Members of Congress Must Mean It When They Take the Oath

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Please substantiate your statements with sources (link/URL): "Darializa Avila Chevalier, the newly elected Democratic nominee for New York's 13th Congressional District, is a co-founder of Columbia University Apartheid Divest (CUAD). CUAD's own published documents state that their goals require the "total collapse" of American institutions, that true divestment means to "undermine and eradicate America as we know it," and that the group seeks to translate events in Gaza to "unrest and violence in America."" "When a member of Congress has co-founded an organization that openly calls for the eradication of America and violence on U.S. soil, voters have every right to ask whether that oath will be taken seriously."

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text of the petition

Every member of Congress swears an oath to "support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic." That oath is not a formality, it is a binding commitment to the country and the people they represent.

Darializa Avila Chevalier, the newly elected Democratic nominee for New York's 13th Congressional District, is a co-founder of Columbia University Apartheid Divest (CUAD). CUAD's own published documents state that their goals require the "total collapse" of American institutions, that true divestment means to "undermine and eradicate America as we know it," and that the group seeks to translate events in Gaza to "unrest and violence in America."

We believe that any person who takes the congressional oath of office should be held to its standard fully, sincerely, and without reservation.

The American people deserve to know that the men and women they send to Congress actually believe in the country they were elected to serve. The oath of office exists for a reason: to ensure that those entrusted with the power to make our laws are committed to protecting - not dismantling - the nation and its institutions.

When a member of Congress has co-founded an organization that openly calls for the eradication of America and violence on U.S. soil, voters have every right to ask whether that oath will be taken seriously.

This is not a partisan issue. Regardless of political affiliation, Americans across the country agree on one thing: our elected officials should believe in America. Sign this petition if you agree that the congressional oath should mean something.