Statement on January 6, 2021 Sedition

On January 6th, 2021, a violent mob of extremists motivated by conspiracies that were sowed by the White House stormed into the Capitol, forcing legislators and their staff to barricade with the protection of armed guards. After hearing an address with yet more incendiary rhetoric from the outgoing president, they forced their way inside the Capitol building, carried a Confederate flag through the rotunda, and threatened lawmakers and our seat of government in Washington DC.

Anyone involved in inspiring, encouraging, and abetting these terrorists must be held responsible for their actions. Unfortunately, they have been enabled by a large cross section of extremist politicians, many of whom represent Texans. They have made a mockery of democracy by embracing the fascist rhetoric of a far-right figurehead with a far-right movement behind him. They have suppressed votes while lying about the nature of our election system, sullying our elections while opposing their legally legitimate losses. They have proven themselves entirely unfit for office. They must resign.

Organizations around the State of Texas hereby call for the resignation of the Texas politicians complicit in the actions on January 6th, 2021 (see contact information below):

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Senator Ted Cruz
Attorney General Ken Paxton
Representative Jody Arrington
Representative Brian Babin
Representative Michael C. Burgess
Representative John R. Carter
Representative Michael Cloud
Representative Pat Fallon
Representative Louie Gohmert
Representative Lance Gooden
Representative Ronny Jackson
Representative Troy Nehls
Representative August Pfluger
Representative Pete Sessions
Representative Beth Van Duyne
Representative Randy Weber
Representative Roger Williams
Representative Ron Wright

Additionally, we support the resolution of Representative Cori Bush to expel the seditious members of Congress attempting to undermine the legitimacy of our democratic election results, and call for the immediate invocation of the 25th Amendment to remove our aspiring dictator from the Oval Office.

We believe in the power of democracy and the power of the People to make progress in the United States. Those who have proven that they would prefer to destroy the country rather than hold Trump accountable must surrender their power permanently. Their power is vested in us and they have shown themselves willing to use it abusively.

In the name of democracy,

Indivisible TX Lege
ACLU/Indivisible East Dallas Supporters
Action South Texas
Arlington Area Texas Democratic Women
Bay Area Democratic Movement
Bayou Blue Democrats
Black Lives Matter Houston
BLM Pearland
Blue Outpost TX
CAIR Houston
Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW) GPA
Corpus Christi Indivisible
Cy-Fair Area Democratic Club
Democracy for Houston
Democratic Club of The Woodlands
Dylan Forbis TDP SDEC 11 Committee Member
EMGAGE Action
Energy and Environmental Democrats
Extinction Rebellion Houston
Far Northwest Progressives of Travis County
FIEL Houston
Field Team 6
Flip The Texas House
The Funky East Dallas Democrats (The FEDDs)
Harris County Democratic Party
Harris County SD17 Democrats
Harris County Young Democrats
Houston Area Stonewall Democrats
Houston Women March On
Houston Youth Climate Strike
Humble Area Democrats
Indivisible 121
Indivisible Arlington
Indivisible Austin
Indivisible Fort Worth
Indivisible Grapevine Area
Indivisible Healthcare Fort Worth
Indivisible Houston
Indivisible Katy Huddle
Indivisible South Texas
Indivisible TX-24
The John Cornyn Tuesday Protest
Jolt Action
Katy 4 Justice
Lake Highlands White Rock Democrats
Latino Families Forward
Live Oak County Democrats
March For Our Lives Houston
National Lawyers Guild – San Antonio Chapter, Inc.
Nueces County Democratic Party
Our Revolution Brazoria/Fort Bend County
Our Revolution Harris County
Our Revolution Texas
The PAC for Progressive Texas Women
Pantsuit Republic Texas
Pearland Youth Movement
Pod Bless Texas
Progressive Women of Arlington, TX
Public Citizen
Represent Texas
Representative Ron Reynolds, Texas House District 27
Representative Vikki Goodwin, Texas House District 47
Rideshare2Vote, LLC
ROADwomen (River Oaks Area Democratic Women)
Say Her Name HTX
SD15 Democrats
SD4 Harris County
Secular Democrats of Texas
Senate District 2 Democrats
The Sidewalk School for Children Asylum Seekers
Showing Up for Racial Justice – Dallas/Fort Worth
Socialist Alternative-Houston
Southwest Democrats
The Spring Democratic Club
Sunrise Houston
Tarrant Together
Texas Blue Action Democrats
Texas Coalition Of Blk Democrats Harris County Chapter
Texas Environmental Democrats
Texas Rural Voices
Transcript Research
United Fort Worth
United We Dream
Voto Latino
Wimberly Indivisible
Women of Dallas United For Action (WDUA)

See the January 23 Press Conference

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Representative Contact Information

Senator Ted Cruz	Phone: 512-916-5834 Website: https://www.cruz.senate.gov/ Contact form: https://www.cruz.senate.gov/?p=form&id=16 Office locations: https://www.cruz.senate.gov/?p=general&id=23 Facebook: @SenatorTedCruz Twitter: @SenTedCruz
Attorney General Ken Paxton	Phone: 512-463-2100 Website: https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/ Contact form: https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/contact-us-online-form Facebook: @kenpaxtontx @TexasAttorneyGeneral Twitter: @KenPaxtonTX
Representative Jody Arrington	Phone: (202) 225-4005 Website: https://arrington.house.gov/ Contact form: https://arrington.house.gov/contact/ Facebook: @JodeyArrington
Representative Brian Babin	Phone: (202) 225-1555 Website: https://babin.house.gov/ Contact form: https://babin.house.gov/contact/ Facebook: @RepBrianBabin Twitter: @RepBrianBabin
Representative Michael C. Burgess	Phone: (202) 225-7772 Website: https://burgess.house.gov/ Contact form: https://burgess.house.gov/contact/356345.htm Facebook: @michaelcburgess Twitter: @michaelcburgess
Representative John R. Carter	Phone: (202) 225-3864 Website: https://carter.house.gov/ Contact form: https://carter.house.gov/zip-code-lookup?form=/email-me Facebook: @judgecarter
Representative Michael Cloud	Phone: (202) 225-7742 Website: https://cloud.house.gov/ Contact form: https://cloud.house.gov/contact/ Facebook: @RepCloudTX
Representative Pat Fallon	Phone: (202) 225-6673 Website: https://fallon.house.gov/ Contact form: https://fallon.house.gov/address_authentication?form=/contact Facebook: @fallonfortexas Twitter: @RepPatFallon
Representative Louie Gohmert	Phone: (202) 225-3035 Website: https://gohmert.house.gov/ Contact form: https://gohmert.house.gov/contact/ Facebook: @RepLouieGohmert Twitter: @replouiegohmert
Representative Lance Gooden	Phone: (202) 225-3484 Website: https://gooden.house.gov/ Contact form: https://gooden.house.gov/zip-code-lookup?form=/contact/email-me Facebook: @lancegoodenfortexas Twitter: @Lancegooden
Representative Ronny Jackson	Facebook: @RonnyJacksonTX Twitter: @RonnyJacksonTX
Representative Troy Nehls	Website: https://www.nehlsforcongress.com/ Contact form: https://www.nehlsforcongress.com/copy-of-contact Facebook: @SheriffTNehls Twitter: @SheriffTNehls
Representative August Pfluger	Phone: (202) 225-3605 Website: https://pfluger.house.gov/ Contact form: https://pfluger.house.gov/contact Facebook: @AugustPflugerTX Twitter: @AugustPfluger
Representative Pete Sessions	Website: https://www.petesessions.com/ Contact form: https://www.petesessions.com/contact/ Facebook: @petesessions Twitter: @PeteSessions Email: 2020@petesessions.com
Representative Beth Van Duyne	Website: https://vanduyne.house.gov/ Contact form: https://vanduyne.house.gov/contact Facebook: @RepBethVanDuyne Twitter: @Bethvanduyne Email: contact@bethfortexas.com
Representative Randy Weber	Phone: (202) 225-2831 Website: https://weber.house.gov/ Contact form: https://weber.house.gov/contact/ Facebook: @TXRandy14 Twitter: @WeberforTexas
Representative Roger Williams	Phone: (202) 225-9896 Website: https://williams.house.gov/ Contact form: https://williams.house.gov/contact Facebook: @RepRogerWilliams Twitter: @RepRWilliams
Representative Ron Wright	Phone: (202) 225-2002 Website: https://wright.house.gov/ Contact form: https://wright.house.gov/zip-code-lookup?form=/contact/email-me Facebook: @wright4congress Twitter: @RepRonWright