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Political Violence Is Domestic Terrorism: We Must Treat It As A National Emergency
“[W]e need to quit mincing words and just talk about truths…[Jan. 6] was going to be an armed revolution….people died….gallows [were] set up in front of the Capitol.” So stated former Oath Keeper Jason Van Tatenhove at a recent hearing. Violent domestic militias and far-right political candidates are national emergencies that threaten democracy.
THE SUPREME COURT CANNOT HAVE THE LAST WORD ON REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM
President Biden must challenge the unpopular decisions imposed by the Supreme Court’s extremist supermajority with the only weapon at his disposal—bold Executive Orders reinstating, to the extent possible, rights the Court improperly took away or narrowed. The Executive Orders he issues must test the limits of his authority—to demonstrate clearly to the electorate what Democrats would do if allowed to govern after November. While this Daily Action focuses on access to abortion care, future ones will push for Executive Orders on guns and the climate crisis.
FRIDAY RECAP: JUly 15, 2022
Elections have consequences—which makes the upcoming midterms extremely important. Electing the right people will enable Congress to pass a budget that actually helps ordinary Americans, ensure that America’s foreign policy strengthens our relationships with other countries and international agencies and protects democracy abroad, allow President Biden to continue his policy of transforming the federal courts so they work to expand, not contract, our rights, and, most of all, neutralize the ability of the Senate’s MAGA Republican minority to block the progressive legislation coming out of the House.
DEMOCRATS MUST SPEED UP EXECUTIVE AND JUDICIAL CONFIRMATIONS
MAGA Republicans have been abusing the confirmation process to thwart Biden’s agenda and prevent him from governing effectively. Unless Senate Democrats speed up the process and force the GOP to give up part of its August recess, they won’t even be able to consider the 1,000+pending executive and judicial nominations before the November midterms. This will greatly hamper Biden’s ability to govern should Democrats lose their slim majorities.
Biden’s Foreign Policies Wins
President Biden’s productive foreign policies have defended democracy,
strengthened the Western alliance, and restored America’s standing in the Global
Community.
Build Back Slimmer Better Late Than Never
Amid uncertainty, vast uncertainty, Senate Democrats are frantically writing a national budget. It will be an anemic version of Biden’s 2021 Build Back Better wish list. That financial blueprint died when Sen. Manchin walked away from White House negotiations. He is now working with Schumer’s office, but even a “Manchin budget,” if there is one, will face an uncertain future.
FRIDAY RECAP: JUly 8, 2022
The far-right — a combination of the MAGA rabble, the extreme Christian Right, and billionaires — this week celebrated their capture of the Supreme Court. A stunning series of SCOTUS decisions announced that, after failing to win the Congress and White House, the extremists on the far right now have six of nine votes on the high court. Despite testimony during confirmation, the runaway Justices revealed they were not going to be bound by precedent nor the Constitution in its rush to remake America.
SCOTUS Is Using The Constitution to Reinforce White Supremacy, Patriarchy, and Heteronormativity
A recent set of judicial rulings concerning gun control, reproductive freedom, and the Environmental Protection Act (EPA) as well as several cases set to be heard next year about voting rights and affirmative action all negatively impact or outright attack the freedoms of BIPOC and women in the US.
THE AUDACIOUS SUPREME COURT GRABS NEW AUTHORITY
After the Supreme Court struck down abortion, it turned its attention to the regulating agencies that issue rules to fight climate change, to ensure drugs are safe and effective, and to protect worker safety. For years, corporations have been losing to the regulators, but the Supreme Court has just taken away that authority, thereby threatening the health and safety of everyone. As Lincoln once said when facing another runaway Supreme Court: “(T)he people will have ceased to be their own rulers.”
THE SUPREME COURT’S CHRISTIAN NATIONALIST CAMPAIGN
Although America is not, nor has it ever been a Christian nation, one of the main goals of the Supreme Court’s MAGA supermajority is to create a theocracy here. This means imposing white evangelical views on all of us, even though the First Amendment explicitly prevents this and the majority of Americans disagree with these rulings. Between now and November, Democrats must fight—through actions, not words—to reverse this unrelenting attack on our religious freedoms by reasserting Congress’s power to restructure the Supreme Court and regulate its jurisdiction.
ON JAN. 6, TRUMP PHYSICALLY ATTACKED HIS SECRET SERVICE DRIVER WHO REFUSED TO TAKE HIM TO THE CAPITAL
Although America is not, nor has it ever been a Christian nation, one of the main goals of the Supreme Court’s MAGA supermajority is to create a theocracy here. This means imposing white evangelical views on all of us, even though the First Amendment explicitly prevents this and the majority of Americans disagree with these rulings. Between now and November, Democrats must fight—through actions, not words—to reverse this unrelenting attack on our religious freedoms by reasserting Congress’s power to restructure the Supreme Court and regulate its jurisdiction.
FRIDAY RECAP: JUly 1, 2022
This week, Indivisible Oregon prioritized three issues:
1.ABORTION AND GUN CONTROL GUTTED BY ILLEGITIMATE SUPREME COURT
2. ON JAN. 6, TRUMP PHYSICALLY ATTACKED HIS SECRET SERVICE DRIVER WHO REFUSED TO TAKE HIM TO THE CAPITAL
3. PASSING REVISED BUILD BACK BETTER ACT
All are extremely important for the future of our democracy. While Trump is no longer in office, the damage he’s caused will remain, unless Congress acts to protect our rights. His appointment of three Supreme Court Justices created an MAGA supermajority that’s imposing on the country its retrogressive policies. The most recent January 6 hearing demonstrates clearly Trump’s intention to use his armed followers to prevent certification of Biden’s win. And the economic problems exacerbated by Trump’s mishandling of COVID continue to hurt our citizens, requiring passage of a revised Build Back Better Act.
These clearly show how elections have consequences—which makes the upcoming midterms extremely important. Electing the right people will enable Congress to undo the policies imposed by the MAGA supermajority, ensure the peaceful transfer of power, and assist those in need.
Passing Revised BuilD Back Better Act
There is still time for Congress to pass a slimmed down version of the Democrats’ Build Back Better (BBB) proposal. But time is running out. In this period of soaring inflation and environmental disasters, Americans need help, and so do the Dems heading into the midterms. We are at a watershed. If Congress does not act quickly the damage, our nation may be irreparable.
abortion and gun control gutted by illegitimate supreme court
The lying, MAGA extremists now in control of the Supreme Court are misreading history and the Constitution, ignoring well-settled legal precedents, and imposing their personal, unpopular views on us all. In back-to-back rulings last week, they held that states can force women to birth unwanted babies but they cannot protect their citizens from deadly weapons. Welcome to the “Trump Court.” We cannot allow the tyranny of the minority to destroy our rights, our safety, and our multiracial democracy. SCOTUS must be structurally rebalanced to limit the power of this illegitimate supermajority—by adding 4 justices, limiting its jurisdiction and making it harder to find federal laws unconstitutional.
abortion and gun control gutted by illegitimate supreme court
The lying, MAGA extremists now in control of the Supreme Court are misreading history and the Constitution, ignoring well-settled legal precedents, and imposing their personal, unpopular views on us all. In back-to-back rulings last week, they held that states can force women to birth unwanted babies but they cannot protect their citizens from deadly weapons. Welcome to the “Trump Court.” We cannot allow the tyranny of the minority to destroy our rights, our safety, and our multiracial democracy. SCOTUS must be structurally rebalanced to limit the power of this illegitimate supermajority—by adding 4 justices, limiting its jurisdiction and making it harder to find federal laws unconstitutional.
Why call your Members of Congress
Members of Congress have told us repeatedly that our calls matter. When they meet with their colleagues in Congress, they say "I'm getting swamped with calls about this illegal power grab. We need to take action."
If you're represented by Democrats: They are our best defense in Washington DC. They can throw sand in the gears of the Trump regime by using tools such as parliamentary procedures. And they have the power to call attention to particular issues via press, social media, special events. In short: our elected officials have power, and we must push them to wield it.
If you're represented by Republicans: Our calls let them know just how unpopular their actions are. We make them nervous, even if they don't show it. We make it hard for them to take actions that hurt Americans.
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