Dear Senator Curtis:

We observe with increasing alarm the many threats to democracy in the United States, stemming from governmental action and inaction.  These include:

• The President’s concerted and continued attempt to wrongly reverse his election loss in 2020, thwarted only by a particular Vice President and by a startled and frightened Congress;

• The eroded independence of our national legislature and judiciary;

• Legislative efforts like the SAVE act that disenfranchise voters, especially those who are homebound and women who changed their name in marriage.

• Absolute loyalty by hundreds of Executive Branch leaders to the President, instead of loyalty to the Constitution, who demonstrate little regard for legislative and judicial checks;

• Eroded state-level rights on one hand and on the other, eroded support of international law, trade, norms, and relationships;

• Efforts to gerrymander the legislature against the express interest of voters.

• Eroded independence of business, non-governmental, educational, and even religious institutions;

• The construction, growth and domestic deployment of a standing army loyal to the President, and not to the rule of law;

• The President’s strategy to govern by ever-increasing crises, many of his own making.

 With this evidence and experience in mind, we therefore call on you to:

• Publish your intention to encourage, support, and abide by free and fair elections, in accordance with Federal, State, and Local law.

• Individually develop and publish your plan, should free and fair elections be disrupted, for ensuring ensuring such elections occur and to support the seating of elected officials. 

• Work with other members of Congress to publish a plan to stand against disruptions and threats against free and fair elections and any refusal to seat elected officials.

Please consider our non-violent, non-disruptive visits to your office as indicators of our support for this request.