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Hello, everyone. Reposting this from a few days ago for those who may not have seen it. Now shorter, clearer, and with a short sample letter at the end that will fit on a post card!

A Call to Action: American democracy is in an unprecedented emergency. If we do not pass the Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Act, our democracy will die with the 2022 elections. I am asking all Americans who care to write or call the seven Republican senators who voted to convict former President Trump of incitement of insurrection, asking them to form a coalition for the sole purpose of saving our republic by voting these bills into law now.

Not the time to argue who is sincere, who has integrity. These Republican leaders are who we've got. For an expert take on why this is our best bet, read Robert Kagan's recent piece in the Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/09/23/robert-kagan-constitutional-crisis/. Below is a list of their Washington addresses and phone numbers. (No email, please. It's not effective.)

Please remember that each of these seven have suffered violent threats for their vote to convict in the impeachment proceedings. My suggestion is to appeal to their love of country, to tell them their nation needs them to prevent radical Trumpians from destroying us, that we need them to step up now as the 2022 elections will otherwise mark our descent into autocracy.

Thank you.

Richard Burr, NC (retiring)

217 Russell Senate Office Bldg

Washington, DC 20510

202-224-3153

Bill Cassidy, LA

520 Hart Senate Office Bldg

Washington, DC 20510

202-224-5824

Lisa Murkowski, AK

522 Hart Senate Office Bldg

Washington, DC 20510

202-224-6665

Mitt Romney, UT

354 Russell Senate Office Bldg

Washington, DC 20510

202-228-0836

Ben Sasse, NE

139 Russell Senate Office Bldg

Washington, DC 20510

202-224-4224

Patrick J. Toomey, PA (retiring)

248 Russell Senate Office Bldg

Washington, DC 20510

202-224-4254

Susan Collins, ME

413 Dirksen Bldg

Washington, DC 20510

202-622-8414

An example of short letter:

Dear Senator __________,

Our democracy is in grave and immediate danger. I am writing to you today because you showed courage in voting to convict former President Trump. Please form a coalition with other courageous Republicans and vote for the Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Act. The future of American democracy is in your hands. Thank you.

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Janet W.'s avatar

Regarding the international network of offshore financial schemes . . . it has been going on for a very long time. Rachel Maddow has been talking about the oligarchs of Russia for years and offshore accounts are nothing new! Obviously, the grotesque financial inequity that has grown to 100's of billionaires has fed this situation to a global insanity. From the perspective of U.S. government policy there should to be a huge "reset button" regarding financial aid to countries where leaders and individuals hoard $billions and leave their own people in poverty.

And, in this country, it is totally nuts we do the same thing . . . we go begging for and compromising on infrastructure funds (including social infrastructure) while the self-centered uber rich take multi-minute rocket rides to the edge of space as a pure joy ride. Because of the vast financial and social inequities, the masses end up with no control over their lives (for women it gets right down to their own bodies!) There certainly is no easy way out . . .

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