Let's get the Cabinet to remove 45 via 25th Amendment

Hello all,

Getting the trump Cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment seemed like a long shot a few months ago. It still may be, but is definitely worth the effort. I think of it like the Chilean mine disaster. They developed two tunnel plans and set both in motion. The Mueller investigation is the first tunnel out of the darkness that is the trump presidency. The 25th Amendment is a second tunnel.

I have compiled this list of Cabinet contacts in the hopes we will all try to convince members of 45’s Cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment, declaring him unfit for office. I have included names, titles, Twitter handles, mailing addresses and phone numbers where available. Some agencies use a “contact us” form and I have included a page link where possible.

Let's all contact these folks by as any many means as possible to convince them to do the moral thing, the patriotic thing and evict trump from the White House now!

Please feel free to share and also let me know of any corrections, clarifications, and additions.

Cabinet
Vice President Michael R. Pence @VP
c/o White House
1600 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, DC, 20500

Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson @Secy_State_US
The Honorable Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson
U.S. Department of State
2201 C Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20520

You can also use this hyperlink:
https://register.state.gov/contactus/contactusform

Secretary of the Treasury Steven T. Mnuchin - @stevenmnuchin1

Department of the Treasury
1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20220
General Information
(202) 622-2000
"send a message to the secretary" form: https://www.treasury.gov/connect/Pages/Message-to-the-Secretary.aspx

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Secretary of Defense James Mattis (can't find a Twitter handle)

Jim Mattis
Secretary of Defense
1000 Defense Pentagon
Washington, DC 20301-1000
703-571-3343 (general DoD line)
ed. note: Mattis is out as SecDef.

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Attorney General Jeff Sessions
ed. note: Sessions is out as AG
"contact us" form
(select "messages to the attorney general" toward bottom of "general topic" pull-down menu) https://www.justice.gov/doj/webform/your-message-department-justice
Correspondence to the Department, including the Attorney General, may be sent to:

U.S. Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530-0001
The Department may be contacted by phone at the following:
Department Comment Line: 202-353-1555
Department of Justice Main Switchboard: 202-514-2000
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Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke - @SecretaryRyanZinke
Department of the Interior
1849 C Street, N.W.
Washington DC 20240
Phone (with employee directory): (202) 208-3100
ed. note: Zinke is out as Interior Secretary

Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue - @SecretarySonny
U.S. Department of Agriculture
1400 Independence Ave., S.W.
Washington, DC 20250
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Secretary of Commerce Wilbur L. Ross, Jr. - @WilburRoss
U.S. Department of Commerce
1401 Constitution Ave., NW
Washington, D.C. 20230
Main phone line: (202) 482-2000
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Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta - @SecretaryAcosta
Secretary of Labor
S-2521
200 Constitution Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20210
Please note that all mail to the Department of Labor goes through a security process that may delay the delivery of mail by two to three weeks, including normal mail timing. This security process may cause slight damage to mailed items. (The previous is from the Department of Labor's own website. I recommend sending postcards to minimize mail security problems)
E-mail: executivesecretariat@dol.gov; phone: 202-693-6000

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Secretary of Health and Human Services Thomas Price - @SecPriceMD
ed. note: Tom Price is out as HHS secretary
E-mail Address: Secretary@HHS.gov
Phone Number: 202-690-7000
HHS Headquarters
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
200 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20201

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Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Benjamin S. Carson, Sr. @SecretaryCarson

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
451 7th Street S.W.,
Washington, DC 20410
Telephone: (202) 708-1112
TTY: (202) 708-1455

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Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao Twitter: @SecElaineChao
US Department of Transportation
1200 New Jersey Ave, SE
Washington, DC 20590
United States
Phone: 1 (202) 366-4000

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Secretary of Energy James Richard "Rick" Perry - @SecretaryPerry
U.S. Department of Energy
1000 Independence Ave. SW Washington DC 20585
202-586-5000

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Secretary of Education Elisabeth Prince DeVos @BetsyDeVosED
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20202

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Secretary of Veterans Affairs David J. Shulkin - @SecShulkin
US Department of Veterans Affairs
810 Vermont Ave,
Washington DC 20420

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Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen
The Honorable Kirstjen Nielsen
Secretary of Homeland Security
Washington, D.C. 20528

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White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly
c/o White House (see top of list)
Ed. Note: John Kelly is out as chief of staff

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U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer @USTradeRep
600 17th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20508
Phone: 202-395-7360
Email: contactustr@ustr.eop-gov (your message will be directed to the appropriate office)

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Director of National Intelligence Daniel Coats @ODNIgov
Main Address:
Office of the Director of National Intelligence
Washington, DC 20511
Phone Number:
1-703-733-8600

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Representative of the United States to the United Nations Nikki R. Haley @nikkihaley
Contact us form: https://usun.state.gov/contact

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Director of the Office of Management and Budget Mick Mulvaney @MickMulvaneyOMB
The Office of Management and Budget
725 17th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20503
Information and Directory Assistance: 202-395-3080

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Director of the Central Intelligence Agency Gina Haspel
By postal mail: Central Intelligence Agency
Office of Public Affairs
Washington, D.C. 20505
By phone: (703) 482-0623
Open during normal business hours.
By fax: (571) 204-3800
(please include a phone number where we may call you)

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Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Scott Pruitt @EPAScottPruitt (also on Instagram and Pinterest)
Ed. note: Scott Pruitt is out as EPA administrator
Phone: 202-564-4700
Environmental Protection Agency
Office of the Administrator
Mail Code 1101A
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20460

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Administrator of the Small Business Administration Linda E. McMahon @SBALinda
US Small Business Administration
409 3rd St., SW
Washington DC 20416

Say it with me - 'Nazis bad'

Just watched with utter revulsion 45's woefully inadequate response to rallying nazis and their deadly vehicular terrorist attack in Charlottesville today. Even from trump, I wanted to be able to expect a little more than blaming "many sides" and a call for "law and order." We all know what "law and order" means in trumpland.
Apparently 45 is incapable of uttering "Racism is bad" or even "Nazis bad." How about "I renounce white supremacy?" He was *directly* asked to do that at this press event. He refused.
I will repeat that. The so-called president of the United States of America refused to condemn white nationalism.
So he owns it.
"We are all Americans first" sounds way too much like "America first," the code phrase for xenophobia, for hatred of anyone who is not of white lineage and English-speaking. The language trump used about violence and safety sounded to me like the "American carnage" fear mongering from his inaugural address.
The white supremacists/nationalists are emboldened by trump, emboldened enough to march with torches, spew hatred, assault clergy leading a peaceful counter-protest, then kill and maim bystanders with a car.
And trump does not condemn them. Instead, he praises the police and National Guard, who reportedly failed to adequately keep white supremacists and counter protesters apart and prevent violence, particularly in the early hours of this event. The difference between police response to white supremacist rioters in Charlottesville and Black Lives Matter protesters last year in Ferguson is beyond striking.
Now we have neonazis within the administration. The White House should not the axis mundi for white nationalism. The previous two sentences should never need to be written.
Together we must make such statements unthinkable again.
This presidency must end. Any hope that 45 would "grow into" his role or that taking the oath of office would some instill sober judgment into his character was misguided.
Since he can't say "Nazis bad," he needs to say "I resign" or America needs to say "You're fired."

An open letter to the Secretary of Education

Dear Secretary DeVos,
I was distressed to read that you feel civil rights violations and sexual assault case handling should be scaled down. You also seem reticent to protect our nation's LGBTQA children and teens.
This nation has a troubled history when it comes to civil rights. We have come far but must move forward much farther still. Our public education system is a key battle ground for that fight. Might I respectfully suggest you review, for example, African Americans' long and painful journey toward educational justice in this country? Forward progress must be maintained yet your policies would take us backward. That is not acceptable.
Individual cases must be pursued - aggressively. Broader systemic problems must also be addressed. If you want to look at from a utilitarian/efficiency perspective, solving systemic issues can ultimately reduce the number of individual cases.
If you truly feel that ensuring *all* of America's children receive a quality public education and are kept as safe as possible from discrimination and sexual predation, I recommend you step down. Then someone willing to fulfill all duties of the secretary of education can assume that role. Our nation's children's education is too crucial to entrust to anyone not fully committed to the task.

Hey Cabinet members, please be heroes

Dear members of the Cabinet,
You can be heroes today. You have the power to end this trainwreck of a presidency today. All you have to do is invoke the 25th Amendment. Clearly 45 is not fit for office. Call it "health reasons" if you want. Just do it. Save the Republic. Yes, that sounds a tad dramatic, but that's where we are.
This president is not acting in the best interests of the country. That is not a partisan statement. It's just fact. He is putting our alliances at risk. Our international reputation is in tatters. He seems far more concerned about how events impact Russia than the U.S. He does not "get" separation of powers. He, frankly, does not "get" much of anything. He is toxic and he needs to go.
This untenable administration will end soon. Count on it. But how soon and will your tenure end with his? I expect a President Pence would be more inclined to keep you around.
Let's face it, some of you are not particularly well liked by the majority of the American public. Some of you seem to have been chosen specifically for your antipathy toward the agencies you run. But now we are in a constitutional crisis. You can all come out as patriotic heroes by putting the nation's needs before your own. Set the ship of state aright before this president does even more irreparable damage to our country.
All of you got into politics because you want to serve the public good. Serve it now by invoking the 25th Amendment. History, this country, and the world will thank you.

Open letter to my members of Congress

Dear Senators Ted Cruz and John Cornyn and Rep. Mike McCaul,
Quick question. Do ya'll like your jobs? Want any chance of keeping them beyond 2018 and 2020? Read on.
You may think your seats are safe, given how conservative our state of Texas is. But think again. Many of us are tremendously troubled with events in Washington and your unwillingness to stand up for democracy and the rule of law that the current president is making a mockery of. Most recently and egregiously, he fired the FBI director and admitted in a televised interview he did so to impede the FBI investigation into his administration's alleged ties to and collusion with Russia to influence the 2016 election.
I have made numerous calls for months now to all of your offices demanding that #trumprussia be independently investigated; that 45 be removed from office as he is mentally and morally unfit; and insisting that you hold public town hall meetings to listen to constituents' concerns. I have asked to see some outrage from all three of you about this president's blatant hostility toward the judiciary and a free press.
So far, nada. Zip. Zilch.
Appeals to your patriotism, morality, and logic have failed so let's try a different tack - craven self-interest.
Do you want to keep your jobs? The voters of Texas *will* have congressional representatives who hold this president accountable for his high crimes and misdemeanors. You can stand up now to 45 or you can go down with him later. Those are your choices, your *only* choices at this point.
It's all about timing now. Democrats are screaming for justice. Midterms are coming and the Dems are likely to regain control of at least one house of Congress. Republicans joining with civic-minded Democrats now for a bipartison investigation of 45's alleged collusion, witness tampering, obstruction of justice, emoluments, etc. will have a better chance of surviving the inevitable voter backlash next year. It is in your own best interest to at least feign concern and get out of Democrats' way.
SS Cheeto is sinking. Be a rat. Abandon that ship and swim toward the Good Ship Accountability while Texans still have a half a mind to toss you a political life preserver.
Signed,
One Disgusted Constituent

Regarding walls, bridges and Trumpian economics

The current president and his budget are all about walls instead of bridges, both literally and figuratively. Plans are proceeding for the grossly ill-conceived "border wall" with Mexico even as crucial infrastructure like bridges continue to crumble from decades of neglect.
Build bridges, not walls.
Meanwhile, 45 wants to increase funding for the military - an armed human "wall" to protect us from supposed dangers "out there." Meanwhile, 1) home-grown xenophobic militants who greatly need monitoring and re-education apparently are invisible to 45 and 2) targetted groups do not pose the threat 45 thinks they do. He seems to have built a wall for himself impermeable to logic, facts, and intelligence reports. Sad. America already vastly outspends other nations on the military.
Build bridges, not walls.
Trump's budget decimates cultural and scientific programs that enrich our nation's community life far beyond the meager amounts they cost. Programs like the National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities artfully construct bridges between cultures. Other federal programs make science understandable and useful in our daily lives, such as breathing (EPA) and weather reports (NOAA/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration). Parks and forestry services help preserve and protect our nation's natural heritage and resources. Also under the budget ax are programs which benefit specific at-risk groups like the rural poor, the elderly, and racial minorities.  All these minute expenditures must be protected as they offer a bridge, albeit a shaky one, to a decent life for these vulnerable populations.
Foreign policy under the trump administration seems to focus not just on building new walls instead of bridges but in burning bridges which already exist. Foreign aid funding would be slashed under this budget. Meanwhile the State Department's general budget also faces heavy cuts when its work is more important than ever.
Build bridges, not walls.
Yes, this president seems hell-bent on constructing walls even though the clear road forward would be to build and strengthen bridges. We the people need to speak out and resist. Trump's walls should be met with sledgehammers and artful graffiti. We the people likely will have to build some bridges on our own between ourselves and those under threat of hunger, poverty, isolation. Early America's barn-raising tradition, in which neighbors joined together to help one another may be a useful model for this.
Build bridges, not walls.

Jeff Sessions was warned

Jeff Sessions was warned about perjury, lying under oath to his Senate colleagues during his confirmation.
He was given an explanation.
Nevertheless, he persisted.
Sessions clearly had contact with Russian officials as a trump surrogate during the campaign. He has no business, zero, being this nation's "top cop." He did not have business becoming a federal judge in the 1980s and was rightfully denied that post for his well-documented racism.
That issue came up during confirmation hearing yet voices raising those racism concerns were silenced. We all remember that now infamous Sen. Mitch McConnell statement to Sen. Elizabeth Warren: She was warned; she was given an explanation; nevertheless, she persisted. Jewelry, T-shirts, even tattoos have been made with that phrase.
Now it is time for Sessions to sit down and be quiet. He is clearly part of a much bigger problem of Russian interference with our nation's executive branch. That interference must be thoroughly and independently investigated. All who are tainted must leave or be removed from office. Our national sovereignty is at stake.
Those of us who love our country must warn, explain, and persist in calling out collusion with foreign governments. Those who collude with Russia have no business being public office. Those who collude and lie to Congress under oath about it, need to be gone yesterday.

UPDATE - AG Sessions has recused himself from investigating alleged Russian ties to the trump campaign. That is not enough. He needs to resign. Or be fired. And face perjury charges.