1. United States
2. Iowa
3. Letter

If you took your oath of office seriously — to support and defend the Constitution of the United States — then your path is clear. You are obligated to publicly and unequivocally oppose Executive Order 14160 and the dangerous legislation accompanying it, H.R. 22 — the so-called “Silencing Americans Act.” This executive order is not legitimate policy. It is a calculated power grab — a direct assault on the democratic principles you swore to uphold. It attempts to silence millions of Americans based on race, income, age, disability, and zip code. It undermines free speech and the foundational right to vote under the false banner of “election integrity.” This order and its legislative counterpart would: • Impose unconstitutional proof-of-citizenship barriers that disenfranchise naturalized citizens, voters of color, young voters, older adults, and people with disabilities. • Override state election laws and target mail-in ballot practices that are legal and longstanding. • Coerce state governments by threatening to withhold federal funds — a blatant abuse of executive authority. • Violate binding court precedent, including Arizona v. Inter-Tribal Council (2013), and unlawfully pressure independent agencies to do the president’s bidding. This is not partisan wrangling. It is a coordinated assault on constitutional governance. H.R. 22 is designed to codify this authoritarian overreach into federal law. Your oath demands action. Silence is consent.
Supporting this order — or standing by while it advances — is complicity in the suppression of American voters and the erosion of representative government. I demand the following: • Publicly condemn Executive Order 14160 and H.R. 22. • Pledge to vote against any proof-of-citizenship requirements that obstruct lawful voter registration. • Defend the integrity of state-run elections against federal coercion. • Support all legal efforts, including those led by the ACLU, to block and overturn this unconstitutional order. This is a defining moment. Your oath is not ceremonial — it is binding.
The Constitution needs defenders. The people are watching. Choose your side.