From Julie Doran:
SOMA Dems, a newly formed political action group in South Orange and Maplewood working on the local, state and national level to fight the “Trump Agenda,” has issued a petition asking Senator Menendez to stand against the Trump Agenda, specifically:
- Oppose President Trump’s Cabinet nominees; including and especially, Jeff Sessions, whose civil rights record suggests that he does not support equality before the law. These cabinet appointments do not reflect our values and will damage our country through the implementation of extreme views. Thank you for opposing Betsy DeVos.
- Continue to oppose President Trump’s xenophobic, anti-Muslim executive orders banning refugees and immigration from Muslim majority countries. These policies run counter to the best traditions of the United States of accepting and integrating waves of immigrants.
- Vigorously defend the Affordable Care Act, understanding that healthcare is a right for all citizens.
- Strenuously defend voting rights and oppose efforts to curtail voting including fighting against false accusations of voter fraud that could result in further undermining our democracy through added restrictions and voter suppression.
- Actively combat the spread of misinformation and propaganda.
- Refuse to support any nominee to the Supreme Court who does not support the values of our community. We cannot allow Roe V. Wade or Marriage Equality to be overturned. This would have wide-reaching and potentially radical negative consequences to our community and country.
To read the full text of the petition and to sign please visit: Robert Menendez: Citizens of South Orange/Maplewood Call on Senator Menendez to Stand Against Trump Agenda
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To learn more about SOMA Dems please email: somadems@gmail.com
