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Take Action: Impeach Trump for Unjustified Killings
sourceNovember is the IMPEACHMENT MIDTERMS.
If we’re going to hold Trump and his cronies accountable, we need representatives who are willing to do it. That’s where our Courage Candidates come in! They have committed to bringing impeachment on their first day in Congress. Find your Courage Candidate today!
Rep. Al Green has filed new articles of impeachment! It’s urgent to email and call your representative and urge them to support H.Res.1486. We’ve only seen articles of impeachment filed a few times during this Congressional session, so this is a pivotal moment. This is an opportunity for every member of Congress to go on the record, either for or against unjustified killings by ICE and CBP.Let’s let them know which side we’re on.
Select a Representative:SelectUse the following template to schedule an email to the appropriate office. Send the email as soon as possible.
DON’T FORGET TO ADD YOUR NAME AT THE BOTTOM OF THE EMAIL.
As a constituent of your boss, Rep. {{Rep Last Name}}, I urgently demand that they loudly support H.Res.1486 from Rep. Al Green, TX-09, to impeach President Donald Trump for high crimes and misdemeanors against the American people. This is their opportunity to stand, either FOR or AGAINST UNJUSTIFIED KILLINGS BY ICE AND CBP.
Rep. Green makes the case abundantly clear.
The President is reducing American democracy to an
authoritarian regime. An authoritarian regime is a system of
government that has no established mechanism for the transfer
of executive power and limits citizens’ civil liberties or political
rights, often characterized by a leader with near absolute power,
a powerful secret police force, low political trust, and little
tolerance of dissent.
The President is overseeing and defending unjustified
killings. An unjustified killing is a death caused by someone—
often a law enforcement officer or other authorized actor—when
there was no lawful reason, immediate threat, or legal
justification for using deadly force, making the act unlawful
under criminal or human rights standards.
The President is covering up unjustified killings. A coverup
is a usually concerted effort to keep an illegal or unethical act
or situation from being made public.
The United States Constitution accords the United States
House of Representatives the power to impeach a president for
high crimes and misdemeanors committed in violation of the
president’s mandated oath of office to preserve, protect, and
defend the United States Constitution, codified in Article II,
Section 1, Clause 8 of the United States Constitution.
High crimes and misdemeanors need not be criminal or
statutory, and are therefore not constrained by federal criminal
or civil statutes. Impeachment is a political question, as the
offenses “relate chiefly to injuries done immediately to the
society itself,” as determined by a majority vote of the United
States House of Representatives.It is absolutely critical that these offenses against our great nation not be normalized, and not be allowed to continue without the Constitutionally appropriate repercussions. Your boss has sworn an oath. Not to a party, not to a man or woman, but to our Constitution. It is their sworn duty to protect our country against all enemies, foreign and domestic.
As Donald Trump has deployed paramilitary forces into our cities, onto our streets, impeachment has become not only a necessity, but a solemn responsibility. Rep. {{Rep Last Name}} bears that responsibility, and must honor their oath of office now.
Thanks,
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