Democracy in America is in trouble. All across the political spectrum, Americans feel alienated from their government. They find it distant, ineffective, corrupt, and interested primarily in serving the powerful at the expense of everyone else. Many millions have given up in frustration, feeling powerless to do anything. Others have embraced partisan warfare, turning our …
Take Action: Tell Your Member of Congress to Cut Recess Short and Hold a Vote on Syria
Read: How Your Voices Made a Difference Last Week ALL WEEK: Congressional Recess - Check for Town Halls or Hold One of your Own Congress is in recess, meaning they are traveling within their districts, allegedly to meet with constituents. Town Halls and other pubic appearances will be scheduled on short notice, so watch this …
Has Anyone Seen Ted Cruz?
Cross-posted from Progress Texas and Indivisible HTX Olly Olly Oxen Free! As the United States grapples with a White House in chaos, Texans are looking for leadership to stand up to questionable activities of the administration. Yet one of our most prominent representatives in Washington, Senator Ted Cruz, is nowhere to be found. It seems …
How Your Voices Made a Difference Last Week: Nunes, Bannon & Rice – Oh My!
Courtesy of 5 Minute Activism Devin Nunes finally recused himself from the House Intelligence Committee's Russia investigation, after showing his partisan loyalties to the White House in breaches of classified info, and complaints filed against him with the Office of Congressional Ethics. Steve Bannon: Puppetmaster and government deconstructionist Steve Bannon has been removed from the National …
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What our MoCs said about Syria in 2013 vs. 2017
First of all: https://twitter.com/MarkHarrisNYC/status/850163636605779968 A-men to that. We are not Syria experts. But we do know a thing or two about our Members of Congress, and their tendency to contradict themselves depending on who happens to be president at the time. Assad has used chemical weapons before, in 2013, and Obama considered responding with a …
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Additional Voter Registration Training Classes Available
Two new voter registration training classes have been added for us! Get trained to register voters in Travis County (plus, thanks to a reciprocal agreement with Williamson County, you will be able to get a certificate to register there as well). PLEASE NOTE YOU MUST RSVP HERE FOR THIS TRAINING. Training dates are April 15 and …
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Trump, Congress Considering More Damaging New Twist on ACA Repeal: Texas Implications
This is a cross-post by Stacey Pogue of Center for Public Policy Priorities Media reports indicate that President Trump and Congressional Republicans are working to revive their bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) with the same harmful provisions plus two new ones. States would be able to opt out of “essential health benefits” …
Take Action: Tell CRUZ and CORNYN to vote NO on cloture for Gorsuch + Oppose the “nuclear option”
Week of April 3, 2017 ALL WEEK: Tell CRUZ and CORNYN to vote NO on cloture for Gorsuch + Oppose the "nuclear option" Last week’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearings on Neil Gorsuch were more of the same for the Trump administration: an extreme nominee attempting to defend his record of standing with corporate power instead of …
How Your Voices Made a Difference Last Week: Running Scared on Russia
Republicans as well as Dems are pushing back against Trump's draconian budget--and resisting funding the infamous (and ridiculous) border wall. Donald and company are running scared on Russia. Michael Flynn has asked for immunity in exchange for testifying--a request the FBI is not entertaining. Heat mounts with calls to replace Devin Nunes as head of the House …
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On calling the House Redistricting and Senate State Affairs committees
Greetings redistricting warriors! I have some pointers for how to approach your calls to House and Senate committee members. I am not a fan of supplying scripts — according to a recent article in the New Yorker, scripted calls are more likely to be ignored. If you can put key ideas into your own words, …
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