TRUMP WON’T CONCEDE. AND HE’S STILL ENDANGERING OUR DEMOCRACY.

Daily Action

Nov 24

Jump to today’s actions:

Call the Senate
Call the House
Get 2020 Ready

Background

Trump has begrudgingly allowed the transition to begin. But he insists that he hasn’t conceded.

Even though the GSA Administrator has green-lighted the transition, Trump is still hanging on by his fingernails. He’s still in court, still attempting an electoral coup, still abetted by the Republican party. Trump’s racial disenfranchisement strategy and absurd conspiracy theories are still circulating on the public square and on social media.

He’s being supported in the halls of Congress by Republicans. Whether through overt defense of Trump or their complicit silence, they are normalizing an attempt to disenfranchise millions of Americans. And millions of Republican believe them.

Subverting our democratic electoral process promises a future path for members of an outnumbered, outvoted party with shrinking support in this country to maintain power. The very attempt threatens to severely damage our basic democratic institutions and our democracy itself.

It’s time for Democrats, including our President-elect and our MOC’s, to defend our democratic institutions forcefully, vocally and through Congressional action including investigation and censure. To stand up and call out this attempted coup for what it is.

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].

Even though the official transition process has begun, we cannot minimize the damage the caused byTrump’s assault on our democracy. He and his party have undermined confidence in our electoral system, and convinced his followers that Biden and his presidency are illegitimate. I ask you to:

Move to censure Trump immediately.
Publicly condemn Trump’s misuse of his office to further his attempted coup and correct the record by pointing out Trump’s lies and their corrosive effects on our democracy.
Convince Democrats’ Senate leadership of the need for a coordinated, ongoing, public campaign to counter Trump’s misinformation campaign and impeachable behavior.
Press Republicans to stop confirming judges and, instead, provide meaningful COVID relief and a budget provision to assist those suffering from the pandemic and its 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].

Move to censure Trump immediately.
Publicly condemn Trump’s misuse of his office to further his attempted coup and correct the record by pointing out Trump’s lies and their corrosive effects on our democracy.
Convince Democrats’ Senate leadership of the need for a coordinated, ongoing, public campaign to counter Trump’s misinformation campaign and impeachable behavior.
Press Republicans to stop confirming judges and, instead, provide meaningful COVID relief and a budget provision to assist those suffering from the pandemic and its 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].

Your silence enables Trump to continue to misuse his office in a vain attempt to remain in power, despite badly losing both the popular vote and the electoral college. If you truly love the Constitution, you will have the courage to condemn his serious abuses of power, which undermine confidence in our electoral system, erode democratic norms, incite his followers to violence, and destroy the orderly transfer of power. Your constituents need you to demonstrate that you take your constitutional obligations seriously and to provide meaningful relief from COVID and the economic dislocations it has created.

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].

Even though the official transition process has begun, we cannot minimize the damage the caused by Trump’s assault on our democracy. He and his party have undermined confidence in our electoral system, and convinced his followers that Biden and his presidency are illegitimate. I ask you to:

Publicly condemn Trump’s misuse of his office to further his attempted coup and correct the record by pointing out the corrosive effects of Trump’s lies on our democracy.
Convince House leadership of the need for a coordinated, ongoing, public campaign to counter Trump’s misinformation campaign and to demonstrate that his impeachable behavior continues unabated.
Demand that Trump be immediately censured for his unprecedented assault on our democracy and that the appropriate committees initiate investigations of his abuses of power, with all remedies, including impeachment, considered.
Call for House rules to include the ability to enforce subpoenas through inherent contempt.

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].

Your silence enables Trump to continue to misuse his office in a vain attempt to remain in power, despite badly losing both the popular vote and the electoral college. If you truly love the Constitution, you will have the courage to condemn his serious abuses of power, which undermine confidence in our electoral system, erode democratic norms, incite Trump’s followers to violence, and destroy the orderly transfer of power.

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].

Even though the official transition process has begun, we cannot minimize the damage the caused by Trump’s assault on our democracy. He and his party have undermined confidence in our electoral system, and convinced his followers that Biden and his presidency are illegitimate. I ask you to:

Publicly condemn Trump’s misuse of his office to further his attempted coup and correct the record by pointing out the corrosive effects of Trump’s lies on our democracy.
Convince House leadership of the need for a coordinated, ongoing, public campaign to counter Trump’s misinformation campaign and to demonstrate that his impeachable behavior continues unabated.
Demand that Trump be immediately censured for his unprecedented assault on our democracy and that the appropriate committees initiate investigations of his abuses of power, with all remedies, including impeachment, considered.
Call for House rules to include the ability to enforce subpoenas through inherent contempt.

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].

Even though the official transition process has begun, we cannot minimize the damage the caused by Trump’s assault on our democracy. He and his party have undermined confidence in our electoral system, and convinced his followers that Biden and his presidency are illegitimate. I ask you to:

Publicly condemn Trump’s misuse of his office to further his attempted coup and correct the record by pointing out the corrosive effects of Trump’s lies on our democracy.
Convince House leadership of the need for a coordinated, ongoing, public campaign to counter Trump’s misinformation campaign and to demonstrate that his impeachable behavior continues unabated.
Demand that Trump be immediately censured for his unprecedented assault on our democracy and that the appropriate committees initiate investigations of his abuses of power, with all remedies, including impeachment, considered.
Call for House rules to include the ability to enforce subpoenas through inherent contempt.

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].

Even though the official transition process has begun, we cannot minimize the damage the caused by Trump’s assault on our democracy. He and his party have undermined confidence in our electoral system, and convinced his followers that Biden and his presidency are illegitimate. I ask you to:

Publicly condemn Trump’s misuse of his office to further his attempted coup and correct the record by pointing out the corrosive effects of Trump’s lies on our democracy.
Convince House leadership of the need for a coordinated, ongoing, public campaign to counter Trump’s misinformation campaign and to demonstrate that his impeachable behavior continues unabated.
Demand that Trump be immediately censured for his unprecedented assault on our democracy and that the appropriate committees initiate investigations of his abuses of power, with all remedies, including impeachment, considered.
Call for House rules to include the ability to enforce subpoenas through inherent contempt.

Look up your rep.

3. Save the Senate: GA Run-Offs in January.

Georgia on your mind? We know you're excited to get to work on the upcoming Senate elections in Georgia.

Indivisible Oregon is partnering with Swing Left to write letters and with Reclaim Our Vote to make phone calls. (Reclaim Our Vote postcards are finished, but they are ow making crucial calls to Georgia voters in rural areas who are likely to have been disenfranchised.). Go to https://www.indivisibleor.org/events for information about how to join with us.

Also, those on the ground in Georgia need money. You can donate to:

GA SENATE CAMPAIGNS, which will distribute your contribution among the two Senate campaigns and Fair Fight: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/georgiasenate
RECLAIM OUR VOTE, which is reaching hard-to-reach voters in rural Georgia: https://actionnetwork.org/fundraising/reclaim-our-vote-preparing-for-2020-fundraising-campaign/
RAPHAEL WARNOCK CAMPAIGN: https://warnockforgeorgia.com/
JON OSSOFF CAMPAIGN: https://electjon.com/
FAIR FIGHT GEORGIA SENATE https://GASenate.com