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Dear Ed,

In just one hundred days we’ve seen the Trump Administration freeze funds Congress already approved, dismantle entire government agencies, and use emergency powers to push harmful policies without due process or oversight.

We’ve seen our community members taken from our communities and sent to foreign prisons without any ability to protest their treatment or see a judge. Children as young as two years old who are American citizens have been sent out of the country. This has all happened with administration officials insisting “due process” is a luxury that cannot be afforded to everyone running counter to our bedrock principles.

These and other actions go far beyond everyday government measures. They tear away at democratic norms and put our civil society at risk. It is time to be clear eyed in recognizing the constitutional crisis before us. It is time we demand Moral Courage.

We call on Congress to have the Moral Courage to:

📣 Reinstate and fully fund agencies that serve the common good such as USAID and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau as a moral and constitutional imperative.

🛑 Block the Trump administration’s potential invocation of the Insurrection Act to further militarize the border and misuse the military to support mass deportations.

✈️ Stop abusing the Alien Enemies Act to deport immigrants and green card holders without due process and suggesting the same for citizens and permanent residents

💸 Support bipartisan legislation that reins in tariff policies hurting the global and U.S. economy

🍎 Defend SNAP, Head Start, Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security and other programs that serve as a lifeline to millions of children and families, with daily and emergency food and medical assistance.

🔥 Block any attempts by the Trump administration to revoke the tax-exempt status of Harvard University and other tax-exempt organizations based on their DEI policies or other political disagreements with the administration.

🛑 Overall, demand an end to the abuse of executive power that undermines our freedoms

This isn't about party or personality—it's about principle and the common good. Our diverse faith traditions teach us to care for one another, stand up for justice, and protect the most vulnerable. And right now, that means standing up to prevent unchecked executive power.

As Dr. King once said, “There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but…because conscience tells him it is right.”

We urge Congress to act now, with moral courage, to end this abuse of power. Oversight isn’t optional, it’s essential to our democracy.

In faith,