Hi, all, and happy Wednesday. To say that the news is arriving via firehose is an understatement. It’s a lot. Yesterday’s January 6th hearing alone was so monumental that it’s difficult to comprehend that it took place in the same seven-day period as a seismic Supreme Court ruling, the likely expansion of NATO, and the first new gun bill in almost 30 years.
One of the grassroots organizers from Take Action Minnesota shared this Mariame Kaba quote at the Flip the Vote meeting:
Hope is a discipline. It’s less about how you feel and more about the practice of making a decision every day that you’re still going to put one foot in front of the other, that you’re still going to get up in the morning, and you’re still going to struggle. It’s work to be hopeful. It’s not like a fuzzy feeling. You actually have to put in the energy, time and you have to be clear-eyed and you have to hold fast to having a vision. It’s a hard thing to maintain but it matters to have it, to believe that it’s possible to change the world.
My CWCW Day 7: Left VMs for CT Senators and my district's House Rep, left VM for the Jan 6 committee, and dropped a comment to the Department of Justice. I am going to pass on Nevada this time, but I am keen to pick up Wisconsin support in July.
Just thought I'd share this - my call script for this morning:
I’m calling about our out of control Supreme Court. We have to stop this court, which represents a minority of citizens, from taking away our rights! This past week has been tragic for women, for cities, for voters and with this latest ruling, for the planet! I’m asking the Senator to sign on as a co-sponsor of S1141 the Judiciary Act of 2021. I’ve called several times about this and have been told he is considering it. The time to take action is now!
I’m calling about our out of control Supreme Court. We have to stop this court, which represents a minority of citizens, from taking away our rights! This past week has been tragic for women, for cities, for voters and with this latest ruling, for the planet! I’m asking the
Congressman to sign on as a co-sponsor of HR 2584. I’ve called several times about this and have been told he is considering it. The time to take action is now!
(for Hickenlooper and Neguse) I appreciate that the Senator/Congressman is a co-sponsor of the Supreme Court Ethics Act but that’s not enough to stop this out of control group of activist justices. We need to increase the number of justices before any more damage is done!
One of the grassroots organizers from Take Action Minnesota shared this Mariame Kaba quote at the Flip the Vote meeting:
Hope is a discipline. It’s less about how you feel and more about the practice of making a decision every day that you’re still going to put one foot in front of the other, that you’re still going to get up in the morning, and you’re still going to struggle. It’s work to be hopeful. It’s not like a fuzzy feeling. You actually have to put in the energy, time and you have to be clear-eyed and you have to hold fast to having a vision. It’s a hard thing to maintain but it matters to have it, to believe that it’s possible to change the world.
-Mariame Kaba
My CWCW Day 7: Left VMs for CT Senators and my district's House Rep, left VM for the Jan 6 committee, and dropped a comment to the Department of Justice. I am going to pass on Nevada this time, but I am keen to pick up Wisconsin support in July.
Just thought I'd share this - my call script for this morning:
I’m calling about our out of control Supreme Court. We have to stop this court, which represents a minority of citizens, from taking away our rights! This past week has been tragic for women, for cities, for voters and with this latest ruling, for the planet! I’m asking the Senator to sign on as a co-sponsor of S1141 the Judiciary Act of 2021. I’ve called several times about this and have been told he is considering it. The time to take action is now!
I’m calling about our out of control Supreme Court. We have to stop this court, which represents a minority of citizens, from taking away our rights! This past week has been tragic for women, for cities, for voters and with this latest ruling, for the planet! I’m asking the
Congressman to sign on as a co-sponsor of HR 2584. I’ve called several times about this and have been told he is considering it. The time to take action is now!
(for Hickenlooper and Neguse) I appreciate that the Senator/Congressman is a co-sponsor of the Supreme Court Ethics Act but that’s not enough to stop this out of control group of activist justices. We need to increase the number of justices before any more damage is done!
Anyone else have trouble getting the DOJ message to send?