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Monday, January 30, 2017

Act of Resistance: Demand Peace – Oppose Steve Bannon, Support War Refugees

This is all happening so quickly. I apologize for the brevity of this post – action is needed by you, today. Please call, do not email, your representatives. Phone lines are jammed in the 202 area code of Washington DC. Call the local offices, and you will most likely get through.

Donald Trump made three terrible actions last week:
  • Signed an executive order cracking down on US sanctuary cities for war refugees
  • Signed an executive order banning Muslims entry to the US
  • Named Steve Bannon to the National Security Council. Bannon has no government, intelligence, or high-level military experience.

Banning war refugees is unconstitutional and directly violates the rules of the Geneva Convention. These decisions threaten the security of the US for many reasons. Here are the top two:
  • By banning refugees based on faith, this action will be used by ISIS as a recruiting tool, and embolden their claim that the US has declared war on Muslims
  • Bannon was the head of Breitbart News, a fake news media outlet that promotes false conspiracy theories, propaganda, and supports white nationalism.


Sources

Directory of US Senate Representatives: http://www.senate.gov/senators/contact/
Directory of US House Representatives: http://www.house.gov/representatives/

Washington State Senators:
Senator Maria Cantwell
Phone: (202) 224-3441, (509) 353-2507

Senator Patty Murray
Phone (202) 224-2621, (509) 624-9515

Representative Dan Newhouse 202-225-5816, (509) 713-7374

Transcript for phone:
Hello, Please oppose the recent Executive Order banning Muslims entry to the US and vigorously oppose the placement of Steve Bannon on the National Security Council.


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