Tell Congress: Protect our right to dissent

Tell the Senate: Don't give Trump the green light to shut down nonprofits he disagrees with >> Pamela, the House of Representatives just passed a dangerous bill that would give President-elect Trump – and any future president – a blank check to take revenge on political enemies. [1] That's right, H.R. 9495 would allow the president to SHUT DOWN any nonprofit organization whose First Amendment-protected speech he deems a threat to the country.   And you know as well as I do how that power would be abused – painting a target on organizations that are peacefully resisting or dissenting from the White House's policies.   But Pamela, here's the good news: thanks to over 7,000 letters and calls from Common Cause members like you, we helped build unprecedented opposition to this legislation – convincing 39 representatives to flip their vote and oppose this bill. [2] With your action, I'm confident that we can convince enough Senators to BLOCK this legislation and stop it from becoming law. Add your name to tell the Senate to REJECT this dystopian attack on our right to dissent >> SIGN THE PETITION Pamela, we sprang into action last week when 52 Democrats joined nearly every Republican to support this harmful legislation because we knew how high the stakes were. Your action helped flip several votes, but 15 Democrats still voted to pass H.R. 9495 yesterday. [2] This bill is a perfect example of a bill that could look fine at first glance, but has terrible implications. On paper, this bill gives the Treasury Secretary the power to strip tax-exempt status from nonprofits that have "provided support to terrorist organizations." It's already completely illegal – obviously – for nonprofits to support terrorism. The truth is, if this bill took effect, the Treasury Secretary would be able to strip tax-exempt status from any nonprofit they want to, without having to disclose any reasoning or evidence used to make their decision. So in the likely event that President-elect Trump installs a partisan loyalist in the Treasury Department, he could use this bill to retaliate against, and effectively shut down, any nonprofit that he doesn't like – with virtually no oversight! If you agree Donald Trump – or any other future president – should not be able to take revenge against organizations just for disagreeing with him, join me in urging the Senate to REJECT this harmful bill >> Thanks for all you do, Viki Harrison, Director of Constitutional Convention & Protect Dissent Program and the team at Common Cause [1] https://theintercept.com/2024/11/21/gop-house-trump-nonprofit-authoritarian/ [2] https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2024477 Common Cause is a leader in fights that matter at the local, state, and national level. Your support helps us fight special interests, hold elected officials accountable, and build a better democracy for all Americans. DONATE Interested in volunteering with our Action Team? Sign up here. 805 15th Street, NW, Suite 800 Washington, DC 20005 202.833.1200 https://commoncause.org Common Cause's work to defend and strengthen our democracy is powered by members like you. You can use this link to unsubscribe or let us know you'd like to receive fewer emails from us.

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