We need more answers

Demand no vote on Tillerson tonight

As Salaamu Alaykum Indiana,

Since Trump signed the executive order last Friday putting his Muslim ban into place, we've seen a massive rejection of his hateful policies. This weekend, tens of thousands of everyday people turned out in cities across the country¹ in protest of Trump's policy that's caused chaos and disorder all over the world.

Here's another way we can push back: Rex Tillerson—the former Exxon CEO who is Trump's nominee for Secretary of State—is scheduled for a Senate confirmation vote tonight and we can call on our senators to halt the process. 

During his confirmation hearing, Tillerson refused to condemn the idea of a Muslim registry, dodging the question by saying he "would need to have a lot more information"² about whether the government should force people to register based on their religion.

Well, we don't need to "have a lot more information" about where Tillerson stands on Trump's Muslim ban. His silence this weekend and his reluctance to condemn a registry make it clear enough. We have to do whatever we can to stop or slow this man from becoming Secretary of State.

Call your Senators now and tell them to delay the vote at least until Trump's Muslim ban is overturned. Click here to get the numbers for your senators and let us know how the calls went.

With the Trump administration leaning further into autocracy by the day, it can be tempting to just throw our hands up in despair.

But the human impact of these policies is real—and it's heartbreaking. We've heard reports of children being held for hours, families separated without contact, and even an attempted suicide by a woman in New York facing deportation.³

Call your senators now and let's keep using all the leverage points we have to reverse Trump's Muslim ban—and to stop Rex Tillerson, who would oversee the ban's implementation.

Click here to get the numbers for your senators and then let us know how the calls went.

In solidarity,
Linda, Dustin, Mark, Mohammad, and the MPower Change team

 

Sources:

1. "Protests Against Trump’s Executive Order Don’t Let Up" The Huffington Post, Jan 29, 2017
http://act.mpowerchange.org/go/220?t=4&akid=119.108224.tZhSOD

2. "Tillerson won't rule out Muslim registry" The Hill, Jan 11, 2017
http://act.mpowerchange.org/go/221?t=6&akid=119.108224.tZhSOD

3. "Woman set for deportation attempts suicide at JFK" The Daily News, Jan 28, 2017
http://act.mpowerchange.org/go/222?t=8&akid=119.108224.tZhSOD