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Knowledge is power. It’s important for people to know what’s going on and to let our representatives know we’re paying attention!
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Tell your Senators
CONFIRM JUDGES!
Time is running out. The new GOP Senate will be in control starting January 3, 2025. There are still a handful of judges that can be confirmed.
Ask your Senators to commit to staying in session until that is done!
Virginia residents:
Sen. Mark Warner (202) 224-2023
Sen. Tim Kaine (202) 224-4024
Other states: look up your Senators’ #s here.
Contact your Senators
Say ‘NO’ to these nominees
“Federal government agencies exist to serve the needs of the American people, including protecting us from harm. Nominees who have expressed an intent to abuse the power of these agencies for personal or political gain, should not be allowed to run those agencies.” –Antonia Scatton, Substack 12/11/24
Learn more about these cabinet nominees:
Pam Bondi. Attorney General nominee - Would face conflicts-of-interest related to former clients, who are “crosswise” with the Justice Department. Read more
Harmeet Dhillon. Assistant Attorney General nominee - Has a history of attacking Voting Rights. Has ties to Leonard Leo. Read more
Kash Patel. FBI Director nominee - Believes the 2020 election was ‘rigged.’ Believes in the existence of a deep state in the United States and has promoted various conspiracy theories. Said he would come after journalists. Read more
RFK, Jr. HHS Secretary nominee - Anti-vaccine activist, conspiracy theorist. Several GOP Senators may be opposed: Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski, Bill Cassidy of Louisiana. Hear what Elizabeth Warren has to say
Tulsi Gabbard. National Intelligence Director nominee - Pro Putin and Pro Al-Assad. Defended Russia's aggression toward Ukraine. Never worked in intelligence. Some consider her a Russian asset. AP article, Some Republican senators reluctant on Gabbard for spy chief
Do this: Call your Senators, plus share concerns on social media about Trump’s growing list of poison pill nominees picked to destroy, not defend, our rights and their office’s established mission.
Read Antonia’s article to get started on how to frame our values relative to these nominees, the Creators and Destroyers.
Sign ACLU Petition
Ask Biden to:
Slow down the next Admin’s ability to surveil our personal data
Stop plans to expand the number of immigration detention facilities.
End federal purchases of our most personal data and tracking information. Under the Fourth Amendment, the government should have to go to court to obtain a warrant for this data being collected by many of the communications means and social media we use. Unfettered access could be used by the incoming administration to go after political opponents, people of various ethnic, religious and racial backgrounds, and those seeking reproductive or gender affirming healthcare.
Stop current ICE plans to expand our existing 190 immigration detention facilities and close down the many privately operated ones found abusive, understaffed and where residents have died for lack of timely medical care. Don’t give Trump mass deportations without due process a head start. Sign ACLU Petition
Save 40 lives
Tell President Biden to commute the sentences of people on Federal death row.
Last week, Joe Biden commuted the sentences of 1500 people and pardoned 39. But there are still 40 people on Death Row, whose lives he could save by commuting their sentence to life. ▶Call the White House
Put the ERA in the Constitution
Equality is long overdue.
The ERA could be added to the Constitution as the 28th amendment. All that remains is for the White House to tell the Archivist of the US to publish it.
Do this: Tell the President (and VP) to put ERA in the Constitution.
▶ Urge your Rep to call on VP Harris (Indivisible form email)
▶ Call the White House ▶ Or send an email
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