David Hartsough, one of the most dedicated Quaker peace activists I know, sent me this email even though he is going through a very serious health challenge. Please hold our friend David in the Light, praying for a speedy recovery. He continues to do all he can to work for peace and justice and sent out this email:
Have you heard? Millions of people are
planning to protest in the streets if Trump loses the election and refuses to
leave office – it's called Protect the Results. This is a coalition
of more than 100 organizations that are committed to protecting our democracy
if Trump throws our country into a manufactured constitutional crisis.
Here's the plan: we will hit the streets in our communities and demand that
every vote be counted, even if it takes days or weeks to get an accurate count
from critical states, especially given the expansion of mail-in and absentee
voting during the COVID-19 pandemic. We need to ensure that the loser of the
election concedes and that Congress, the Electoral College, and state officials
honor the accurate, final vote count.
If Trump declares victory before all the votes are counted, makes unfounded claims that the election was "stolen," tries to stop votes from being counted, or otherwise threatens the election's integrity or the peaceful transition of power, Protect the Results will activate nationwide mobilizations.
These potential actions will be happening nationwide next week. There are more than 485 events (and counting!) already scheduled on the event map. People like you are organizing in their communities to prepare to mobilize in case of a worst-case scenario.
If you're ready to save our democracy, check out the events map to find an action on November 4th or November 7th near you. We need you now more than ever.
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