Indivisibles,

Last week, the Biden White House announced that it’s creating an American Climate Corps bringing jobs to 20,000 people in the fight for a greener future with a focus on young Americans. 

This comes as a follow through on campaign promises to fund a climate corps similar to the Civilian Conservation Corps of the New Deal. Indivisible has supported this policy for years, and many Indivisibles made calls in support of such a program -- now it’s a reality. This is a major step forward in this administration's ongoing commitment to climate change after passing the biggest climate bill in history last year.  

Even in a divided Congress, on the heels of a major election year, Biden is making big things happen to achieve a better future for all of us. 

What are Republicans doing? 

Nothing. 

No, really, they are basically doing nothing. In a moment when we are six days out from a government shutdown, House Republicans can’t even get their ducks in a row enough to coalesce around a unified goal for funding the government. Kevin McCarthy is so beholden to the extremist Freedom Caucus that he is floundering, refusing to pick between his speakership (gifted to him by the Freedom Caucus) and the continued operation of the entire government apparatus (the obvious choice to anyone else).

The Senate is moving forward on a continuing resolution that would extend the deadline for a few months, but even Senate Republicans can see that, as Mitch Mcconnell said, a shutdown is “a loser for Republicans, politically” and are looking for bipartisan compromise. 

This is the state of our democracy. A few extremist Republicans have been so empowered as to repeatedly hold our entire country hostage, and it happens so regularly now that it’s almost treated as normal.

But it’s not normal. So, it’s up to us to make noise, expose Republican extremism, point to the absurdity of a party putting on a MAGA impeachment charade as the government is on the verge of shutdown, and sketch a stark contrast with the actual results President Biden and Democrats are achieving for the American people.  

If we do that, we’ll continue bringing people into our movement.

With that, here are your weekly to-dos:

 Your weekly to-dos 

1. If you have a Republican representative, call them now and demand they fund the government. We need to remind our Republican representatives (especially the ones in Unrepresentatives districts) that the American people are watching them and that we will not forget how they decided to throw a tantrum rather than govern. Call your representative and remind them that their duty is to the American people and not to the Freedom Caucus.
2. If your representative is a Democrat, call them now and ask them to champion reproductive freedom and protect abortion access. We introduced our new Reproductive Freedom Agenda to not only codify Roe, but also extend protections for reproductive freedoms even further. We need all Democrats in the House to cosponsor the entire agenda. Each bill is important on its own, but together they combine to create comprehensive protections for abortion access and care. Once you’ve called, write a letter to the editor (LTE) to your local newspapers encouraging your representative to be a reproductive freedom champion.
3. If your Democratic representative has already signed on to cosponsor all three bills, submit an LTE thanking them for being a reproductive freedom champion. Our representatives, and their constituents, need to know when we’re proud of their work. Write an LTE to let them know. Make sure to encourage your representative to keep showing up for reproductive freedom by publicly showing your support.

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Gov. Josh Shapiro, PA

MAGA Republicans have made it their mission to attack voting rights across the country in order to gain a foothold on more power. They know that the majority across this country does not support MAGA extremism, so instead of shifting their policy priorities to ones that align with the American people, they attempt to disenfranchise as many voters as they can -- especially those in marginalized communities who tend to vote Democratic.

But Democrats are responding.

On Wednesday, Gov. Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania implemented automatic voter registration across the state, allowing every Pennsylvanian to be automatically opted in to voter registration when they obtain a driver's license or ID. Gov. Shapiro said “automatic voter registration is a commonsense step to ensure election security and save Pennsylvanians time and tax dollars.” Read more about PA’s new system here.

Gov. Kathy Hochul, NY

Not to be outdone by her counterpart in Pennsylvania, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a package of 10 bills into law to expand voting rights and protect democracy in New York. MAGA schemes to disenfranchise voters don’t just target registration, they target early voting, voting sites, faithless electors, and more. 

As Gov. Hochul said in the above tweet, “by safeguarding the integrity of our electoral process and ensuring equal access to the ballot box, we empower every New Yorker to have their voice heard.” Read more about how these ten bills will protect democracy in New York here.

Indivisible Project Updates: SCOTUS Accountability

The Supreme Court continues to show itself as a massive ball of corruption. Whether it’s Justice Thomas accepting millions of dollars in lavish gifts, travel, and more to the extent that he had to file a corrections section in his most recent disclosure form, or Justice Alito proclaiming that “No provision in the Constitution gives [Congress] the authority to regulate the Supreme Court -- period” in the Wall Street Journal, we find ourselves in a SCOTUS legitimacy crisis of the MAGA justices’ own making.

But, Congress does, in fact, have the constitutional authority to restore integrity to the court.

That’s why Indivisible Project is partnering across the movement to send a letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin urging them to address these instances of blatant corruption. The Senate has no choice but to subpoena Justices Thomas, Alito, and their billionaire benefactors as well as launch a full-scale investigation in the Senate Judiciary Committee, and other relevant committees, into the ethical crisis engulfing the Supreme Court. Sign Indivisible Project’s letter asking Sen. Schumer and Sen. Durbin to do just that!

**A note** Indivisible Project does not ask you to sign petitions, and that’s not what we’re asking for here. Petitions often don’t go anywhere and have no target for change -- they’re used to recruit supporters for contact lists and otherwise languish, never to be seen by your representatives. We’re going to take this letter, with all of your signatures, and hand-deliver it to Leader Schumer and Chairman Durbin. This is about action, not recruitment.

The sign on period closes this Thursday, September 28. Sign now and tell Senate Dems: Enough is enough. It’s time to hold corrupt justices accountable. It’s time to start issuing subpoenas.

 Help Protect Reproductive Rights in Ohio

RSVP for Indivisible Project’s national Ohio Fight For Reproductive Rights Phonebank on Tuesday, October 3 at 6pm ET/3pm PT. In August, voters in Ohio rejected a MAGA ploy to reduce voter power and end majority rule in the state, all in an attempt to block protections for abortion and other reproductive rights. Now we’re gearing up for a November election where an amendment to the Ohio state constitution enshrining the right to abortion, contraception, and other reproductive freedoms is on the ballot. Military and overseas voting started Friday, and in-person early voting begins October 11. Join us in getting out the vote for reproductive rights in Ohio!

 Rural Caucus: Government Shutdown Edition

Register for our Rural Caucus call this Wednesday, September 27 at 8pm ET/5pm PT. The Indivisible Project Rural Caucus will be talking about how the looming government shutdown could potentially impact rural communities and how we can best support each other through this MAGA mayhem. Now is the time to come together in fellowship as we sift through the unique effects of a shutdown on rural communities. No guarantees that we won’t laugh, or cry, or both, but while we’re doing that, we’ll have some good music for you to boot.  

 IndivisiWin of the Week 

Indivisible Sauk Prairie marching in opposition to Republican efforts to impeach Justice Janet Protasiewicz before she has even heard a single case in order to maintain their anti-democratic hold on the Wisconsin government.

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Fall is a great season to get organized. Folks are back from their summer vacations, refreshed, and ready to take on the world. Now’s the time to tap into that energy. Let’s build the momentum to take this Indivisible movement into 2024 and beyond.

In solidarity,
Indivisible Team