Calls to Action

Call Senators Bennet and Hickenlooper and thank them for voting “no” on cloture for last week’s continuing resolution.  And then tell them that they need to call for Schumer to step down as Minority Leader and allow someone willing to fight for us to lead the opposition to Trump. Let them know that they have to take drastic action to save our democracy and demand a change in leadership.

Background

On March 14, ten Senate Democrats, including Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, voted alongside Republicans to allow a continuing resolution to pass that would keep the government open, but make extreme funding cuts to vital programs and give Donald Trump and Elon Musk even more control of federal spending.

After House Democrats (besides Jared Golden) united to reject the CR, most Senate Dems were ready to hold the line and insist on a clean short-term CR instead, that would fund the government while Congress negotiated a funding bill that had safeguards to stop the Trump-Musk coup. Democrats had leverage - 60 votes were needed in the Senate. But then these 10 Democrats caved, giving up their only leverage to not just block the Republican CR but to rein in Trump and Musk. And their surrender was facilitated by Senator Schumer (D - NY).

Government employee unions insisted this bill would be worse than a shutdown for the public services we rely on. Litigators fighting Trump in court insisted the bill would be worse for holding Trump accountable with legal challenges. And while shutdowns cause harm to folks who rely on public services, Republicans proactively said they would immediately undermine the bill if it passed and illegally slash programs and funding. But Schumer ignored these concerns and surrendered, and the bill passed - paving the way for Trump and Musk to continue their power grab. This was a massive betrayal of his party, of Democratic voters, and of our democracy.

The stakes are too high to let this abdication of responsibility slide. Schumer is not driving a real strategy to oppose Trump, so it’s time for a change and for fresh leadership. Democrats need a Minority Leader who is willing to fight back against the Trump-Musk coup, and it’s clear that Schumer isn’t up to the task.

Truth-telling reporters are being kicked out of the White House daily press briefing, which has become another platform for spewing lies and propaganda anyway. Meanwhile Democratic Senators and Representatives are bemoaning their “powerlessness.”  Folks are calling on Democrats in Congress to hold their own daily press briefing to draw the media away from the White House and spread the truth.  Pete Buttigieg’s name has been thrown out as a potential “Press Secretary.”  We see three benefits of Democrats doing this.  One, it will tick off the president because attention will be drawn away from him. Two, we will get the true story about what is happening rather than the twisted propaganda from the White House. Three, Democrats will finally be making some noise and taking power back.

So, please - help us amplify the call for a daily press briefing!  Call Senators Bennet and Hickenlooper and your Democratic Representative and tell them that you want the Democrats to hold their own daily press briefing. You want to see them making a lot of noise about the coup and you want it splashed on every newspaper, radio station, cable channel, and social media platform.

U.S. Representative Jamie Raskin is encouraging all U.S. citizens to join him this week in filing formal demands for access to their personal data obtained by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and Elon Musk.

The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has issued an injunction commanding DOGE to comply with citizen requests under the Freedom of Information Act. This law encompasses the Federal Privacy Act of 1974, which entitles any citizen to access personal information held in any U.S. government records system. Please find a fillable Privacy Act request form HERE.

Citizens need only fill out the form and mail it in to DOGE.  This newly recognized federal agency, which has been systematically accessing government computer data systems, now has an obligation to respond to specific information demands from any of the 340 million U.S. citizens who exercise their legal right to defend their privacy and establish the security of their private information.

Once you have mailed a Privacy Act Request to DOGE, please fill out the form HERE and we will stay in touch with additional details and updates as they become available.