CALL TO ACTION #854: AUTOCRACY ALERT: Trump Continues to Commit Illegal & Impeachable Offenses (February 10, 2020)


267 Days

Until the November 3rd Election


AUTOCRACY ALERT: TRUMP CONTINUES TO COMMIT ILLEGAL & IMPEACHABLE OFFENSES


 

Trump’s GOP failed to hold him accountable. Their message was received, and Trump’s abuse of power and attempt to undermine the 2020 election immediately escalated.

Trump illegally retaliated against witnesses, Mitt Romney – the GOP juror who voted for conviction, and sanctuary cities.

  • Barr announced DOJ investigations of political candidates must be approved by him. This allows Barr to block investigations of Trump and to receive information from Guiliani’s Ukrainian, Russian, and other international contacts and presumably others about Trump’s political opponents.
  • Although Treasury refused to send Trump’s taxes to the House as required by law, information about Hunter Biden was sent to the Senate.
  • OMB withheld money legislated for clean energy.
  • Trump changed the security status of Customs and Border Patrol to deny the public information about its activities.
  • Trump threatened to fire the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community (ICIG) and threatened retaliation against Democrats.

None of this is legal.

All of it represents the consolidation of power and lawlessness typical of authoritarianism.

We must:

  • Continue investigating Trump’s illegal and corrupt acts that have come to light since the Articles of Impeachment were filed.
  • Continue to pressure the Senate to pass the election security legislation already passed by the House.
  • Hold Trump and his GOP accountable.

**ACTION ONE: CALL OUR SENATORS**

 SCRIPT FOR SENATORS MERKLEY AND WYDEN:

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

. . . the House has passed election security legislation that McConnell and Trump’s GOP refuses to bring to the floor for a vote. Meanwhile, Trump continues to undermine our institutions, abuse his power, and corrupt our elections. Please continue to speak out and push for securing our elections and further investigating Trump’s on-going abuses of power.

Thank you.”

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/

 

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/

 


**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 today because . . . 

. . . as a constituent, I have been disappointed in your refusal to hold Trump accountable. Now that he is violating the law by retaliating against subpoenaed witnesses and his AG is blocking legitimate investigations and participating in illegal ones, I expect you to rethink your position and hold Trump and Barr accountable when they break the law and violate their oaths of office.

Even after announcing his retirement, Greg continues to signal his full support for trumpism, regardless of how much damage Trump is doing to our democracy and to world stability. Know that we are still here and will continue working to flip ORD2 Blue in 2020.

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 local activities. Participate with us as often as you can. We also encourage you to submit events to be added to the ORD2 Indivisible Event Calendar and help us keep current with our event postings. https://ord2indivisible.org/submit-your-event/

ORD2 Indivisible General Meeting – Phoenix
TODAY: February 10 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
https://ord2indivisible.org/event/ord2-indivisible-general-meeting-phoenix-5/

Non-ORD2 Indivisible Sponsored Event: Oregon Climate Emergency Day of Action – Salem
February 11 @ 7:30 am – 5:00 pm
https://ord2indivisible.org/event/non-ord2-indivisible-sponsored-event-oregon-climate-emergency-day-of-action-salem/

Non-ORD2 Indivisible Sponsored Event: Film Screening, “1948: Creation and Catastrophe” – Ashland
February 13 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
https://ord2indivisible.org/event/non-ord2-indivisible-sponsored-event-film-screening-1948-creation-and-catastrophe-ashland/

Non-ORD2 Indivisible Sponsored Event: Immigration Panel and Discussion – Medford
February 15 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
https://ord2indivisible.org/event/non-ord2-indivisible-sponsored-event-immigration-panel-and-discussion-medford/

V-DAY 2020 and One Billion Rising – Ashland
February 16 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
https://ord2indivisible.org/event/v-day-2020-and-one-billion-rising-ashland/

Rogue Indivisible Member Meeting – Grants Pass
February 16 @ 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm
https://ord2indivisible.org/event/rogue-indivisible-general-meeting-grants-pass/


ORD2 Indivisible 2020 Fundraising Campaign

As we approach what will be the most important election of our lifetimes, ORD2 Indivisible wants to be in a secure financial position to help engage as many voters in our district in the election process as possible. To accomplish this goal we are conducting the ORD2 Indivisible 2020 fundraising campaign. Click on the image below to donate.

 

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SOURCES:

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-s-warns-impeachment-payback-you-ll-see-n1132536 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-ousts-vindman-and-sondland-punishing-key-impeachment-witnesses-in-post-acquittal-campaign-of-retribution/2020/02/07/dafbdb90-49be-11ea-bdbf-1dfb23249293_story.html 

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/07/us/politics/alexander-vindman-gordon-sondland-fired.html 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/02/08/trumps-friday-night-massacre-is-just-beginning-i-fear-whats-come/ 

https://news.yahoo.com/ag-barr-requires-fbi-obtain-132653032.html 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lindsey-graham-says-new-doj-process-will-let-giuliani-provide-info-on-the-bidens/ 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2020/02/06/trump-administration-will-allow-drilling-logging-sensitive-federal-lands-utah/ 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/trump-officials-threaten-to-expand-retaliation-for-sanctuary-policies-to-more-states-as-ny-residents-are-kicked-out-of-global-entry/2020/02/06/010686c0-48f5-11ea-b4d9-29cc419287eb_story.html 

https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/cbp-security-agency/ 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-withholding-24823-million-for-clean-energy-democrats-say/ar-BBZGA1A 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/its-not-over-congress-must-continue-to-hold-trump-accountable/2020/02/05/4532aa8e-4839-11ea-ab15-b5df3261b710_story.html 

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/03/the-2020-disinformation-war/605530/