Take Action Two big votes in the House this week: Tell your reps: Support the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 (H.R.8) Congress is voting this week on H.R.8, which would close the loophole in the current law to require background checks for firearm purchases online and at gun shows. It’s a small, but important …
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There is no factual basis on which to declare a state of emergency | How your voices are making a difference
Fifty-eight former national security officials—including Madeleine Albright, Susan Rice, and officials from the administrations of Clinton, Obama, and both Bushes—signed a declaration against Donald’s fanned-up national emergency stating that there is “no factual basis” on which to declare a state of emergency. In the first actual instance of widespread voter fraud, North Carolina election officials unearthed evidence of …
That time Rep. Roger Willams actually held a Town Hall
Photos: TX25 Indivisible, Driftwood/Dripping Springs Last week, with 24 hours’ notice, Rep. Roger Williams scheduled four Town Halls, one of them in Bee Cave, just outside Austin. Organizers from Indivisible Texas 25 East Austin and Driftwood/Dripping Springs groups scrambled to attend. Bee Cave mayor Monte Parker moderated the event, and we got this dispatch from one …
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Write your reps! Support the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 (H.R.8)
Congress is voting the week of February 25, 2019 on H.R.8, which would close the loophole in the current law to require background checks for firearm purchases online and at gun shows. It’s a small, but important step toward ending the epidemic of gun violence. Rep. Lloyd Doggett is a cosponsor (thanks, Lloyd!) and the bill …
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Take Action Newsletter: Rally to end the #FakeTrumpEmergency; Say NO to SOS Whitley; John Cornyn hates the #GreenNewDeal
Take Action End the #FakeTrumpEmergency Rep. Roger Williams enjoys a round of golf with the president two days after Trump declared a National Emergency. Photo: Jesse Speirs via Twitter Trump declared a national emergency to build his vanity wall after signing the funding bill that will lead to even more detention, deportation, and family separations at …
Donald’s compensatory wall | How your voices are making a difference
In a press conference notable for being even more than usually incoherent (and also making the announcement using the iPhone Notes app), Donald fundamentally (and no doubt legally) undermined his own case for a national emergency by stating, “I didn’t need to do this…I just wanted to get it done faster.” Perhaps Webster’s, long known for hilariously trolling Donald’s misuses …
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Write Your Reps! Say NO to David Whitley for Secretary of State
Take action today and tell your State Senator that voter suppression has no place in Texas, and that they must vote NO on the confirmation of Secretary of State David Whitley. In January the Texas Secretary of State — who is a nominee and NOT confirmed yet — issued an advisory that drove Ken Paxton, …
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Write Your Reps! Tell your reps to end the #FakeEmergency
The House PASSED Rep. Joaquin Castro’s resolution to end the Fake National Emergency. Now it goes to the Senate. Ultimately it will need a veto-proof majority. So write your senators now! Trump declared a national emergency to build his vanity wall after signing the funding bill that will lead to even more detention, deportation, and …
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Take Action Newsletter: Tell Cruz and Cornyn: No new wall money. Keep the government open; #TXLEGE roundup; Indivisible Austin general body meeting
Tuesday! Indivisible Austin General Body Meeting! Sign Up! Take Action Tell Cruz and Cornyn: No new wall money. Keep the government open. If Republicans try to back Trump’s demands for wall funding, we will be right back where we started, with another government shutdown on February 16. Tell them to keep the government open and …
And the world was filled with awe | How your voices are making a difference
NM governor Michelle Lujan Grisham pulled the majority of National Guard forces Donald sent to the U.S.-Mexico border in that state, stating, “New Mexico will not take part in the president’s charade of border fear-mongering by misusing our diligent National Guard troops.” Republicans Against the Law The Supreme Court blocked (5-4 along ideological lines, except for Justice …
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