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STAND UP FOR DEMOCRACY 

Democracies can die. Now, by declaring a national emergency, Trump is pushing our democracy to the edge.

American democracy has worked because the founding fathers created three independent branches of government to check a potential despot. But Trump has efficiently packed the courts and is now tossing Congress aside.

If his emergency declaration survives Congress and the courts, Trump will have access to extraordinary new powers.

Trump may understand little about democratic traditions, treaties or the constitution but Putin, his mentor and role model, knows exactly how to transform a democracy into a dictatorship.

Trump entered the Oval Office believing the presidency was all-powerful, and chafed at any attempt to deny his wishes. Until now, he relied on Executive Orders to:

  • Launch a war on immigrants and their children
  • Discard nuclear deals with Iran and Russia
  • Hobble Obamacare, consumer protections, and environmental regulations.

Now, he has grabbed a much more lethal tool.

If he succeeds, he will use it again … perhaps canceling the 2020 elections by declaring a “voter fraud” emergency.

Congress must override the President’s emergency declaration. And, while it is not yet illegal or lethal to protest, we urge you to join the Resistance. Fight for democracy.

ACTION ONE: GO TO #IndivisibleTuesday

Join us at #IndivisibleTuesdays to stop the #FakeTrumpEmergency, Tuesday, February 19th at 11:30AM in the courtyard of Senator Merkley’s office at 121 SW Salmon Street.

  • We will demand Senator Merkley do all he can to override the #FakeTrumpEmergency.
  • After packing the courts, Trump is now trying to seize power by bypassing Congress.
  • If his declaration is not overridden, he will use it again and again, perhaps even cancelling the 2020 elections.
  • Senator Merkley needs to do everything inside and outside of Congress to stop this erosion of our democracy.

ACTION TWO: CALL YOUR SENATORS

SAMPLE SCRIPT FOR WYDEN AND MERKLEY:

(Leave a message if you can’t get through)

My name is [Name]. I am a constituent and I live in [ZIP code number]. Trump’s fake emergency must be stopped. After packing the courts, he is now trying to seize power by bypassing Congress. If his declaration is not overridden, he will use it again and again, perhaps even cancelling the 2020 elections. You need to do everything inside and outside of Congress to stop this erosion of our democracy.

CALL SENATOR MERKLEY

Portland: 503-326-3386
Washington DC: 202-224-3753
Salem: 503-362-8102
Eugene: 541-465-6750
Medford: 541-608-9102
Bend: 541-318-1298
Pendleton: 541-278-1129

CALL SENATOR WYDEN

Portland: 503-326-7525
Washington 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

ACTION THREE: CALL YOUR HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES

Not sure who your U.S. Representative is? Find out here. 

SAMPLE SCRIPT FOR REPRESENTATIVES:

(Leave a message if you can’t get through)

My name is [Name]. I am a constituent and I live in [ZIP code number]. Trump’s fake emergency must be stopped. After packing the courts, he is now trying to seize power by bypassing Congress. If his declaration is not overridden, he will use it again and again, perhaps even cancelling the 2020 elections. You need to do everything inside and outside of Congress to stop this erosion of our democracy.

CALL Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01)

Oregon: 503-469-6010
Washington DC: 202-225-0855

Call Greg Walden (OR-02)

Medford: 541-776-4646
Washington DC: 202-225-6730
Bend: 541-389-4408
La Grande: 541-624-2400

CALL BLUMENAUER (OR-03)

Oregon: 503-231-2300
Washington DC: 202-225-4811

CALL PETER DEFAZIO (OR-04)

Eugene: 541-465-6732
Roseburg: 541-440-3523
Coos Bay: 541-269-2609
Washington DC: 202-225-6416

CALL Kurt Schrader (OR-05)

Salem: 503-588-9100
Oregon City: 503-557-1324
Washington DC: 202-225-5711

SOURCES:

“The Alarming Scope of the President’s Emergency Powers” The Atlantic, January/February 2019 issue: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/01/presidential-emergency-powers/576418/

“On Tyranny – Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century” by Timothy Snyder, published by Duggan Books/Random House 2017 http://timothysnyder.org/books/on-tyranny-tr

“The View from Flyover Country” by Sarah Kendzior, Flatiron Books 2015. https://sarahkendzior.com/2018/04/27/the-view-from-flyover-country-interviews-and-reviews/

Brennan Center for Justice, December 12, 2018: “What the President Could Do If He Declares a State of Emergency – A vast array of obscure presidential powers spans everything from the military to criminal law, and some are ripe for abuse. They need to be reexamined.” https://www.brennancenter.org/blog/what-president-could-do-if-he-declares-state-emergency


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