The GOP must be stopped if democracy is to survive in this country

The Republican National Committee paid to generate thousands of calls to the congressional offices of nearly three dozen House Democrats in recent weeks, an effort that was aimed at both shaping opinion around the impeachment inquiry and tying up the phone lines of the elected officials, according to two people briefed on the effort.

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The fact that the calls to congressional offices, estimated to number 11,000, were partly intended to jam the phone lines of House Democrats — potentially thwarting access to government offices — was described at a recent dinner of more than a dozen Republican aides, advisers and elected officials, known as the “Off the Record” dinner. Officials with the Republican National Committee told others at the dinner about the calls, suggesting they were automated and indicating that the aim was to tie up the phones in Democratic offices, according to two people briefed on what was said.

  NYT

There ought to be a law.

Blair Ellis, the national press secretary for the RNC, told The Hill the committee has spent $2.3 million on anti-impeachment efforts "to keep pressure on vulnerable House Democrats for their impeachment charades."

"This has been a comprehensive response effort on the part of the RNC since late September, and we’ve maintained steady pressure and momentum on vulnerable Democrats," Ellis said in an email.

  The Hill