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John,

"When they're sinking, throw 'em an anvil." It's an old saying that describes what Rep. Eric Swalwell and other Democrats have come to understand.

You may have seen the outstanding speech Swalwell gave in defense of his colleague Rep. Ilhan Omar the other day. He delivered it as Kevin McCarthy removed her from House committees "anti-Semitism," while putting Marjorie Taylor Greene, believer in Jewish lasers and Soros conspiracy theories, back on her committees.

More hypocrisy, lies and conspiracy from Republicans, what's new, right?

BUT...something very important is changing, and Rep. Swalwell is one of those leading the way. Democrats are climbing out of their defensive crouch, where we were as they accused us of "killing babies" and tried to overthrow our government. Too worried about decorum, not worried enough about democracy.

No more. Swalwell, just to pick one of this new breed, hits back hard and hits back often. He gets this isn't about *revenge,* but what people hear. If you let bullies walk all over you, the media and public get the mistaken impression these sniveling GOP cowards are tough (which is laughable), and Democrats are not. 

Will you join the Blue Amp Community in rewarding/supporting Rep. Swalwell, letting him know we appreciate his fighting for us and calling out lies? Will you give him $5, $10, $25 or whatever you can to continue fighting hard for all we hold dear?

Swalwell tweet

 

 

Look, this wouldn't be our first choice, that would be a functioning democracy with a Republican Party that hadn't gone insane the past generation. But, it's the only way we beat those whose very nature is to not play fair, because they don't believe in democracy. We must support and provide incentives for more of this. Because holding into our democracy is too important for niceties

So, will you join the Blue Amp Community in rewarding/supporting Rep. Swalwell, letting him know we appreciate his fighting for us and calling out lies? Will you give him $5, $10, $25 or whatever you can to continue fighting hard for all we hold dear?

Thank you for helping get Democrats into fighting shape to beat back fascism. On this State of the Union day, supporting Swalwell is the way to ensure we strengthen it.

Cliff

 
 
 
 

Cliff Schecter

President, Blue Amp Action

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We cannot sugarcoat the current situation. Right-wing authoritarianism, defeated by a worldwide coalition during WWII, was only in hibernation. Over the past decade it has infected democratic societies--including ours. It is as simple as it is terrifying: What we do now will define the future of our country and world. 

We at Blue Amp Action are dedicated to liberal, open societies, where reason and science are applied to solve our problems; where civil rights--including voting rights!--are protected for all. We fight for these values every day. Speaking up on our platforms, raising the voices and the political prospects of liberal pols and pundits. 

And savvy grassroots activists like you know, just like we do, that we can’t stop watching the people we help elect: after the elections, we have to keep organizing support for the policies we like and pushing back against the ones we don’t.

When the public tunes out between elections and the only people our elected officials hear from are the paid lobbyists of wealthy corporations, our government stops being accountable to the needs of ordinary families.

Democracy never sleeps, and neither can we.

So we ask that you support our work, so we can continue to engage in this fight every moment of every day. So our kids grow up in democracy, not dystopia.

Thank you for your support for all we do! Please follow Cliff Schecter on Twitter @cliffschecter, or subscribe to The Takedown with Cliff Schecter on YouTube, to keep up to date with this battle for the heart and soul of our country.

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