DEFEND DEMOCRACY. STOP TRUMP.
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We have raised enough to launch a full-scale national mobilization at all 50 state captiols on December 19 to try to stop the fascism and bigotry of Donald Trump.
Sign up for your state capitol protest: www.december19.us
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Give now and have your contribution doubled dollar for dollar so we can reach our $50,000 goal!
THIS IS OUR LAST CHANCE TO STOP TRUMP.
Trump lost the popular vote to Clinton by over 2.5 million votes and only won the Electoral College because of widescale voter suppression. If he takes office, it will fundamentally undermine American democracy.
We need to organize MASSIVE PEACEFUL PROTESTS at all 50 state capitols across the country calling on members of the Electoral College to honor the popular vote: reject Trump and elect Clinton.
We need funds right now to:
(1) Assemble an army of organizers to coordinate state capitol protests, provide trainings, and support volunteers across the country.
(2) Create a state-of-the-art website and viral social media content to spread the word to millions of people.
(3) Support the state capitol protests with signs, shirts, and other visuals that will tell the media and the American public that this is about defending democracy.
(4) Facilitate transportation to the protests and provide communications support to maximize media coverage.
Electors decide who will become the next president of the United States on December 19th, 2016. We have one last chance to mobilize the American people to #DefendDemocracy and #StopTrump.
Please contribute now and share this page!
Thank you.
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FAQ:
Didn't Trump already win the election?
No. Trump won more votes in the Electoral College but lost the popular vote to Hillary Clinton by over 2.5 million ballots. Members of the electoral college (electors) do not actually cast their vote until December 19th, at their respective state capitols.
What do you mean by voter suppression?
Millions of American citizens were kept from exercising their right to vote this election. Across the country, over 800 polling places were closed, early voting was cut, restrictive voter ID laws were in effect, and hundreds of thousands of voters were purged from the voter rolls. Voter suppression laws and strategies have proliferated since the Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act, opening up the door for Republican state legislatures to take away the right to vote from people of color, the young, and the poor.
Don't electors have to vote the way their state did?
No. Electors are empowered by the constitution to exercise judgment and vote as they see fit. Some states have laws prohibiting or punishing so-called "faithless electors," but no such elector has ever been prosecuted.
How is it even possible that Trump could win the Electoral College while losing the popular vote by more than 2.5 million?
The electoral college undermines the core democratic principle of political equality and allows the loser of the popular vote to still win the election for two reasons. (1) The number of electors that states are awarded are not proportionate to their voting population. Lower-population states are over-represented compared to higher population states. For example, the votes cast by Wyoming electors count nearly four times as much as those cast by Californian electors. (2) The Electoral College operates under a winner-take-all system, so that in states like Wisconsin and Michigan, where the popular vote is essentially a tie, all of the electoral votes still go to only one candidate.
So why do we even have the electoral college?
We shouldn't. It's an arcane and undemocratic system that should be abolished.
This is such a long shot. Is it really worth it?
The alternative — a Trump presidency — may be catastrophic. With even the faintest chance of victory, we have to try. Even if we don't move enough electors to stop Trump, we can still damage his legitimacy and destroy his mandate. Either way, it's absolutely worth it to challenge this undemocratic result with all the force we can muster.
Who is organizing this?
We are Democracy Spring, a grassroots movement organization committed to getting money out of politics, protecting the right to vote, and ensuring real political equality for all people. Check us out at www.democracyspring.org. We are joined in this effort by a growing coalition of organizations and leaders including the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, the Electoral College Petition, Americans Take Action, and Rebecca Solnit.
Who is the GoFundMe Organizer?
Curt Ries is the Deputy Mission Director of Democracy Spring and the Organizer for this GoFundMe page. All funds will go directly to Democracy Spring.
NOTE: Democracy Spring is a 501(c)(4) organization. Donations are not deductible as charitable contributions for Federal income tax purposes.
We have raised enough to launch a full-scale national mobilization at all 50 state captiols on December 19 to try to stop the fascism and bigotry of Donald Trump.
Sign up for your state capitol protest: www.december19.us
###
Give now and have your contribution doubled dollar for dollar so we can reach our $50,000 goal!
THIS IS OUR LAST CHANCE TO STOP TRUMP.
Trump lost the popular vote to Clinton by over 2.5 million votes and only won the Electoral College because of widescale voter suppression. If he takes office, it will fundamentally undermine American democracy.
We need to organize MASSIVE PEACEFUL PROTESTS at all 50 state capitols across the country calling on members of the Electoral College to honor the popular vote: reject Trump and elect Clinton.
We need funds right now to:
(1) Assemble an army of organizers to coordinate state capitol protests, provide trainings, and support volunteers across the country.
(2) Create a state-of-the-art website and viral social media content to spread the word to millions of people.
(3) Support the state capitol protests with signs, shirts, and other visuals that will tell the media and the American public that this is about defending democracy.
(4) Facilitate transportation to the protests and provide communications support to maximize media coverage.
Electors decide who will become the next president of the United States on December 19th, 2016. We have one last chance to mobilize the American people to #DefendDemocracy and #StopTrump.
Please contribute now and share this page!
Thank you.
_____________________________________________________________________________
FAQ:
Didn't Trump already win the election?
No. Trump won more votes in the Electoral College but lost the popular vote to Hillary Clinton by over 2.5 million ballots. Members of the electoral college (electors) do not actually cast their vote until December 19th, at their respective state capitols.
What do you mean by voter suppression?
Millions of American citizens were kept from exercising their right to vote this election. Across the country, over 800 polling places were closed, early voting was cut, restrictive voter ID laws were in effect, and hundreds of thousands of voters were purged from the voter rolls. Voter suppression laws and strategies have proliferated since the Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act, opening up the door for Republican state legislatures to take away the right to vote from people of color, the young, and the poor.
Don't electors have to vote the way their state did?
No. Electors are empowered by the constitution to exercise judgment and vote as they see fit. Some states have laws prohibiting or punishing so-called "faithless electors," but no such elector has ever been prosecuted.
How is it even possible that Trump could win the Electoral College while losing the popular vote by more than 2.5 million?
The electoral college undermines the core democratic principle of political equality and allows the loser of the popular vote to still win the election for two reasons. (1) The number of electors that states are awarded are not proportionate to their voting population. Lower-population states are over-represented compared to higher population states. For example, the votes cast by Wyoming electors count nearly four times as much as those cast by Californian electors. (2) The Electoral College operates under a winner-take-all system, so that in states like Wisconsin and Michigan, where the popular vote is essentially a tie, all of the electoral votes still go to only one candidate.
So why do we even have the electoral college?
We shouldn't. It's an arcane and undemocratic system that should be abolished.
This is such a long shot. Is it really worth it?
The alternative — a Trump presidency — may be catastrophic. With even the faintest chance of victory, we have to try. Even if we don't move enough electors to stop Trump, we can still damage his legitimacy and destroy his mandate. Either way, it's absolutely worth it to challenge this undemocratic result with all the force we can muster.
Who is organizing this?
We are Democracy Spring, a grassroots movement organization committed to getting money out of politics, protecting the right to vote, and ensuring real political equality for all people. Check us out at www.democracyspring.org. We are joined in this effort by a growing coalition of organizations and leaders including the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, the Electoral College Petition, Americans Take Action, and Rebecca Solnit.
Who is the GoFundMe Organizer?
Curt Ries is the Deputy Mission Director of Democracy Spring and the Organizer for this GoFundMe page. All funds will go directly to Democracy Spring.
NOTE: Democracy Spring is a 501(c)(4) organization. Donations are not deductible as charitable contributions for Federal income tax purposes.
Organizer
Curt Ries
Organizer
Washington D.C., DC
