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Dear John,

Action is the key to victory and the antidote to despair. Here are the
challenges and the responses that allow us to do what we can with what we
have where we are:

Constitutional crisis in our nation’s Capitol. Donald Trump, Elon Musk,
their enablers and the quislings who accommodate and aid their assault on
the constitution and the rule of law must be stopped. Last week we learned
that, in addition to illegally impounding Congressionally appropriated
funds and dismantling Congressionally chartered agencies they are
illegally forcing federal prosecutors to suspend corruption charges
against those who have betrayed the public trust (e.g. NYC Mayor Eric
Adams).

Then, this weekend, Donald Trump tweeted “He who saves his Country does
not violate any Law”. He now not only claims that he is above the law, but
also clearly encourages his supporters that they can support Trump,
potentially violently, with complete impunity. Remember, this man who
encouraged violence in his first term that led to the murder of 23 people
in El Paso in 2019.

I’m asking you to call your representative; I’m asking you to call your
Senator. And I’m asking you to tell them to fight every single thing that
Donald Trump wants to do. It doesn’t matter how big it is, it doesn’t
matter how small. There is a time for compromise and consensus. THIS IS
NOT THAT TIME. This is a government that is openly promising to end
American democracy and the rule of law. You have all of the proof you
need. It is not theoretical, it is not possible, it is happening right
now.

U.S. Capitol switchboard: 202-224-3121

School voucher fight in Texas. After the Texas Senate passed a $1 billion
school voucher bill earlier this month, all eyes are on the Texas House
which will either ratify the Senate’s action, modify it or defeat the
proposal entirely. The Texas voucher plan will drain hundreds of millions
of public tax dollars from public schools while giving families whose
children already go to private school public money to do so.

This will utterly screw rural Texans (where there are no private schools
to send your kid to), it will screw resource-starved urban districts (who
are already struggling to make ends meet on the meager allotment they
currently receive) and it will screw every Texas homeowner and renter as
districts across the state are forced to raise property taxes to cover the
expected shortfall.

This whole scheme is being funded by rightwing Christian nationalists who
have given Governor Abbott tens of millions of dollars to elect
pro-voucher stooges to the legislature.

Two things you can do:

1) Find out what it will do to your local school district and then share
the news with friends and family (directly, through email or on social
media). [ [link removed] ]dontdefundmyschool.com

2) Call your State Representative and tell them to vote NO on vouchers:
512-463-4630

Reach, register and mobilize voters in Texas. Sign up to become a Powered
By People volunteer if you haven’t already. We believe in person-to-person
organizing — meaning, human physical presence where young and
low-propensity voters are. Nothing against digital organizing, phone
banking and social media. But that’s not how we’re going to get our
country back. People connecting with people to overcome injustice and
authoritarianism and win critical elections. It is not too soon to begin
the work for the 2026, 2028 or 2030 elections. In fact, it is absolutely
necessary that we start now.

Here is the link: [ [link removed] ]poweredxpeople.org

Above all else, we must keep the faith and keep up the fight. That means
keeping despair at bay, actively pursuing hope and optimism and backing
that up with the action that will allow us to fulfill its promise.

Beto


 




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