1. United States
2. Wisc.
3. Letter

I am calling on you to refuse to support ongoing funding for the Department of Homeland Security, unless various provisions like those outlined by Sen. Chris Murphy—requiring ICE agents to have warrants for arrests, banning them from wearing masks, limiting their use of guns, and restricting the Border Patrol to the border—are incorporated into the funding bill that needs to be passed before January 30. Let me be clear: this is a matter that WOULD JUSTIFY ANOTHER GOVERNMENT SHUT-DOWN should a majority refuse to support these constraints, which are entirely reasonable on their face AND BARE MINIMUM standards for a free society. At the same time, I also call on you to refuse to vote to fund the government until Trump’s Justice Department obeys existing law and RELEASES THE EPSTEIN FILES. This is an entirely bipartisan position that is itself one of both law enforcement AND victims' rights. While it has been made manifestly clear that many in the Trump Administration have no decency, Congress must reclaim its power by drawing lines in these areas, and showing that it still possesses that trait. Thank you for your consideration.