Democracy relies on the wisdom of a majority. This week we see the danger and destruction when a country’s direction is set by a minority or even one person. So this week, our Indivisible Oregon’s Daily Actions focused on:

May 10: CONGRESS MUST PROTECT WOMEN’S RIGHT TO CONTROL THEIR BODIES - Read it here: https://www.indivisibleor.org/daily-actions/2022-05-10
MAY 11: PUTIN’S WAR INTENSIFIES WORLD FOOD CRISIS - Read it here: https://www.indivisibleor.org/daily-actions/2022-05-12
MAY 12: CHRISTIAN NATIONALISTS SAY: “ROME WASN’T BURNED IN A DAY” BUT REVOKING ROE IS START - Read it here https://www.indivisibleor.org/daily-actions/2022-05-12

Conservative evangelicals have engaged in decades of cultural battles and often lost. But one of their many crusades has been to insert enough like-minded Justices to capture the Supreme Court. Trump gave them three and solidified ultra-conservative, even biblical-tinged rule. If the Court reverses Roe, overruling decades of precedent and even massive public opinion, the future of our culture, politics, race relations, poverty programs, and climate will be dictated by a handful of unelected, untruthful, and unaccountable Christians.

Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has exacerbated the world food supply. Millions of poor people from the Middle East to Asia and from Africa to the Caribbean are facing acute shortages of basic foodstuffs as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and their blockade of exports of grain from Ukraine. The U.S. government has committed to protecting Ukraine’s frail democracy. It, along with other Western governments, must also provide massive food aid to forestall a famine in countries already suffering from droughts, unprecedented heatwaves and Covid.

Justice Alito’s draft opinion overturning women’s right to control their reproduction ignores precedent, relies on a faulty reading of history, and will greatly harm the most vulnerable Americans and their families. All Senators who claim to care about women’s equality and the health and wellbeing of American families, whatever their party, must show American voters where they stand by passing the Women’s Reproductive Health Act, which will be voted on tomorrow, and working to expand SCOTUS with Justices willing to protect Americans’ fundamental rights.

Putin’s invasion of Ukraine starkly demonstrates the conflict between democracy and dictatorship. Biden has committed the US to protecting Ukraine’s fragile democracy. But Americans must simultaneously fight to preserve our democracy which is under constant attack by Trump and MAGA Republicans—demonstrating that we cannot separate domestic and international politics. Americans must stand behind the President on both fronts.

All of the issues discussed in this week’s Daily Actions must be faced by Democrats as they prepare for the extremely important midterm elections, which will determine whether we can continue moving towards a government that works for all Americans, not just the rich and powerful.

So, no matter how often you’ve called, commit to at least one more. And whatever the script, keep stressing to our Members of Congress the need to sharpen their message and regularly repeat it–outlining Democratic successes in understandable terms and clearly painting the massive differences between them and obstructionist Trump Republicans.

The January 6 Committee has doggedly interviewed 8,000 witnesses and reviewed tens of thousands of documents to hold accountable those who planned, promoted and paid for the crime. “The illegality of the plan was obvious,” said one federal judge after examining the Committee’s evidence. As the Committee prepares for public hearings in June, we’re beginning to see compelling evidence of the horrendous crime they’ve uncovered.

Putin, his officers, and many Russians soldiers have engaged in multiple illegal acts against Ukrainian civilians and armed forces—from rape to mass bombings of unarmed civilians and the forced deportation of thousands, all violating international law. The culprits must be brought before the International Criminal Court (ICC) established in 2002 to prosecute such war crimes, crimes against humanity.