Hi, all and happy Election Day!
I am currenlty running the Zoom room for the Grassroots Democrats HQ, so pardon me if I sound fragmented. We have over 50 people here already making calls into VA, and thank God for that, because these polls are…yikes. If anyone has any time at all to jump on and make a few calls please do. This election is giving me (more) grey hairs!
It’s always hard sitting in anxiety—and there is much to be anxious about right now. But after five years of this I think we’ve all learned to breathe, to remember that “this too shall pass,” and to ACT our way through the jitters.
So, once again, that’s what I’m going to do.
Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for joining me. 💙
Call Your Senators (find yours here)
Hi, I'm a constituent calling from [zip]. My name is ______.
First, I really want Congress to pass the Build Back Better Act. We need the climate provisions. We need the healthcare provisions. We need Universal Pre-K and the Child Tax Credit extension and cheaper drug prices and ALL of it. Please, please support it. And make billionaires and giant corporations pay for it. And support the Bipartisan Infrastructure Act, too, of course. [If Democrat] But only AFTER we’ve passed the Build Back Better Act.
Second, please support the Judiciary Act (S. 1141), which will expand the Supreme Court by four justices. Nothing less will protect us against the illegitimately-stacked radical, right wing Court that McConnell has installed. Please co-sponsor the Act and work hard to make it law. Thanks.
Call Your House Rep (find yours here)
Hi, I'm a constituent calling from [zip]. My name is _______.
[If DEM:] First, I’m a constituent calling to say that it’s crucial that Congressional Democrats hold the line and not pass any infrastructure bill until the Build Back Better Act is passed. We need the provisions in the Build Back Better bill just as badly as Joe Manchin needs the ones in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal. We have leverage. We should use it. And we need to pay for the bill by making billionaires and corporations pay their fair share in taxes. Thank you.
[ALL] Second, please support the Judiciary Act (H.R. 2584), which will expand the Supreme Court by four justices. Nothing less will protect us against the illegitimately-stacked radical, right wing Court that McConnell has installed. Please co-sponsor the Act and work hard to make it law. Thanks.
Make Climate CHANGE!
From HODG’s Jen Levin:
Of all the hours-of-action type things I've done, I've never experienced one that’s as well run as Climate Changemaker’s weekly HOUR OF ACTION. Eliza Nemser & Co have figured this out! The zoom calls they run are fast, efficient and meaningful and are geared for anyone who's impatient (check!), time-stressed (check!), and just wants to be told what to do (check!). You get on a zoom with CC’s young moderators, they explain the mission, they give you 2-3 choices of actions, you pick one, you go into a breakout room and you do it.
Sounds great, right? I signed up for tomorrow’s at 9 AM PDT, but there are several different “shifts.” Please choose one and sign up. Your Mama needs you! 🌎
Extra Credit
Please call President Biden (The White House phone number is 202-456-1111, Tues - Thurs, 11-3 EDT.) and say:
Mr. President, we can’t “out-organize” voter suppression – not when the results of elections can be overturned on false pretexts. We must have legislation NOW and we need your help to get the job done.
Please make getting the Freedom to Vote Act your top priority and do everything in your considerable power to unite Senate Democrats to pass the bill by any means possible, including by abolishing, reforming, or providing an exception to the Senate filibuster.
At all other times, write to the President:
https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/
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Get Smart!
On Nov 10, at 7:00 PM EDT Jennifer Rubin, opinion columnist at The Washington Post and author, is coming to Big Tent (a wonderful group! Highly recommend!) to discuss her new book, Resistance: How Women Saved Democracy from Donald Trump. The book delivers a thoughtful study of the critical role of women played containing Donald Trump.
The first 50 registrants who sign up for the event can request a free copy of Rubin's book (hard copy or electronic version)! I grabbed one. You can too!
Get on the Phones! ☎️
Phonebanks for VA today:
Phonebank with me and the Grassroots Dems starting at 10AM PDT until the polls close—just hop onto the dialer for whatever time you have! Sign up here.
Phonebank with Sister District from 11-1 PDT. Sign up here.
Phonebank with Center for Common Ground – focusing on turning out low propensity Black Voters. Sign up here.
Phonebank with New Virginia Majority. Sign up here.
Resistbot Text (new to Resistbot? Go here!)
[to all 3 reps] [H/T]
Right now, Congress has the chance to deliver transformational change to working people and families across the country with the Build Back Better Act and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal.
These plans are a once-in-a-generation investment in our nation's future that will create millions of good-paying jobs, cut costs for families, and cut taxes for the middle class.
We urgently need both of these plans to make our economy more fair, address the many crises facing American communities, and rebuild the middle class — the backbone of our country.
Now is the time to create generations of prosperity for American families and communities. I urge Congress to swiftly pass the Build Back Better Act and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal together this week. Thanks.
OK, you did it again! You helped save democracy! You’re amazing.
Talk tomorrow.
Jess