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Indivisibles,
Hey, it's Meagan. The team asked me to write something about Kavanaugh
[ [link removed]- ]after I tweeted this because frankly -- I'm pissed.
Over the weekend, [ [link removed]- ]new reporting corroborated some of the worst sexual
assault allegations against Brett Kavanaugh -- allegations that the FBI
chose not to investigate before he was hustled through the U.S. Senate in
one of the most corrupt, demeaning, and infuriating confirmation processes
in history. The whole thing was abhorrent and completely unacceptable --
and still is.
As we process this emerging news, one thing remains clear: Brett Kavanaugh
is unfit to serve on the Supreme Court. Full stop.
Though Kavanaugh was confirmed last October, there is a process for
impeachment of Supreme Court justices -- and this new evidence is a moment
to show that we believe survivors and we’re all-in to build a better
Supreme Court. It’s not too late to take action against Kavanaugh. Here’s
a few things you can do to channel your rage:
* [ [link removed]- ]Demand that your members of Congress publicly call for Kavanaugh’s
impeachment. You can use our click-to-call tool and call script
[ [link removed]- ]here.
* [ [link removed]- ]Check our events map to see if any of your elected officials are
hosting town halls soon; if they are, show up and demand that they
call for Kavanaugh’s impeachment.
* Take control of the public narrative and [ [link removed]- ]write a letter to the
editor of your local newspaper about why this fight matters.
* Tweet at your members of Congress (MoCs) and post on their Facebook
pages urging them to publicly support impeaching Kavanaugh.
If your social media feed is anything like mine, the last few days have
been an outpouring of grief and anger. I’ve had moments when I’ve wanted
to cover my ears and shut it all out. I hope that if you need it, you’ll
take a minute for yourself, and then join us again in the fight.
- Meagan
Director of Democracy Policy
Indivisible Project
And now for your weekly to-dos:
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Your (other) weekly to-dos
1. [ [link removed]- ]Call your member of Congress right now and demand that they cut
funding for ICE and CBP in this September’s funding bill. With only
about two weeks before the Sept. 30 funding deadline, Congress must
finalize a deal in order to avert a government shutdown. Help make
sure they don’t give Trump additional money for his deportation
machine by calling your MoCs to demand they #DefundHate.
2. [ [link removed]- ]Tell your member of Congress to stop Trump’s march to war with
[ [link removed]- ]Iran. Over the weekend, Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo
continued to ratchet up tensions with Iran. Use our call script to
call your member of Congress and tell them to support the
Khanna-Gaetz amendment to explicitly block Trump from starting a war
with Iran!
3. [ [link removed]- ]Demand that your Senators support comprehensive background
checks. There’s rumors in DC that Trump may release his own gun
violence bill this week -- but we don’t need to see his NRA-approved
“fixes” to know that the background checks bill that the House
already passed is our best option for now. Call your Senators and
tell them to demand a vote on S. 42!
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2020 Update
With last week’s debate in Houston in the books, now is a good time to see
how candidates have worked to reach out to the grassroots and uplift
progressive priorities in this competitive primary. Let’s see who’s
leading the way in this “invisible primary” as we look ahead to the final
quarter of 2019:
* Warren, Buttigieg, and Booker win the Indivisible post-debate flash
poll. After Thursday night’s debate, Indivisibles from across the
country participated in a flash poll via text to tell us who impressed
them the most on the debate stage. Our top three:
* [ [link removed]- ]Working Families Party endorses Elizabeth Warren for President.
WFP, a partner in progressive grassroots organizing, announced Monday
that their membership voted to endorse Senator Elizabeth Warren for
President in 2020. Huge congratulations to WFP for their thorough
endorsement process, and for using their power and voice to have real
impact in the presidential primary!
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Hearing from you
Last week was a busy one, between our Defund Hate Week of Action and the
Democratic debate on Thursday night. And since we know we’ve sent you a
lot of emails with a lot of information (including this one!), we want to
make sure to hear from you too:
[ [link removed]- ]If you have a few minutes today, please click here and take our
3-question survey about what Indivisible means to you and which parts of
our work you’re most engaged with. It’ll help us understand your
priorities as we head into the fall, and also what kind of content you
most want to hear from us about!
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IndivisiWin of the Week
Indivisibles from coast to coast came out for the #DefundHate week of
action. This is just one example of Indivisibles making their voice
heard.
In solidarity,
Indivisible Team
P.S. We Are Indivisible: A Blueprint for Democracy After Trump comes out
on November 5. We can’t wait for you to read it! It’s a story about the
movement that you built -- and next steps for the future. Realtalk: We
need to sell 5,000 copies to make The New York Times bestseller list
(which gets the word out and grows the movement). All preorders go towards
that first week’s sales totals and gets us closer to making that list.
[ [link removed]- ]You can pre-order your copy from IndieBound here.
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