GOP WILLINGLY SUBVERTS DEMOCRACY TO BUY TRUMP ANOTHER TERM
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Background
Despite attempts to silence our voices and erect barriers to our votes, we turned out in records numbers, choosing Biden by approximately a 6-million margin. Critical to his success were BIPOC voters, intent on having their voices heard.
Unable to keep BIPOC voters from the polls, the GOP’s now trying to get their votes suppressed. Most blatant examples are:
Lindsey Graham using his office to pressure Georgia’s GOP Secretary of State, and others, to discard valid ballots from Democratic areas. As a result, state officials received death threats for simply doing their jobs.
Trump interfering in Wayne County, Michigan’s certification process by pressuring local officials to disenfranchise all Detroit voters, for the same few discrepancies ignored in white suburbs, and GOP state legislators to somehow prevent state’s certification.
These attacks are part of long history of voter suppression against all nonwhite voters, based on the assumption that any election won with BIPOC votes is invalid.
GOP leaders must condemn death threats against local elections officials for not supporting Trump’s attempts to steal the election and decry his bullying. It’s also time to address the structural racism permeating our electoral system, our responses to COVID and our dysfunctional economy.
1. Call the Senate.
Script Oregon Senators
SEN. MERKLEY: Portland office: 503-326-3386 | D.C. office: 202-224-3753
My name is [--] and I'm a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code].
We must attack head-on the structural racism that permits the dismissal of all but white votes as somehow invalid—allowing Lindsey Graham and the Wayne County GOP election commissioners to discredit votes cast in Democratic strongholds—and call out Trump and his GOP enablers for threatening state election workers and interfering with their ability to carry out their duties. I am calling on the Senator to:
Demand that Graham be removed from his position as Judiciary Committee Chair and referred to the Senate Ethics Committee and Committee on Rules and Administration for a thorough investigation of his possible illegal interaction with election officials in Georgia and elsewhere.
Demand Graham resign his Senate seat.
Continue to work to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Enhancement Act.
Provide assistance, through meaningful COVID relief and budgetary provisions, to those communities suffering most from the pandemic and accompanying economic dislocation.
SEN. WYDEN: Portland office: 503-326-7525 | D.C. office: 202-224-5244
My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code].
We must attack head-on the structural racism that permits the dismissal of all but white votes as somehow invalid—allowing Lindsey Graham and the Wayne County GOP election commissioners to discredit votes cast in Democratic strongholds—and call out Trump and his GOP enablers for threatening state election workers and interfering with their ability to carry out their duties. I am calling on the Senator to:
Demand that Graham be removed from his position as Judiciary Committee Chair and referred to the Senate Ethics Committee and Committee on Rules and Administration for a thorough investigation of his possible illegal interaction with election officials in Georgia and elsewhere.
Demand Graham resign his Senate seat.
Continue to work to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Enhancement Act.
Provide assistance, through meaningful COVID relief and budgetary provisions, to those communities suffering most from the pandemic and accompanying economic dislocation.
Script for Republican Senators
D.C switchboard: 202-224-3121
My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], [state], [zip code].
It is time for you to remember your oath of office, reject Trump’s bullying, and call out him and his enablers for threatening state election workers and interfering with their ability to carry out their duties. Your constituents need you to protect our elections and provide meaningful relief from COVID and the economic dislocations it has created. I am calling on you to:
Demand that Graham be removed from his position as Judiciary Committee Chair and referred to the Senate Ethics Committee and Committee on Rules and Administration for a thorough investigation of his possible illegal interaction with election officials in Georgia and elsewhere.
Demand Graham resign his Senate seat.
Work to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Enhancement Act.
Provide assistance, through meaningful COVID relief and budgetary provisions, to those communities suffering most from the pandemic and accompanying economic dislocation.
2. Call the House.
Script for Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01)
Oregon office: 503-469-6010 | DC office: 202-225-0855
My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code].
We must attack head-on the structural racism that permits the dismissal of all but white votes as somehow invalid—allowing Lindsey Graham and the Wayne County GOP election commissioners to discredit votes cast in Democratic strongholds—and call out Trump and his GOP enablers for threatening state election workers and interfering with their ability to carry out their duties. I am asking the Representative to:
Demand that Graham resign from his position as Judiciary Committee Chair and from his Senate position.
Demand that the Committee on House Administration conduct a thorough investigation of Graham.
Call for an investigation of Trump’s interference with the election certification process occurring in the states and his attempts to bully state legislatures into helping him steal the election he lost.
Call for House rules to include the ability to enforce subpoenas with charges of inherent contempt.
Continue working to blunt the effects of structural racism on elections, the economy, budgetary priorities, and our health delivery system.
Script for Greg Walden (OR-02)
Medford office: 541-776-4646 | DC office: 202-225-6730
My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code].
In the weeks you have left, I implore you to remember your oath of office, reject Trump’s bullying, and call out him and his enablers for threatening state election workers and interfering with their ability to carry out their duties. Your constituents need you to protect our elections and provide meaningful relief from COVID and the economic dislocations it has created. I am asking you to:
Demand that Graham resign from his position as Judiciary Committee Chair and his Senate seat.
Call for the Committee on House Administration to conduct a thorough investigation of Graham.
Call for an investigation of Trump’s interference with the election certification process occurring in the states and his attempts to bully state legislatures into helping him steal the election he lost.
Script for Earl Blumenauer (OR-03)
Oregon office: 503-231-2300 | DC office: 202-225-4811
My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code].
We must attack head-on the structural racism that permits the dismissal of all but white votes as somehow invalid—allowing Lindsey Graham and the Wayne County GOP election commissioners to discredit votes cast in Democratic strongholds—and call out Trump and his GOP enablers for threatening state election workers and interfering with their ability to carry out their duties. I am asking the Representative to:
Demand that Graham resign from his position as Judiciary Committee Chair and from his Senate position.
Demand that the Committee on House Administration conduct a thorough investigation of Graham.
Call for an investigation of Trump’s interference with the election certification process occurring in the states and his attempts to bully state legislatures into helping him steal the election he lost.
Call for House rules to include the ability to enforce subpoenas with charges of inherent contempt.
Continue working to blunt the effects of structural racism on elections, the economy, budgetary priorities, and our health delivery system.
Script for Peter DeFazio (OR-04)
Eugene office: 541-465-6732 | DC office: 202-225-6416
My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code].
We must attack head-on the structural racism that permits the dismissal of all but white votes as somehow invalid—allowing Lindsey Graham and the Wayne County GOP election commissioners to discredit votes cast in Democratic strongholds—and call out Trump and his GOP enablers for threatening state election workers and interfering with their ability to carry out their duties. I am asking the Representative to:
Demand that Graham resign from his position as Judiciary Committee Chair and from his Senate position.
Demand that the Committee on House Administration conduct a thorough investigation of Graham.
Call for an investigation of Trump’s interference with the election certification process occurring in the states and his attempts to bully state legislatures into helping him steal the election he lost.
Call for House rules to include the ability to enforce subpoenas with charges of inherent contempt.
Continue working to blunt the effects of structural racism on elections, the economy, budgetary priorities, and our health delivery system.
Script for Kurt Schrader (OR-05)
Salem office: 503-588-9100 | DC office: 202-225-5711
My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code].
We must attack head-on the structural racism that permits the dismissal of all but white votes as somehow invalid—allowing Lindsey Graham and the Wayne County GOP election commissioners to discredit votes cast in Democratic strongholds—and call out Trump and his GOP enablers for threatening state election workers and interfering with their ability to carry out their duties. I am asking the Representative to:
Demand that Graham resign from his position as Judiciary Committee Chair and from his Senate position.
Demand that the Committee on House Administration conduct a thorough investigation of Graham.
Call for an investigation of Trump’s interference with the election certification process occurring in the states and his attempts to bully state legislatures into helping him steal the election he lost.
Call for House rules to include the ability to enforce subpoenas with charges of inherent contempt.
Continue working to blunt the effects of structural racism on elections, the economy, budgetary priorities, and our health delivery system.
3. Save the Senate: GA Run-Offs in January.
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Sources:
Lindsey Graham’s Long-Shot Mission to Unravel the Election Results
Lindsey Graham’s claim that he wasn’t interfering in the Georgia vote doesn’t add up
‘Lindsey Graham Must Resign’: Outrage Grows over GOP Senator’s Alleged Assault on Election Integrity
We need an investigation into Lindsey Graham’s intervention in Georgia
Threats and Tensions Rise as Trump and Allies Attack Elections Process
When Michigan Republicans Refused to Certify Votes, It Wasn’t Normal
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/11/19/wayne-county-rescind-certifying-election/
Republicans are letting Trump wage war on democracy
