I’ve just heard that one of my senators, Senator Feinstein, has voted to confirm Representative Pompeo for CIA Director. Rep. Pompeo has left the door wide open for him to bring back torture.

I am embarrassed that I didn’t reach out as a consituent to make it clear what I expected of her. I’m angry that she’s let us down. I couldn’t imagine that she would ever vote to support any part of the Trump agenda. Sen. Feinstein doesn’t seem to understand the moment we are in, so it’s up to us to let her know.

Whatever she got for that vote, it was a bad trade. The worst of all possible options is that she did it for free. We have to resist compromising ourselves by supporting the Trump agenda of deceit, bigotry, and sexism or we will find justice impossible to achieve.

Join me in calling your members of Congress. Below is what I’m going to say to her and the other members of Congress that represent me when their offices open. Maybe these scripts will help you with your phone calls.

There’s some handy sites out there that’ll help you find your representatives and their contact numbers.

For Senator Dianne Feinstein:

Hi, I’m Jeff Hodges. I’m a Democrat living in the Mission of San Francisco.

Yesterday, I heard that Senator Feinstein had voted to confirm Representative Pompeo as the new CIA director. As someone who voted for her in 2012, I’m embarrassed and angry that she would vote to confirm any of Trump’s cabinet picks, but most especially a man who could not commit to writing a stance against torture.

Voting confirming any of the Trump cabinet picks, is a confirmation of the Trump agenda. An agenda of deceit, bigotry, and sexism is an agenda we must resist against and I hope all of Senator Feinstein’s future votes reflect that. Bipartisanship is not compatible with resistance. Thank you for your time.

For Senator Kamala Harris:

Hi, I’m Jeff Hodges. I’m a Democrat living in the Mission of San Francisco.

I wanted to thank Senator Harris for her vote against Representative Pompeo and the rest of the Trump cabinet picks. I’m grateful that Senator Harris was able to understand the moment we were in. That’s exactly the kind of resistance to the Trump agenda I had hoped she would bring. Thank you very much for your time.

For Representative Nancy Pelosi:

Hi, I’m Jeff Hodges. I’m a Democrat living in the Mission of San Francisco.

I just got off the phone with the offices of Senator Feinstein and Senator Harris. Those were two very different phone calls. I’m calling today because I wanted Representative Pelosi to know how important it is to me that her colleagues in the Senate did not vote to confirm the Trump picks, and that all of the Democrats in Congress continued to vote against the Trump agenda in all of its forms. Thank you for your time.

I can’t believe this is the world we’re living in.