Wednesday January 22, 2020
1/22/20
NATIONAL ISSUES
Contact all Federal Members of Congress
(includes contact info and links to social media)
https://www.contactingcongress.org/
Fax legislators for free:
Reps: https://faxzero.com/fax_congress.php
Senate: https://faxzero.com/fax_senate.php
Or use Resistbot: https://resist.bot/
Or use StampsLicked to have messages hand-delivered to our own legislators: https://stampslicked.org/
White House contact: https://www.usa.gov/federal-agencies/white-house
CONTACTING OUR SENATORS: Although things could be going much better in the removal trial in the Senate, McConnell did pull back from some of the more draconian aspects of the proposed rules: https://apnews.com/2cb8c0b71160268b52a90335e0e5ce47 Let’s keep calling our Senators on Wednesday to demand the appropriate use of witnesses and documents at this trial and let’s ask five people we know to do the same: 1-202-224-3121 If our Senator is up for re-election in 2020 (like Collins in Maine, McSally in Arizona, Gardner in Colorado, and MANY others) let’s let them know how actively we will work against their re-election if they work to cover-up Trump’s crimes through a sham trial.
THANKING ADAM SCHIFF: Chairman Adam Schiff (D-CA), who is serving as one of the House Managers of removal trial in the Senate, performed brilliantly in his opening statement on Tuesday: https://www.reuters.com/video/watch/schiff-trumps-lawyer-make-initial-cases-idOVBX4GONZ Let’s take a moment to thank him for his service to our nation at this dire time: https://schiff.house.gov/contact or on Twitter at @RepAdamSchiff
TWEET REPUBLICAN SENATORS AND WIN BACK THE SENATE: Vulnerable Republican senators know they could lose their seats if they support McConnell’s whitewash impeachment and they know it. That’s why they are ducking the press, avoiding town halls and lying low. If we are on Twitter, we can tweet at them and tell them we see what they are doing. Tagging their high circulating state papers will also help to spread the word. Here are the Twitter handles:
Lamar Alexander (TN): @SenAlexander
The Tennessean: @Tennessean
Susan Collins (ME): @SenatorCollins
Bangor Daily News: @bangordailynews
Cory Gardner (CO): @SenCoryGardner
Denver Post: @denverpost
Joni Ernst (IA): @SenJoniErnst
Des Moines Resister: @DMRegister
Kelly Loeffler (GA): @SenatorLoeffler
Altanta Journal Constitution: @ajc
Martha McSally (AZ): @SenMcSallyAZ
Arizona Republic: @azcentral
Dan Nowiciki Politics editor: @dannowicki
Lisa Murkowski (AK): @lisamurkowski
Anchorage Daily News: @adndotcom
David Perdue (GA): @sendavidperdue
Altanta Journal Constitution: @ajc
Mitt Romney (UT): @SenatorRomney
Salt Lake Tribune: @sltrib
Ben Sasse (NE): @SenSasse
Omaha World Herald: @OWHnews
Kelly Loeffler (GA): @SenatorLoeffler
Altanta Journal Constitution: @ajc
Tom Tillis (NC): @SenThomTillis
The Charlotte Observer: @theobserver
ELECTION/VOTING
2020 ELECTIONS: If we are looking for 2020 Election information or if we have some to share, we can check out Equal Vote Local’s BlueWave Database 2020. We can click here to find information about candidates, voting and more arranged by state. This editable document also allows us to add our groups and any candidates running for office: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ir8YGs1F0Lfayl6T7XR7tklnYrEk4VcEzTkPumLVWAI
STATE/LOCAL
RALLIES/GATHERINGS/TRAININGS
LAUNCH PARTIES FOR THE GREEN NEW DEAL—The Sunrise Movement, a youth-led anti-climate change organization, https://www.sunrisemovement.org/ , is giving us a way to recruit millions of young people and their allies to gather momentum for the passage of the Green New Deal. Let’s consider organizing a 2020 launch party on January 29—we can sign up here: https://actionnetwork.org/forms/our-plan-to-win-the-gnd-2020-launch-parties
READING/WATCHING
71% of Republicans Want Mitch McConnell to Call Witnesses at Trump Impeachment Trial, New Poll Shows -
https://www.newsweek.com/republicans-think-witnesses-testify-trump-impeachment-mcconnell-1483264
GOP rejects effort to compel documents on delayed Ukraine aid - https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/479184-gop-rejects-effort-to-compel-documents-on-delayed-ukraine-aid
John Roberts Has More Power Than Mitch McConnell Would Like You to Think. But Will He Use It? - https://time.com/5768467/john-roberts-mitch-mcconnell-witnesses/
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We can stay up to date on Congress by checking out their schedules. a) The House publishes a weekly schedule at The Weekly Leader (published and dated Friday) as well as daily schedules at The Daily Leader. b) The Senate updates their schedule daily at the Senate Floor Schedule