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DEBT CEILING:
This week, the U.S. is expected to reach its debt limit. Rather than immediately agreeing to raise the debt ceiling in order to prevent the government from going into default and upsetting the world economy, House Republicans are using this as an opportunity to demand spending cuts. Let's read more about the risk of allowing the U.S. to default on its debt. Then, let's contact our House representatives and tell them that we want them to raise the debt ceiling, and that they can address government spending when the next appropriation bill is negotiated.
WRITE A LETTER FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE TO HONOR MLK:
One of Martin Luther King’s favorite tools for social justice was to write letters to the editor. Let’s read this short, inspiring article and resolve to write a letter this week about a cause we care about.
APRIL 4th WISCONSIN SUPREME COURT ELECTION:
An important election coming up in Wisconsin will determine the balance of power on the state's Supreme Court, and possibly have a major effect on our 2024 Presidential race. While Court decisions will have a big impact on state issues like abortion rights, and gerrymandering, their rulings on election issues could change the results in our 2024 Presidential election. This nearly happened in 2020 in Wisconsin, when three of the Court’s four conservative Justices voted to consider Trump’s objections to the Presidential election results which could have led to overturning the results in Wisconsin, keeping Trump in power. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/15/us/politics/wisconsin-governor-supreme-court.html We have four options for helping in this upcoming election: 1) Activate America is launching a postcard campaign to encourage Democrats to sign up to vote by mail in this election, but voters need to request a ballot by a certain date, so it's important to act quickly. Let’s sign up here. 2) We can also text or phone bank likely Dem voters with Field Team 6. For a fee of $25, we can text with one of their Tuesday Text Arcades or we can 3) phone bank with them on Fridays. 4) The Civics Center has a postcard program to get out the youth vote. Let’s order our postcards today.
PROTECT DRIVERS’ CIVIL RIGHTS:
TurnSignl is an app that connects drivers who are stopped by police or are involved in a car accident to a live video chat with an attorney who is trained in de-escalation. The app’s camera also records the interaction. The company is Black-owned and was created in response to the death-by-police-violence of George Floyd. Subscriptions are $60/year, or free to those who earn less than $40K/year. The recent tragic death of Keenan Anderson, indicates this kind of assistance remains necessary. Let’s learn more and consider subscribing.
THE TERRIBLE PERSISTENCE OF GEORGE SANTOS:
In a political party that seems to have no crossable lines, George Santos remains in Congress even as more lies, aliases, and shady dealings come to light. Let’s let Speaker McCarthy know that Santos cannot continue in the Congress: 2468 Rayburn HOB, Washington DC 20515 or 202-225-2915 (his email is only accessible for constituents) or on Twitter @SpeakerMcCarthy. With investigations continuing into Rep. George Santos (R-NY)’s finances and how he funded his campaign, the spotlight is beginning to turn on those candidates Santos funded. Through his PAC, Santos contributed to 29 Republican candidates, including 14 now serving in the House. So far, not one of them has said if they plan to return or donate Santos’ shady money. If they’re our reps, let’s contact them and let them know we want them to take action ASAP… and let’s contact our state Democratic parties and encourage them to do the same.
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