TELL CONGRESS: Kash Patel is backing Ted Cruz's bill to punish dissent against Trump. The bill tries to criminalize protest and it could even stop the next No Kings Day. Sign the petition: Block Ted Cruz's bill to criminalize No Kings protests!

The Trump administration has weaponized the DOJ, FBI, and DHS to prosecute political opponents, arrest student activists, and threaten the people and organizations fighting Trump's authoritarian policies.

Now, as we begin planning the next No Kings protests, Ted Cruz is pushing a bill to criminalize No Kings organizers.1 The legislation is backed by Kash Patel and MAGA extremists who want to crush anti-Trump dissent.2

Sign the petition: Tell Congress to block Ted Cruz's bill to criminalize free speech and protest in America!

This Cruz anti-protest legislation would turbocharge the White House's constant attacks on the First Amendment. One of the most chilling parts of the administration's coordinated campaign to stop protests is NSPM-7.

This broad national security memo, also called “Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence,” allows the Trump regime to persecute anyone it determines to hold “anti-American” beliefs or “extreme” views on topics like race, gender, “American values,” or immigration.3

An ACLU report called NSPM-7, “a fever dream of conspiracies.”4

Cruz's dangerous bill (the “Stop FUNDERs Act”) would increase the powers of the White House to target anyone who shows up to protests or even expresses a dissenting opinion. Congress must stop this unconstitutional attack on the First Amendment and prevent MAGA officials from criminalizing protest.

Sign the petition: Defend the First Amendment and protect the people opposing Trump's authoritarian agenda!

Thanks for taking action,

Joey and the Demand Progress team

Sources:

  1. 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.
  2. People For, "Heritage Action Cites ‘Marxist Occupation of Our Streets’ to Support Cruz Bill Targeting Progressives,” October 27, 2025.
  3. Ken Klipperstein, "Trump’s NSPM-7 Labels Common Beliefs As Terrorism 'Indicators',” September 27, 2025.
  4. ACLU, "How NSPM-7 Seeks to Use "Domestic Terrorism" to Target Nonprofits and Activists,” October 15, 2025.

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