EVERYTHING IS AT STAKE
SECURE OUR ELECTIONS
NOW!
“Everything is at stake” – from our Constitution to our climate – in the 2020 presidential elections—House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. It is certain that Russia will continue to attack our elections.
The evidence and analysis in the Mueller report shows how Russians used misinformation, societal division, and security gaps in the election infrastructure to undermine faith in the democratic process.
Russians probed all 50 states’ election systems looking for vulnerabilities. They stole gigabytes of data from the Democrats and voter information from states.
After two years of laying the groundwork, by 2016 they reached 126 million people through Facebook alone, and millions more through Twitter, YouTube and Tumblr. They organized dozens of rallies and often took both sides on issues, simply to push supporters to extremes.
To secure the vote, Congress allocated $380 million for states to improve their cyber security. Of that meager sum, only 8% has been spent. Much more is required for secure elections, but Mitch McConnell says no. Do Trump and McConnell—and Greg Walden—welcome Russian interference? They seem to prefer foreign help to trusting We The People to govern. Why? Because they will lose a fair fight!
Where’s Walden!?!
We Demand Secure Elections!
Everything is at Stake!
**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 shows how vast and effective the Russians were in influencing our elections in 2016. We have to secure the 2020 election in order to have confidence in the outcome. Every proposal to protect our election system from foreign attacks – including yours – has been blocked in the Senate by McConnell. I am demanding that you and others pressure him to ensure our elections are protected from another damaging attack.
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 shows how vast and effective the Russians were in influencing our elections in 2016. We have to secure the 2020 election in order to have confidence in the outcome. HR-1 contains many necessary measures to protect our election system from foreign attacks. But it has been blocked in the Senate by McConnell. I demand that Greg Walden pressure Mitch McConnell and others afraid of grassroots democracy to ensure our elections are protected from another damaging attack, even though Greg VOTED NAY ON HR-1 in the House. Perhaps the Mueller report has changed his mind. Did he read it, or rely on GOP spin for his opinion?
Maybe Greg should try telling us the truth: Does he, or does he not stand with Trump? His actions suggest he’s a Trump loyalist. His silence is consent.
#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:
Earth Day Rally – Medford
TODAY: April 22 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
https://ord2indivisible.org/event/earth-day-rally-medford/
Non-ORD2 Indivisible Sponsored Event: Town Hall, Pam Marsh and Jeff Golden – Phoenix
April 27 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
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:
Department of Justice, March 2019: The Mueller Reporthttps://www.justice.gov/storage/report.pdf
Lawfare 4/19/2019: “What the Mueller Report Tells Us About Russian Influence Operations” https://www.lawfareblog.com/what-mueller-report-tells-us-about-russian-influence-operations
Bloomberg 3/26/19: “After Mueller, Questions Loom About 2020 Election Security” https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-03-26/after-mueller-questions-loom-about-2020-election-security
The Hill 4/21/19: “Mueller report unveils American democracy under Russian attack”https://thehill.com/opinion/international/439885-mueller-report-unveils-american-democracy-under-russian-attack
Washington Post 12/17/2018: “New report on Russian disinformation, prepared for the Senate, shows the operation’s scale and sweep” https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2018/12/16/new-report-russian-disinformation-prepared-senate-shows-operations-scale-sweep/?utm_term=.e4749d8d491e
McClatchy 4/10/2019: “Divided Congress can’t agree on fix for ‘dangerous’ Russian election meddling” https://www.mcclatchydc.com/latest-news/article229016119.html
Washington Post4/5/2019: “States spent just a fraction of $380 million in election security money before midterms” https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/the-cybersecurity-202/2019/04/05/the-cybersecurity-202-states-spent-just-a-fraction-of-380-million-in-election-security-money-before-midterms/5ca697b81b326b0f7f38f32b/?utm_term=.7911c2703c22