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Indivisibles,
Stop us if you’ve heard this before: Marjorie Taylor Greene (MTG) just
tweeted that America needs a national divorce, dog-whistling secession in
2023.
Again.
That’s right, we emailed you about this last week, and this morning she’s
doubled down. A sitting Member of Congress (MoC) is repeatedly calling for
the dissolution of the United States. That is, by definition,
anti-American!
Ok, but, we all know MTG is the epitome of MAGA extremism. Why are we
focusing on this?
Making Republicans pay for their extremist positions is one of the core
principles of our formula to win in 2023.
That involves three things:
* Getting them on record
* Making sure everyone knows how out of touch they are
* Ensuring that the entire MAGA brand is toxic
It should be easy to see MAGA as the anti-American, special interest,
pro-billionaire extremists they are. But, they have waged a continuing
campaign of misinformation to make their constituents believe they are
standing up for everyday Americans, even as they work to strip away their
rights and block any possibility of economic equality.
We cannot relax our efforts to expose MAGA extremism and make them pay for
their wildly unpopular positions.
We know we’re not going to change Marjorie Taylor Greene’s positions, but
we can put the question in front of every one of her Republican
colleagues: Do you support Greene’s call for secession or do you condemn
it? We can make sure their constituents know their answer. And for those
members too craven or extreme to say they oppose dissolving the United
States, we’ll make sure their constituents know how to hold them
accountable.
With that, here are your weekly to-dos:
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Your 4 weekly to-dos
1. If you have a Republican representative, [ [link removed] ]call and tell them to
condemn Marjorie Taylor Greene’s support for secession and demand they
make Kevin McCarthy take action. Get your representative on the
record. Demand that they condemn MTG. When they don’t, share their
support for the dissolution of the United States with your networks.
When Republicans refuse to condemn their most extreme allies, they
tacitly support their actions. Let’s make sure our friends and
neighbors know that the Republican party is supporting secession. No
need to call if your representative is MTG, but you can still spread
news about her anti-American stance.
2. [ [link removed] ]If your Republican MoC refuses to speak out, publicize it! Any
Member of Congress who can’t bring themselves to reject Greene’s
comments should be forced to own them. When you’re done sharing with
your friends and neighbors directly, write a letter to the editor
holding your representative accountable for supporting Greene’s
extremism. Republicans are just as responsible for supporting her as
she is for supporting secession.
3. If you have a Democratic senator, [ [link removed] ]call and tell them to ditch the
“blue slip” and confirm as many judges as possible. Federal judges
have an outsized impact on the execution of national policy. One
conservative judge in the right position can completely block
progress, or delay it enough to make it essentially useless. Biden has
been nominating judges at a historic pace (with over 100 nominations
already), but Senate Democrats are still handing significant power to
Republicans to block confirmations through an archaic Senate rule
called the “[ [link removed] ]blue slip.” Unsurprisingly, Republicans did not follow
this rule when they controlled the Senate under Trump. Some Democrats
have recently signaled they’re open to eliminating this rule,
something they have the power to do immediately. Tell your Democratic
senator to support ditching the “blue slip” today!
4. Do you live in a rural area? [ [link removed] ]Click here to join our National Rural
Program. We have resources and calls specifically for our rural
Indivisibles where you can learn more about strategies and issues
specific to Indivisibles living in rural areas. If you want an idea of
what that looks like, [ [link removed] ]check out our agenda and notes from previous
meetings.
P.S. We rely on your support to keep call pages up and running, fund ads
to get the word out, and continue all the work we’re doing this year.
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IndivisiWin of the Week
[ [link removed] ]Tweet from Josh Riley: It was so great to spend the day with
@Indivisible19NY! Folks across #NY19 know: when you get knocked down, you
get back up. And you never stop fighting. Thanks to @SReeske and so many
others for all the hard work.
Josh Riley joined almost 70 people in-person and another 30 virtually at
the Indivisible NY19 Summit.
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Republicans are giving us increasingly more opportunities to remind the
world how toxic their brand is -- whether that’s calling for secession,
proposing a national abortion ban, or lying about nearly every aspect of
their personal and professional lives (looking at you George Santos).
Let’s remind their constituents just how unpopular MAGA policies and
positions really are. Republicans can’t continue to go against the will of
the people forever. We just need to make sure the people know exactly what
they’re extremist representatives stand for.
In solidarity,
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