WASHINGTON — A broad coalition of more than 127 national and local organizations representing millions of Americans has released an open letter strongly supporting H.J.Res. 115, the joint resolution introduced by Rep. Jamie Raskin, Rep. Robert Garcia, Sen. Chris Van Hollen, and Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton to terminate President Trump’s federal emergency declaration and end his takeover of the District of Columbia.
The letter condemns Trump’s federal takeover of the District of Columbia as “a dangerous escalation in his systematic dismantling of democratic governance and the rule of law.”
In their letter, the organizations wrote:
“This isn’t about crime statistics or urban policy—it’s about whether our constitutional system can withstand a deliberate authoritarian assault. Congress has both the authority and the duty to act. History will judge those who fought for democracy and those who remained silent.”
The full letter can be viewed here.
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The Not Above the Law coalition is made up of more than 150 organizations—including grassroots organizers, think tanks and nonprofits, issue advocacy groups, national security experts, legal scholars and researchers, and others—committed to protecting our democracy and fighting for the rule of law.
Over the last seven years, the nonpartisan Not Above the Law coalition—which represents tens of millions of Americans from member-based organizations—has mobilized Americans from across the country to demand accountability for those who instigated and participated in the insurrection, defend the rule of law from extremists like Donald Trump, and encourage lawmakers to pass federal democracy reform measures to protect Americans’ freedom to vote.