You: Hi, my name is [name]. I am calling from [zip code].
You: I am calling today to ask [Senator on Foreign Relations/Senator] to vote against the Ronald Mortensen nomination to the State Department. You: Mortensen has been nominated to a position he knows very little about - he has little to no knowledge of refugees. Additionally, his demonstrated record of being anti-illegal immigrant, could very well influence how he chooses to tackle refugee related-subjects. You: <Insert optional comments here> |
Then:
1. Call your non-foreign relations senators, and tell them to not vote for Mortensen, and
2. Get five additional friends to do the same.
1. Call your non-foreign relations senators, and tell them to not vote for Mortensen, and
2. Get five additional friends to do the same.
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Ronald Mortensen
Background
On May 25th, Trump announced the nomination of Ronald Mortensen to become the Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration for the State Department.
Mortensen is a renowned critic of illegal immigration, and has written virulent, often factually incorrect op-eds for publications like The Hill. (I was originally going to say - go easy on The Hill, but eh. Tell them they shouldn't encourage articles w/ facts that can be easily disproven.)
Mortensen's nomination actually generated this op-ed from the Salt Lake City Tribune, which goes more into his background and why his nomination absolutely needs to be protested.
Mortensen is a renowned critic of illegal immigration, and has written virulent, often factually incorrect op-eds for publications like The Hill. (I was originally going to say - go easy on The Hill, but eh. Tell them they shouldn't encourage articles w/ facts that can be easily disproven.)
Mortensen's nomination actually generated this op-ed from the Salt Lake City Tribune, which goes more into his background and why his nomination absolutely needs to be protested.
Here are the steps you need to take:
If you have a Senator on foreign relations, call them first, and tell them to not let the nomination out of committee: