Before the tragic death of RBG, the Supreme Court (SCOTUS) was split between right-wing conservatives and liberals/progressives, with Chief Justice Roberts a mostly conservative but sometimes liberal swing vote. If Trump/Republicans continue to pack the court by replacing Ginsburg with another extremist, the far-right will control it for years to come, and even Roberts sometimes voting with the liberals won’t help.
Trump and his Republican cronies are pushing for a quick confirmation so they will have a right-wing court to ensure partisan rulings in their favor over every election issue and challenge that arises in the November 3 balloting. This will also ensure that Obamacare and its protection for coverage of pre-existing conditions are killed when SCOTUS hears the Republican court challenge after the election.
Mitch McConnell hijacked Obama's nomination of the moderate Judge Merrick Garland by refusing even to consider it for almost a year, claiming that since 2016 was an election year, the voters needed to be heard before any SCOTUS nominee was considered. That unprecedented maneuver allowed Trump to appoint Neil Gorsuch, a fierce conservative. Now, with stunning but unsurprising hypocrisy, McConnell is abrogating the precedent he and his colleagues set in 2016 and pushing to confirm Trump's third nominee before the next Senate is elected or Biden might take office. Make no mistake, unless four Republican senators decide to do the right thing for fairness and democracy, Trump, McConnell, and the Republicans have the power to ram through another unjust, unfair, right-wing nominee and seize control of the Court for years to come.
We must do everything we can to build a political groundswell to counter the rush to confirmation and convince four Republican senators to delay confirmation until the people have had their say and the new Senate (and hopefully a new president) are installed in office.
These are going to be hard fights. The odds are against us. But we've won against long odds before, and we can do so again.
If we don't prevent the right-wing SCOTUS takeover, we should demand that the new Congress increase the number of justices on our Supreme Court to balance its perspectives. This increase can escape characterization as “court-packing” by tying it to the past practice of matching the number of Justices to the number of federal circuit courts (there are now twelve regional circuit courts of appeals).
Right now our Senators can and must use procedure to slow down the nomination of a new judge. Our demand is clear: block any nominee to the Supreme Court until after the inauguration!
Call your Senators and tell them: Defend Ginsburg’s Supreme Court Seat!
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The upcoming election may be the most important one of our lives—and in California, it starts in less than three weeks, with mail ballots going out on October 5. Make sure you’re ready!
We did the research so you don’t have to. Check out our Vote page at https://indivisiblesf.org/vote to find out how and where to vote, learn how to check your registration status, read our voting guides, and more.
Check your voter registration status today. Yes, even California purges its voter rolls, so if you haven’t voted in a few elections, you may have been removed. If you’ve moved or changed your name, your registration may be out of date. It never hurts to check.
If you aren’t registered or your registration is no longer current, you’ll need to register by October 19. We recommend you do so as early as possible–this year, we can’t afford to leave anything until the last minute. You can register to vote quickly and easily at https://registertovote.ca.gov/—do it now!
Make a plan NOW to vote. It bears repeating: this year, nothing should be left until the last minute. Because of the pandemic, all registered voters in California will receive their ballots in the mail. Fill it out, put it in the provided return envelope, sign and seal it, and return it.
You can mail in your ballot using our beloved Postal Service—the earlier the better. Every county will also have places where you can drop it off early; in San Francisco, that will be the City Hall Voting Center (at Bill Graham Auditorium). And if you leave it until Election Day, you can drop off your ballot at your local polling place.
Learn everything you need to know to vote in 2020.
Our democracy is at a critical turning point right now, and we need to stay informed, stay alert, and stay active. If you want to do more to protect democracy than cast your own vote, you can help get out the vote, serve as a poll worker, and/or counter disinformation. You can read more about all of these options on our blog.
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ISF General Meeting: Sunday, October 4, 1–3 PM via Zoom. Register here to join our online meeting. The meeting is open to anyone interested in resisting Trump's radical agenda of hate, division, and greed.
Thursday, September 24, 7–9PM: Indivisible SF MoC Meeting. Planning meeting where we discuss our calls to action for our federal Members of Congress. RSVP here.
Thursday, September 24, 12–2 PM: Thursday Lunch for Biden & Harris. Make calls for competitive U.S. Senate races nationwide. RSVP here.
Thursday, September 24, 2–4 PM: Phone bank for Tedra Cobb. Phone bank for Tedra Cobb, who is running against Republican Elise Stefanik in NY-21. RSVP here.
Saturday September 26 7-10 AM, 9 AM–12 PM, 12–3 PM: Phone bank for Tedra Cobb. Phone bank for Tedra Cobb, who is running against Republican Elise Stefanik in NY-21. RSVP here.
Saturday, September 26, 3–5 PM: U.S. Senate Phone Bank with DemAction SF. Make calls for competitive U.S. Senate races nationwide. RSVP here.
Sunday September 27 9 AM–12 PM, 12–3 PM: Phone bank for Tedra Cobb. Phone bank for Tedra Cobb, who is running against Republican Elise Stefanik in NY-21. RSVP here.
Sunday, September 27, 12–2 PM: Noon on Sundays with Biden and Harris with DemAction SF. Make calls for Biden for President. RSVP here.
Sunday, September 27, 4–6 PM: Phone Banks for Texas with DemAction SF and others. Make calls for state races in Texas. RSVP here.
Monday, September 28 – Sunday, October 4: GOTV Week for Tedra Cobb. Make calls for Tedra Cobb who is running in NY-21. RSVP here.
Sunday, September 28, 5:30–7 PM: Manny’s Monday Phone Bank for Biden-Harris. Make calls to flip the Senate and hold the House. RSVP here.
Ongoing Events
As the election approaches, several organizations are running ongoing events daily or weekly until election day. Sign up for a shift on the dates below:
Six days a week: Virtual Phone Banks with Flip the West. Flip the West and Commit to Flip Blue jointly host a virtual phone bank focused on flipping U.S. Senate seats, six days a week, right up until November 3. Sign up for a shift here.
Thursdays, Saturdays, Sundays: Spanish Language Phone Banks with Flip the West. Fluent Spanish-speakers are urgently needed to call Spanish-speaking voters about electing Democrats to the Senate and White House. Sign up for a shift here.
Wednesdays and Thursdays: Pennsylvania Stands Up/Seed the Vote Phone Bank training. PASU will train you to phone bank to help support general election work between now and November. Sign up for a shift here.
Wednesdays: Sister District SF, Swing Left SF, and DemAction SF Phone Banks for Joanna and Celina. Make calls every Wednesday from 4–6 PM to help elect Texas candidates Joanna Cattanach and Celina Montoya and flip the Texas State House blue. Sign up for a shift here.
Sundays at 4 PM: Phone Bank for AZ with Sister District, Swing Left SF, and DemAction SF. Make calls every Sunday from 4–6 PM to help elect Arizona candidates Felicia French and Coral Evans and flip Arizona blue. Sign up for a shift here.
Seven days a week: Audrey for Congress. Phone bank for Audrey Denney, the Democratic candidate in critical House district CA-1. Sign up for a shift here.
Multiple Shifts with Windivisible: Join Indivisible National’s phone banking effort. Their goals: Defeat Trump, Flip the Senate, Hold the House. Sign up here.
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