Lobby Democrats in Congress to write a joint House/Senate "Letter to America"

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The following is from a recent Hopium Chronicles entry from Simon Rosenberg. The entire post is, IMO, an absolute must read (link below), but I want to call out the part I think must be front and center of our efforts: Lobbying for a joint Democratic House/Senate Letter to America.

Excerpt from Simon's post:

There is a desperate need for Democrats in Congress to open a Second Front and pen A Letter to America that borrows from the Declaration of Independence and clearly, simply makes the case for why what Trump and Musk are doing is an unprecedented, illegal attack on our Constitutional order. This has to be job 1. I’ve written extensively about the need for this letter, and the need as our Founders put it to “let Facts be submitted to a candid world.” Here is how I wrote about it recently:

There needs to be a clear statement from half the Congress that they believe that what Trump is doing is unconstitutional, illegal, wrong and an extraordinary betrayal of our Constitutional order and all of us.

This “letter to America” can become the rallying cry for all of our work together. It can become the amicus brief in every court challenge to Trump. It can become a clear statement to the world that American patriots are fighting this historical betrayal of our democracy but also of freedom loving people throughout the world. The people of America and the world need to hear from Democrats and other leaders of this pro-democracy movement that they understand the stakes of the fight we are in and are willing to leave it all on the line for the most important force for freedom humanity has ever seen. The absence of this clear, simple statement from our Congressional leaders is unacceptable and dangerous, and it is why I believe this “Letter to America” remains our very first ask of all of Congressional representatives.

In additional to your own Democratic members of the House and Senate (if you have any) lobby the Democratic Leadership in FAXes (if they accept faxes), emails, calls, and snail mail specifically directed at their title role. Not just asking them to do this but asking if specific steps are being taken and if so, what steps. And follow up, and follow up....

And if you have the wherewithal, work with groups you are involved with to get petitions going and pull together a few people, contact the elected's scheduler and try to set up a meeting. Ask to meet with the member. If not that, chief of staff or communications. If not that, take whoever the hell they are willing to give you a meeting with. And if you can't travel to an office, ask about doing a Zoom meeting.

If you don't have others to band with, try to set up a meeting on your own as a representative of yourself, or to deliver a petition, or to deliver letters you have collected from others. The kind of back and forth dialog that is only really possible face-to-face, where you can ask pointed questions about why this isn't in the works, or if it is in the works, why does there seem to be no sense of urgency, is incredibly powerful.

House
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (Dem Leader)
Rep. Joe Neguse (Dem Assistant Leader)
Rep. Katherine Clark (Dem Whip)
Rep. Pete Aguilar (Caucus Chair)

Senate
Sen. Chuck Schumer (Dem Leader)
Sen. Richard Durbin (Dem. Whip)
Sen. Cory Booker (Chair of Strategic Communications Committee)
Sen. Mark Warner and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (Dem. Vice Chairs)


https://www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/old-dogs-and-new-tricks-a-letter