431-0229
Medford: (541) 858-5122, Bend: (541) 330-9142
La Grande: (541) 960-7691
https://www.wyden.senate.gov/contact/

 

SENATOR JEFF MERKLEY

Portland: (503) 326-3386, DC: (202) 224-3753
Salem: (503) 362-8102, Eugene: (541) 465-6750
Medford: (541) 608-9102, Bend: (541) 318-1298
Pendleton: (541) 278-1129
https://www.merkley.senate.gov/contact/

**ACTION TWO: CALL COMPLICIT GREG WALDEN**

SAMPLE SCRIPT FOR WALDEN:

“My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [town/city], Oregon [zip code]. I am calling because . . .

. . . the Mueller Report details how Russia attacked the 2016 election in order to benefit Trump and how Trump has criminally and repeatedly obstructed the investigation into those attacks. Obstruction of justice is an impeachable offense. The House—without Greg Walden’s support—has begun the job of protecting our elections by passing HR 1.

Please tell Greg that I expect him to fulfill his oath of office and:

  • Do everything he can to push for HR1’s passage in the Senate
  • Follow up the Mueller report by immediately investigating the national security risks posed by Trump’s many entanglements with Russia and ‘follow the money’  
  • Hold Trump accountable

Greg seems to be declaring through his actions that Trump is his POTUS—right or wrong—regardless of how much damage Trump is doing to our democracy and world stability.

#2020StartsNow

Thank you.”

COMPLICIT GREG WALDEN

DC (202) 225-6730, Medford: (541) 776-4646
Bend (541) 389-4408, La Grande (541) 624-2400
https://walden.house.gov/contact-greg/email-me

 

**ACTION THREE: BE AN ACTIVIST**

Visit the ORD2 Indivisible Event Calendar on a regular basis to keep updated on our local activities. Participate with us as often as you can. Check out the following:

Non-ORD2 Indivisible Sponsored Event: Town Hall, Jeff Golden – Phoenix
April 27 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Note: Due to scheduling issues Pam Marsh will not be able to participate.
https://ord2indivisible.org/event/non-ord2-indivisible-sponsored-event-town-hall-pam-marsh-and-jeff-golden-phoenix/

Non-ORD2 Indivisible Sponsored Event: U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley – Jackson County Town Hall – Phoenix
April 28 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
https://ord2indivisible.org/event/non-ord2-indivisible-sponsored-event-u-s-senator-jeff-merkley-jackson-county-town-hall-phoenix/

Non-ORD2 Indivisible Sponsored Event: U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley – Josephine County Town Hall – Grants Pass
April 28 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
https://ord2indivisible.org/event/non-ord2-indivisible-sponsored-event-u-s-senator-jeff-merkley-town-hall-grants-pass/

Click here to see the schedule of Senator Merkley’s additional town hall meetings throughout Oregon.

SUBMIT EVENTS TO BE ADDED TO THE ORD2 INDIVISIBLE EVENT CALENDAR
Help us keep current with our event postings. https://ord2indivisible.org/submit-your-event/

SOURCES:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/mueller-report-suggests-the-fake-news-came-from-trump-not-the-news-media/2019/04/18/ca96e574-61f7-11e9-9412-daf3d2e67c6d_story.html?utm_term=.52200c7d690b

Report On The Investigation Into Russian Interference In The 2016 Presidential Election, Volume I of II, Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller, III, March 2019

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/13/us/politics/trump-russia-clinton-emails.html

https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/16/politics/donald-trump-putin-helsinki-summit/index.html

https://www.lawfareblog.com/obstruction-justice-mueller-report-heat-map

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/24/us/politics/russia-2020-election-trump.html

https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/24/politics/kirstjen-nielsen-trump-election-security/index.html