We have welcomed over 150 Courage Candidates into our pro-democracy coalition. Each of them have pledged to file articles of impeachment for Tyranny, Treason, and Obstruction of Justice, acting together to hold this administration accountable. 

They are in their races because they care about making their communities better. Almost every single Courage Candidate has personally experienced the gatekeeping and corruption inherent in U.S. politics. They have been told by the political establishment that they need to raise $10,000 or $250,000 or $2,000,000 before they will receive any kind of endorsement or support. This is not just happening in one district, or even five; a majority of our candidates have shared a story of corruption. 

Courage for Democracy has brought these candidates under the same umbrella. They were already committed to public service; they already shared many of the same policies; and they already wanted to make a difference. They showed up with the courage to fight their fight without knowing the outcome. They’d be fighting even if we didn’t exist, and that’s why we’re proud to work with them. 

We are the team behind Citizens’ Impeachment, a grassroots movement that refuses to shut up about accountability and action. We are not politicians, we are professionals. If we ever performed as poorly at our job as Congress, we would have been fired immediately. We are quite literal and actually expect members of Congress to uphold the Constitution. That means representing us, THE PEOPLE, and we aren’t afraid to show up at their doorstep with a performance review and replacement hire if they can’t meet this basic job requirement.

We are nonpartisan, which means we have an easier time playing for Team Courage. We expect every single person who swore an oath to support and defend the constitution. If you can’t perform this very straightforward part of the job, you need to be replaced. If not this election cycle, then next election cycle. We keep receipts and we know exactly which members of Congress have taken their oath seriously, and which most decidedly have not.

We started with research and perseverance but after a while, they mostly found us! It turns out that when you show up with the courage of your convictions, it actually is contagious. 

Let us be clear that this isn’t a label, and this isn’t a traditional endorsement. Our candidates have met regularly for months, and we are in contact with their campaigns to help whenever and wherever we can. We aren’t worried about our win rate or organizing fancy high-dollar dinners for political elites. Instead we speak with local organizers and county party chairs to better understand how to help our candidates in ways specific to their district. 

We do things differently here, and have no interest in maintaining any part of our political status quo. It’s a good time; you should join us. 🙂

We need you to spend a minute and ask if that’s really an advantage for you or if they’ve just told you it is. When was the last time you talked to your actual representative? When have you sent a letter to their office and received a response that was a) timely and b) responsive to your specific question? What is the last piece of legislation you can remember them actually delivering, not just grandstanding about.

The truth is that politics is the art of the possible and Congress would prefer it if you didn’t think good things were possible so they can just keep pretending to do their job. They want to keep that power, but they don’t want to use it because that would just encourage us citizens to ask them to do more work. And so they refuse to show up for an honest fight – they won’t talk with one another or collaborate on important legislation. Instead we get “we don’t have the votes” or “it’s not that easy.” Wrong. They just aren’t willing to put in the work. 

We make this promise to you: incumbents will co-opt the language of this PAC and all of the Courage Candidates before they actually take a stand or take any action. Whenever you hear a statement from them, look for the language, “and that’s why I will…”  If there’s no action, if there’s no promise you can hold them to, there shouldn’t be any applause. This goes for our Courage Candidates, too. Action is the name of the game. That’s how you earn power and beat “experience.”

We’ve heard it all: “But he’s been impeached twice before and it didn’t work; but the Vice President will be even worse; but Dems don’t have the numbers and we just have to wait until midterms; but these challengers are too new, too green, too inexperienced, don’t have enough money, and their districts are too red…” The skeptics are quick to enumerate their multitude of reasons for not joining the fight. It’s your call, that’s what democracy is all about: choice.

(I don’t even know if this part is needed. Your call here.) We hope you’ll join us however you can: 

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