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Tell Congress: Our democracy is not for sale
This week, Elon Musk nearly forced a disastrous government shutdown.
It’s a disturbing preview of the incoming Trump administration – one where unelected billionaires are trying to buy access to the most powerful levels of government, undermine our checks and balances, and call the shots on crucial spending decisions.
Our democracy is not for sale. Congress must prioritize the needs of We The People and STOP catering to the demands of an unelected billionaire.
If this past week is any indication of how the next four years will go, our country’s in trouble.
Elon Musk, an unelected billionaire who seems to be calling the shots in Trump’s Washington, saw some misinformation online about the bipartisan deal to keep our government open.
So, with a barrage of tweets, he blew the deal up.
One billionaire got to buy unlimited influence over our elected representatives and nearly forced a disastrous government shutdown – with delayed air travel and healthcare services, weakened environmental protections, and furloughed federal employees – right before the holidays.
No deal is perfect, but the one reached earlier this week had broad support and would have funded the American people’s priorities. Musk killed several popular, bipartisan provisions from the final bill – successfully forcing Congress to bend to his whims.
This is no way to run our country.
Will you join us in calling on our elected officials to REJECT governance by chaos, and demand that the people’s needs, not one unelected billionaire’s whims, rule the day?