To: The United States House of Representatives and The United States Senate
Congress Must Immediately Order New Election for President of the United States of America
Whereas the following factual circumstances call the validity of the 2016 presidential election into serious question, we the undersigned demand that Congress order a new vote for the office of President of the United States of America immediately:
- Repeated claims by President Donald J. Trump of massive voter fraud(1)
- Documented widespread voter suppression and insufficient access to polls(2)
- The official investigation into the potential interference of FBI Director James Comey in the 2016 election(3)
- The largest margin of popular vote vs electoral college in history(4)
- The findings of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence regarding the interference of Russia into the elections(5)
In the sincere interest of protecting the foundations of our democracy, and to avoid a constitutional crisis of immense proportions, we demand that the voice of the people be heard.
Citations:
(1) https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/25/us/politics/trump-voting-fraud-false-claim-investigation.html?_r=0
(2) https://www.thenation.com/article/the-gops-attack-on-voting-rights-was-the-most-under-covered-story-of-2016/
(3) https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/dec/10/fbi-russia-trump-election-harry-reid-james-comey-wikileaks, https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/12/us/politics/james-comey-fbi-inspector-general-hillary-clinton.html
(4) http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/21/politics/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-popular-vote-final-count/
(5) https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/01/25/senates-investigation-into-alleged-russian-hacking-begins-without-end-in-sight/?utm_term=.c42105be6ece
- Repeated claims by President Donald J. Trump of massive voter fraud(1)
- Documented widespread voter suppression and insufficient access to polls(2)
- The official investigation into the potential interference of FBI Director James Comey in the 2016 election(3)
- The largest margin of popular vote vs electoral college in history(4)
- The findings of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence regarding the interference of Russia into the elections(5)
In the sincere interest of protecting the foundations of our democracy, and to avoid a constitutional crisis of immense proportions, we demand that the voice of the people be heard.
Citations:
(1) https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/25/us/politics/trump-voting-fraud-false-claim-investigation.html?_r=0
(2) https://www.thenation.com/article/the-gops-attack-on-voting-rights-was-the-most-under-covered-story-of-2016/
(3) https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/dec/10/fbi-russia-trump-election-harry-reid-james-comey-wikileaks, https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/12/us/politics/james-comey-fbi-inspector-general-hillary-clinton.html
(4) http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/21/politics/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-popular-vote-final-count/
(5) https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/01/25/senates-investigation-into-alleged-russian-hacking-begins-without-end-in-sight/?utm_term=.c42105be6ece
Why is this important?
A mountain of evidence calls the validity of the election into question, casting doubt, by any standard, on whether there it was a "free and fair" vote. Judging by the actions of the administration, this is an issue that has bi-partisan support. If we are to exist as a democracy, there is no alternative.