Citation:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JCvLbT1uXXg
Thanks to the vlog brothers for the following...

TALKING POINTS
You're usually leaving a messge on an answering machine so there's a good chacne you can stop and try to record a different way.

INTRO
Who are you and where do you live

SEPARATION OF POWERS
1. Affirm that you both believe in the constitution
2. You also agree that Congress (the house and senate) are the ones who write laws and decide how money is spent.
3. Executive orders are not laws, but are being treated like laws.
4. You can also say that this is contrary to the idea of separation of powers that the nation is based on.)
5. Treating executive orders like laws degrades separation of powers, which isn't just some fun idea, it's the reason why our democracy has lasted this long.
6. Treating executive orders like laws degrades the power of congress, and you're not sure why your representative is so keen to give away the power the constitution grants them.

USAID
1. USAID helps America. It helps america by:
 a. increasing our influence in the world
 b. Making other countries more stable
 c. Making it less likely disease outbreaks will reach Americans
2. Everyone agrees USAID should continue it's life-saving missions, including Marco Rubio, who runs USAID.
3. I don't understand why, given that, the majority of USAID's life-saving work has been suspended.
4. I don't htink anyone even knows who made that decision, and that is scary and very weird and also illegal.

FINAL APPEAL
1. We have a shared belief in the greatness of this country and it's systems.
2. I hope you will stand up for the constitution and for USAID.


SCRIPT
Hey, I’m YOUR NAME (also sometimes good to list your address), I live in your district, I didn’t vote for you. But I did think that you believed in the founding document of this nation. No…I do think that. I do think you believe that congress, the branch of government you are elected to, creates laws and decides how the nation’s money will be spent, and that executive orders are not laws. You have principals and responsibilities that extend beyond loyalty to the president. The more you sit back and let this happen, the more it harms the country.

We both know that USAID helps America by increasing our influence in the world, making other countries more stable, and decreasing the chances that disease outbreaks will reach our soil. I think you will eventually stand up to Donald Trump taking away your power, the question is will you be one of the people who stands up first, and I hope you will.