MONDAY 1/30/2017 CALL TO ACTIVISM FOR DEMOCRACY!
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"On Saturday night, a judge in Brooklyn ordered the Trump administration to stop deporting refugees and visitors immigration authorities had previously cleared to enter the country...
A government that ignored the courts would be able to violate the law and the Constitution at will.
But there was little indication that the Trump administration has fully complied with the court orders — or that Trump’s inner circle even believed the administration had to do so."
(It Took Donald Trump 8 Days To Bring The U.S. To The Brink Of A Constitutional Crisis - by Nick Baumann, posted on HuffingtonPost.com)
A government that ignored the courts would be able to violate the law and the Constitution at will.
But there was little indication that the Trump administration has fully complied with the court orders — or that Trump’s inner circle even believed the administration had to do so."
(It Took Donald Trump 8 Days To Bring The U.S. To The Brink Of A Constitutional Crisis - by Nick Baumann, posted on HuffingtonPost.com)
how to use your wallet:
Refugees need our help right now!
If you can, donate to the International Rescue Committee!
(More than 90 cents of every dollar they spend worldwide goes directly to help refugees and others in desperate need).
Click the button below!
If you can, donate to the International Rescue Committee!
(More than 90 cents of every dollar they spend worldwide goes directly to help refugees and others in desperate need).
Click the button below!
how to use your voice:
Let's send an unequivocal message to the White House and our representatives that 1) Steve Bannon has NO business being on the National Security Council 2) The Trump Administration MUST comply with federal court decisions!
Let's take our concerns straight to the new president!
TAKE YOUR CONCERNS ONLINE!
TAKE YOUR CONCERNS ONLINE!
WARNING! MAKE SURE TO UNCHECK THE BOX AT THE BOTTOM OF THE WHITE HOUSE COMMENT SITE
Now that the Trump Administration has suspended the White House longstanding comment line - they are instead encouraging you to send an email. At the very bottom, you may unwittingly be signing up for their newsletter unless you clear the box. Very unsettling!!!
Now that the Trump Administration has suspended the White House longstanding comment line - they are instead encouraging you to send an email. At the very bottom, you may unwittingly be signing up for their newsletter unless you clear the box. Very unsettling!!!
You can also send letters to the White House here:
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500
NOTE: we have found that the White House comment line, 202-456-1111, an important buffer between the people and the president, IS NOT FUNCTIONING.
Every day, we need to also tell the Trump White House to open this line NOW!
LET'S ALSO CONTACT OUR SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES AND LET THEM KNOW WE WANT THEM TO VOICE THEIR OPPOSITION TO STEVE BANNON'S APPOINTMENT AND THEY SHOULD ENSURE DONALD TRUMP COOPERATES WITH COURT DECISIONS!
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500
NOTE: we have found that the White House comment line, 202-456-1111, an important buffer between the people and the president, IS NOT FUNCTIONING.
Every day, we need to also tell the Trump White House to open this line NOW!
LET'S ALSO CONTACT OUR SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES AND LET THEM KNOW WE WANT THEM TO VOICE THEIR OPPOSITION TO STEVE BANNON'S APPOINTMENT AND THEY SHOULD ENSURE DONALD TRUMP COOPERATES WITH COURT DECISIONS!
Contact your Representatives!
It has been confirmed by congressional aides that a planned visit to a representative's District Office is the most effective means of advocacy, followed by calling the District Office to express concerns. Once you find your Representative, locate their District Office for maximum effect!
script for president trump
Dear President Trump,
(1) I am writing today to join my name with the many National Security experts and citizens alike who oppose Steve Bannon's appointment to the National Security Council.
Your demotion of the Director of National Intelligence and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has the potential to remove two crucial voices in the NSC's principals committee, the top inter-agency group advising the president on national security.
Political strategists have never before participated in National Security Council principals meetings, because the NSC is supposed to give presidents nonpartisan, factual advice. You have claimed your actions are intended to keep us safe, but I believe this appointment promises to do the exact opposite while politicizing the NSC.
I also oppose Bannon's former allegiance to Breitbart News, a far-right media outlet that has promoted conspiracy theories and is a platform for the alt-right movement, which espouses white nationalism.
Please don't just take my word for it:
Former National Security Adviser Susan Rice calls the move “stone cold crazy.” Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who also served under President George W. Bush, says the demotions are a “big mistake.”
(2) I am also writing because I was incredibly troubled to learn the Trump Administration has not fully complied with court orders regarding your recent travel ban.
A White House official was quoted by NBC News as saying "saturday’s ruling does not undercut the president’s executive order. All stopped visas will remain stopped. All halted admissions will remain halted. All restricted travel will remain prohibited.”
CBP officials also refused to obey the Virginia judge’s order to allow lawyers access to detainees at Dulles. “It’s not going to happen,” they told attorneys who hoped to represent the detained people. When Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) showed up at the airport shortly before midnight Saturday, CBP officials refused to meet with him, according to reporting by The Daily Beast’s Betsy Woodruff.
Disobeying a court order “is a big deal for any government official — federal, state, local, executive, legislative, whatever,” said Abner Greene, a law professor at Fordham University. “Obedience to specific court orders is what keeps us from being a banana republic or fascist dictatorship. That’s a really big deal.”
I believe strongly that those detained should be granted representation and court orders should be followed to the letter.
I will be continuing to voice my concerns on this issue and will work on discussing these issues with other constituents to ensure attention to this matter.
(1) I am writing today to join my name with the many National Security experts and citizens alike who oppose Steve Bannon's appointment to the National Security Council.
Your demotion of the Director of National Intelligence and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has the potential to remove two crucial voices in the NSC's principals committee, the top inter-agency group advising the president on national security.
Political strategists have never before participated in National Security Council principals meetings, because the NSC is supposed to give presidents nonpartisan, factual advice. You have claimed your actions are intended to keep us safe, but I believe this appointment promises to do the exact opposite while politicizing the NSC.
I also oppose Bannon's former allegiance to Breitbart News, a far-right media outlet that has promoted conspiracy theories and is a platform for the alt-right movement, which espouses white nationalism.
Please don't just take my word for it:
Former National Security Adviser Susan Rice calls the move “stone cold crazy.” Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who also served under President George W. Bush, says the demotions are a “big mistake.”
(2) I am also writing because I was incredibly troubled to learn the Trump Administration has not fully complied with court orders regarding your recent travel ban.
A White House official was quoted by NBC News as saying "saturday’s ruling does not undercut the president’s executive order. All stopped visas will remain stopped. All halted admissions will remain halted. All restricted travel will remain prohibited.”
CBP officials also refused to obey the Virginia judge’s order to allow lawyers access to detainees at Dulles. “It’s not going to happen,” they told attorneys who hoped to represent the detained people. When Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) showed up at the airport shortly before midnight Saturday, CBP officials refused to meet with him, according to reporting by The Daily Beast’s Betsy Woodruff.
Disobeying a court order “is a big deal for any government official — federal, state, local, executive, legislative, whatever,” said Abner Greene, a law professor at Fordham University. “Obedience to specific court orders is what keeps us from being a banana republic or fascist dictatorship. That’s a really big deal.”
I believe strongly that those detained should be granted representation and court orders should be followed to the letter.
I will be continuing to voice my concerns on this issue and will work on discussing these issues with other constituents to ensure attention to this matter.
script for your senator/representative
Dear Senator/Representative (Name Here),
(1) I am writing today to join my name with the many National Security experts and citizens alike who oppose Steve Bannon's appointment to the National Security Council.
President Trump's demotion of the Director of National Intelligence and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has the potential to remove two crucial voices in the NSC's principals committee, the top inter-agency group advising the president on national security.
Political strategists have never before participated in National Security Council principals meetings, because the NSC is supposed to give presidents nonpartisan, factual advice. You have claimed your actions are intended to keep us safe, but I believe this appointment promises to do the exact opposite while politicizing the NSC.
I also oppose Bannon's former allegiance to Breitbart News, a far-right media outlet that has promoted conspiracy theories and is a platform for the alt-right movement, which espouses white nationalism.
Please don't just take my word for it:
Former National Security Adviser Susan Rice calls the move “stone cold crazy.” Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who also served under President George W. Bush, says the demotions are a “big mistake.”
(2) I am also writing because I was incredibly troubled to learn the Trump Administration has not fully complied with court orders regarding his recent travel ban.
A White House official was quoted by NBC News as saying "saturday’s ruling does not undercut the president’s executive order. All stopped visas will remain stopped. All halted admissions will remain halted. All restricted travel will remain prohibited.”
I believe strongly that those detained should be granted representation and court orders should be followed to the letter.
We please ask that you go on record and stand up against this harmful behavior.
I will be continuing to voice my concerns on these policies and will work on discussing these issues with other constituents to ensure attention to this matter. I will be keeping my eye on your response and if I feel you are not presenting a strong enough voice in opposition to the Trump Administration's current course, I will be taking my support elsewhere in the coming election.
(1) I am writing today to join my name with the many National Security experts and citizens alike who oppose Steve Bannon's appointment to the National Security Council.
President Trump's demotion of the Director of National Intelligence and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has the potential to remove two crucial voices in the NSC's principals committee, the top inter-agency group advising the president on national security.
Political strategists have never before participated in National Security Council principals meetings, because the NSC is supposed to give presidents nonpartisan, factual advice. You have claimed your actions are intended to keep us safe, but I believe this appointment promises to do the exact opposite while politicizing the NSC.
I also oppose Bannon's former allegiance to Breitbart News, a far-right media outlet that has promoted conspiracy theories and is a platform for the alt-right movement, which espouses white nationalism.
Please don't just take my word for it:
Former National Security Adviser Susan Rice calls the move “stone cold crazy.” Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who also served under President George W. Bush, says the demotions are a “big mistake.”
(2) I am also writing because I was incredibly troubled to learn the Trump Administration has not fully complied with court orders regarding his recent travel ban.
A White House official was quoted by NBC News as saying "saturday’s ruling does not undercut the president’s executive order. All stopped visas will remain stopped. All halted admissions will remain halted. All restricted travel will remain prohibited.”
I believe strongly that those detained should be granted representation and court orders should be followed to the letter.
We please ask that you go on record and stand up against this harmful behavior.
I will be continuing to voice my concerns on these policies and will work on discussing these issues with other constituents to ensure attention to this matter. I will be keeping my eye on your response and if I feel you are not presenting a strong enough voice in opposition to the Trump Administration's current course, I will be taking my support elsewhere in the coming election.
script for the white house on the comment line
Dear President Trump,
I am writing because today because I attempted to call the longstanding White House comment line at 202-456-1111 and was troubled when a message stated the comment line is currently closed.
While I plan to contact the White House through the online form, I would like to urge your administration to bring back the comment line's functionality as soon as possible. It is crucial for the People to have unimpeded access to express our concerns to the White House and an online form may be prohibitive to those without online access.
I am writing because today because I attempted to call the longstanding White House comment line at 202-456-1111 and was troubled when a message stated the comment line is currently closed.
While I plan to contact the White House through the online form, I would like to urge your administration to bring back the comment line's functionality as soon as possible. It is crucial for the People to have unimpeded access to express our concerns to the White House and an online form may be prohibitive to those without online access.