Block Ted Cruz’s bill to criminalize protests!
Petition to Congress:
We urge you to oppose the Stop FUNDERs Act because it aims to criminalize dissent and take away our First Amendment rights.
Trump signed a sweeping national security memo that empowers the FBI and DOJ to go after people, nonprofits, and other organizations that oppose Trump’s agenda.
This broad directive, called NSPM-7 or the “Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence” memo, puts anyone that Kash Patel, Pam Bondi, or Stephen Miller determine holds “anti-American” beliefs or “extreme” views on topics like race, gender, “American values,” or immigration at serious risk of targeted political persecution.1
Ted Cruz has a bill that would enshrine some of this dangerous memo into law. Cruz’s legislation targets protesters with criminal prosecution, including the organizers of the No Kings rallies.2 Congress must stop MAGA’s unconstitutional attack on the First Amendment.
Sign the petition: Stop Ted Cruz’s bill making it easier for Trump to go after his political opponents!
Cruz’s dangerous bill (the “Stop FUNDERs Act”) is a threat to anyone who shows up to protests or even expresses a dissenting opinion. In fact, a top official at Border Patrol said recently that “hyperbolic comments” about ICE agents can be grounds for arrest.3
The regime is both openly attempting to silence criticism of Trump AND secretly using powerful state resources to compile lists of Trump’s enemies and labelling them as “domestic terrorists.”4
Trump and his MAGA loyalists are trying to circumvent the Constitution, our civil liberties, and the foundations of American democracy. Congress can’t pass a law that hands Trump permission for his authoritarian political persecutions.
Sign the petition: Stop Ted Cruz’s bill to criminalize protest and dissent. Protect our First Amendment rights now!
Sources:
- Ken Klipperstein, "Trump’s NSPM-7 Labels Common Beliefs As Terrorism “Indicators”,” September 27, 2025.
- Common Dreams, "Ted Cruz Says His Bill Will Allow DOJ to ‘Prosecute’ Those Who Fund No Kings Protests, Which Have Been Overwhelmingly Peaceful,” October 16, 2025.
- Common Dreams, "Top ICE Official Says Protesters Can Be Arrested for Simply Criticizing Mass Deportation Campaign: Court Filing,” November 4, 2025.
- The Intercept, "Are You on Trump’s List of Domestic Terrorists? There’s No Way to Know.” November 4, 2025.