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.
Moreover, the confirmation of Judge Amy Barrett to the SCOTUS will immediately impact the pending legal challenge to the Affordable Care Act, due to be heard in court November 10, 2020, one week after the election. No major initiative of the Trump era has been more unpopular than his party’s 2017 attempt to repeal Obamacare. Recent polls have shown that only a third of the public supports ending the law, while a majority favors either expanding or maintaining it. And opposition to repealing the ACA’s Medicaid expansion or protections for those with pre-existing conditions is even more overwhelming.
If Barrett’s views become law, hundreds of millions of Americans living with pre-existing conditions would lose access to their healthcare. In the middle of a pandemic, rushing confirmation of an extreme jurist who will decimate healthcare is unconscionable.
Furthermore, a clear majority of voters believes the winner of the presidential election should fill the Supreme Court seat left open by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. According to a national poll conducted by The New York Times, 56 percent said they preferred to have the election act as a sort of referendum on the vacancy; only 41 percent said they wanted Mr. Trump to choose a justice before November.
We must do everything we can to build a political groundswell to slow down 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 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 circuit courts).
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!
Our Representatives, especially Speaker Pelosi, can also help slow and stop the nomination process by passing legislation that requires immediate Senate action ahead of other business, like amendments to Senate bills, articles of impeachment, and more.
Call your Representatives and tell them: Defend Ginsburg’s Supreme Court Seat!
Expect your ballot in the mail next week!
The upcoming election may be the most important one of our lives—and in California, it starts in less than three weeks, with ballots going out to voters on October 5. If you’re registered to vote, you will receive your ballot in the mail, no exceptions. 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 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.
Wednesday, September 30 1, 3–5 PM: Phone Bank to Voters in Arizona with DemAction. Call voters to Flip Arizona state legislative seats. RSVP here.
Wednesday, September 30 1, 4–6 PM: Phone Bank for Texas State Legislature with DemAction. Make calls for state races in Texas. RSVP here.
Thursday, October 1, 12–2 PM: Thursday Lunch for Biden & Harris. Make calls for competitive U.S. Senate races nationwide. RSVP here.
Saturday, October 3, 12-2 PM: Central Valley Phone Bank with DemAction SF. Join DemActionSF for a phone bank for key House races in the Central Valley. RSVP here.
Saturday, October 3, 12-5:30 PM: Windivisible GOTV Bootcamp. Want to learn more about how you can drive voter turnout? Join Indivisible National for this half-day training to help you get involved in the most critical period before Election Day. Sign up here!
Saturday, October 3, 3–5 PM: U.S. Senate Phone Bank with DemAction SF. Make calls for competitive U.S. Senate races nationwide. RSVP here.
Sunday, October 4: Windivisible Day of Action Phone Bank. Windivisible - Phone Bank with Indivisible to Defeat Trump, Flip the Senate, and Hold the House. RSVP here.
Sunday, October 4, 12–2 PM: Noon on Sundays with Biden and Harris with DemAction SF. Make calls for Biden for President. RSVP here.
Sunday, October 4 1–3:30 PM: NC Elections Phone Bank with DemAction SF. Make calls to flip North Carolina. RSVP here.
Sunday, October 4, 2:30–4:30 PM: Sundays with Biden and Harris with DemAction SF. Make calls for Biden for President. RSVP here.
Sunday, October 4, 4–6 PM: Phone Banks for Texas with DemAction SF and others. Make calls for state races in Texas. RSVP here.
Wednesday, September 30–Sunday, October 4: GOTV Week for Tedra Cobb. Make calls for Tedra Cobb who is running in NY-21. RSVP here.
Monday, October 5, 5:30–7 PM: Manny’s Monday Phone Bank for Biden-Harris. Make calls to flip the Senate and hold the House. RSVP here.
Tuesday, October 6, 2:30–4:30 PM: Phone Bank for Biden & Harris and Senate with DemAction SF. Call voters to take back the White House and Flip the Senate by “Voting Blue” . 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.
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, and Hold the House. Sign up here.
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