This vote is a slap in the face to the American people—the overwhelming majority of whom wanted a fair impeachment trial that included relevant witnesses and documents. In every other impeachment trial, not to mention every other trial that's ever been conducted in United States history, there have been documents and witnesses. This impeachment trial is an absolute sham and was rigged from the beginning by Mitch McConnell and Trump himself.
This measure is critical to making New York a leader in voting rights nationwide, during a time when voter suppression and election security are national concerns. Indivisibles are at the Capitol celebrating today, and tomorrow we will get back to work to ensure the Assembly follows suit and passes this crucial legislation. We urge the Assembly to pass this measure immediately to further voting rights in New York State.
While the articles of impeachment do not include every deplorable action taken by Trump, the charges do include serious offenses that prove he cannot be trusted with the powers of the presidency. The House must impeach him as soon as humanly possible, because our elections are precious and our democracy is too fragile to survive his corrupt leadership.
Bill Taylor’s testimony confirmed what Trump himself already admitted to on camera: that there was a direct link between withholding foreign aid to Ukraine and Trump’s demand for 'a favor, though.' Trump is a crook who will stop at nothing to enrich himself from the Oval Office, even if it means destroying a democracy in the process.
This vote wasn't just a question of righting the past; as the administration publicly talks about stealing billions more next year, it has massive implications for the future too. As the Trump administration continues to erode Congress' constitutionally-granted ‘power of the purse’ to pursue his anti-immigrant agenda, what's really shocking is that every single Senator didn't vote in favor of ending the national emergency.
We're glad Speaker Pelosi finally said out loud what a majority of the Democratic Caucus and constituents have been saying for months: Donald Trump has betrayed his oath of office, betrayed our national security, and betrayed the integrity of our elections. Now, we need to see her words backed up with action: cancel recess, and get to a vote on articles of impeachment as soon as humanly possible.
Thanks to the groundswell of constituent pressure driven by a coalition of grassroots organizations, the House Judiciary Committee is expected to vote on Thursday to formalize an impeachment inquiry. Following the momentum gained during ‘Impeachment August,’ the groups are calling on all House Democrats to express explicit support of the House Judiciary Committee’s impeachment inquiry and implore Chairman Nadler to increase the urgency with which his committee investigates Donald Trump’s criminal activity.
As momentum continues to grow for impeachment during ‘Impeachment August,’ a coalition of grassroots organizations led by Indivisible, MoveOn, Need to Impeach, and Stand Up America is ramping up pressure during the August congressional recess to demand that lawmakers immediately begin a formal impeachment inquiry into Donald Trump.
Today, the Indivisible Project launched its campaign to end the filibuster. The campaign aims to demystify the filibuster and have the Indivisible community pressure their senators and the 2020 presidential candidates to eliminate the filibuster. Indivisibles are also provided resources to help them record videos about progressive priorities that the filibuster is hindering and to submit letters to the editor about the issue.