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1. Make calls on an inclusive recovery package before it’s too late. We’ve only got a few days left to make this recovery as big and bold as possible, so click here to call your representative now. Then click here to call your senators and demand they pass the bill immediately after the House sends it over.

2. Tell your representative to protect Roe v. Wade now. Call your rep now and demand they cosponsor the Women’s Health Protection Act, and vote to pass the bill when the House takes it up this week.

3. Call your senators and demand they eliminate the filibuster to protect our democracy. Senate Democrats released a new version of their democracy reform bill, the Freedom to Vote Act, which builds on the For the People Act. We need them to eliminate the filibuster now to pass the bill.

1. Make calls now on recovery. The recovery package is moving, and progressives have led the House Democratic Caucus in insisting that we need a bold recovery package before we pass the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework. Nancy Pelosi agrees with their strategy, but some House moderates are threatening our success. Read our resource on the package here, then call your members of Congress.

2. Call your senators and demand they pass the For the People Act in September. The Senate missed the deadline to get everything we need from S. 1, making it critical that we pass what we can to protect our democracy. That starts with ensuring the filibuster doesn’t stand in the way. Depending on where you live, here’s what we need you to do:

• If you live in Delaware, call Senators Coons and Carper at 1-877-684-7760 and tell them you’ve heard information that they’re wavering and it's time to pick a side: democracy or the filibuster. Remind them you're paying attention. (If you want, fill out your information here and we’ll call you with a script and patch you through to their office directly.)
• If you live in West Virginia or Arizona, call Senators Manchin or Sinema and tell them you insist they stop defending the Jim Crow Filibuster and pass S. 1. Don’t let them off the hook with a wishy-washy answer. Click here to call Manchin or here to call Sinema.
• If you have any other Democratic senators, click here to call them and ask them to turn up the heat on Coons, Carper, Manchin, and Sinema. Tell them you’re proud to have heard they’re taking a stand against the filibuster and for our democracy, and ask them to pressure their colleagues to do the same.
• If you have only Republican senators or no senators (hi, our D.C. neighbors) or if you want to do more: Push your senators and representatives to make a public statement calling on Biden to get into the fight. Biden getting involved could be a game-changer, so if you can, call your representative and then your senators.

3. RSVP for Saturday’s March On for Voting Rights: On the 58th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech, democracy advocates across the country are joining the historic March On for Voting Rights. On Saturday, activists will march in cities across the country and demand that Congress act by passing federal voting rights legislation. Click here to learn more and join the marches online or in person.

4. Watch this video for an update on For the People Act (S. 1). Get a state of play on this critical democracy bill, and then click here to hear from Indivisibles like you on why this bill is significant.  

1. Make Calls on S. 1 / The For the People Act. We may not get everything we need from S. 1 because the Senate missed the deadline, but that just makes it doubly important to pass what we can. Depending on where you live, here’s what we need you to do:

• If you live in Delaware, call Senators Coons and Carper at 1-877-684-7760 and tell them you’ve heard information that they’re wavering and it's time to pick a side: democracy or the filibuster. Remind them you're paying attention. (If you want, fill out your information here and we’ll call you with a script and patch you through to their office directly.)
• If you live in West Virginia or Arizona, call Senator Manchin or Sinema and tell them you insist they stop defending the Jim Crow Filibuster and pass S. 1. Don’t let them off the hook with a wishy-washy answer. Click here to call Manchin or here to call Sinema.
• If you have any other Democratic senator, click here to call them and ask them to turn up the heat on Coons, Carper, Manchin, and Sinema. Tell them you’re proud to have heard they’re taking a stand against the filibuster and for our democracy, and ask them to pressure their colleagues to do the same.
• If you have only Republican senators or no senators (hi, our D.C. neighbors) or if you want to do more: Push your senators and representatives to make a public statement calling on Biden to get into the fight. Biden getting involved could be a game changer, so if you can, call your representative and then your senators.

2. Make Calls on Recovery. The recovery package is moving, and progressives have led the House Democratic Caucus in insisting that we need a bold recovery package before we’ll pass the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework. Nancy Pelosi agrees with their strategy, but some House moderates are threatening our success. Read our resource on the package here, then call your members of Congress.

3. RSVP for the March on Washington for Voting Rights: This August, on the 58th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech, democracy advocates across the country are joining the historic March On for Voting Rights.
On Saturday, August 28th, the March On for Voting Rights will take place in Atlanta, Washington, D.C., Miami, Phoenix, Houston, and across the country as we protect voting rights and demand that Congress act by passing federal voting rights legislation. Click here to learn more and join the marches online or in person.

1. Call your Senators and tell them to pass the For the People Act (S. 1) no matter what. Tell them they can’t let the filibuster, August recess, their vacation plans or anything else get in the way. There’s a National Call In Day on Wednesday, so be sure to call then -- but call every other day too. We’ll send you a free “No Filibuster” sticker when you make a call. 

2. RSVP for our next monthly National Activist Call on Thursday, August 5. The National Activist Call is a space held on the first Thursday of every month for activists, group leaders, and new members alike. Join Indivisibles across the country as we celebrate successes, discuss our national strategy, and take time to create connections while building community with each other.

3. Make a call about the Recovery package. The Senate has released their draft budget resolution, and we’re glad it includes many of our top priorities. But the $3.5 trillion offered by the Senate is the floor, not the ceiling, and House Democrats must use the power of their majority to augment this proposal to truly meet the scale of the current crises. Read the resource about the recovery package, then pick your top issue and make a call, and make sure they are included in budget resolution before going on recess. 

4. Make a monthly donation to support this work. Indivisible runs on grassroots donations, and when you make a monthly gift -- even a small one -- it helps us know what resources we can plan on, which makes it easier to prepare for the fights ahead. Please, consider making a gift today.

1. Keep calling your senators and demand they pass S. 1 without delay -- and get a free sticker! We need to keep the calls coming in every single day this week to get the For The People Act over the finish line. We're also giving out "No Filibuster" stickers to everyone who makes a call this week! Use our form to automatically be connected to your senator, and then fill it out again to reach your other senator’s office to make sure they know that we need to get S. 1 done, no excuses.

2. Make a call about the Recovery package. The Senate released their draft budget resolution last week, and we’re glad it includes many of our top priorities. But the $3.5 trillion offered by the Senate is the floor, not the ceiling, and House Democrats must use the power of their majority to augment this proposal to truly meet the scale of the current crises. Read the resource about the recovery package, then pick your top issue and make a call. 

3. Medicare’s 56th birthday is July 30th. Indivisible, along with a group of our closest partners, is organizing a day of action later this week -- keep an eye out on our social media for more details as they come together. 

4. Take a moment to look below at the local and national events near you, and sign up for one! We have a lot going on, from introductory trainings to direct actions, and you won’t want to miss it. 

1. Right now: Watch the Deadline for Democracy Launch Video and share it with your friends to get them to join you at an event this week or next.

2. Tonight (Monday at 8 pm Eastern/5 pm Pacific): Attend the Deadline for Democracy Launch Event: In just a few hours, we’re launching the campaign with the Deadline for Democracy livestream event. Click here to RSVP for the event and we’ll send you links to watch on YouTube or Facebook.

3. This Week and Next Week: Show up for a Deadline for Democracy Event. Your nearest events are listed below, or check out our event map to find one that’s most convenient for you.

4. Bonus: If you haven’t yet seen it, take a second to watch Indivisible Co-Executive Director Ezra on Rachel Maddow earlier this week and then share it with a friend. It’s a little out of date now (it was from before last week’s filibuster) but it gives a great overview of the Deadline for Democracy campaign. Then if you’re feeling inspired, chip in a few bucks to help fund this week of action and all our work.

Indivisibles, 

We’ve got plans to make history next weekend and you’re invited -- join activists like you next Saturday to take part in the historic March On for Voting Rights in cities across the country. This comes exactly fifty-eight years after Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous “I Have a Dream” speech and led the historic March on Washington, calling on the nation to rise up and end the legalized racial discrimination plaguing the country. 

Half a century later and in the middle of another racial justice reckoning, state legislatures around the country are trying to reinstate systemic discrimination at the ballot box. Now, Martin Luther King III will help lead Americans on another march in honor of his father. Whether you want to head to Washington, D.C., find a march near you, or join virtually, your members of Congress need to know that voting rights are on the line. Join us and demand that Congress act now by passing federal voting rights legislation. 

Click here for more information and join the marches in person or online.

This year alone, 48 states have introduced hundreds of voter suppression bills in an effort to stamp out participation in communities of color. Tactics like banning ballot drop boxes and mail-in voting, reducing early voting days and hours, restricting who can get a mail-in ballot, and more, are threatening our democracy in nearly every statehouse. Unfortunately, many of these racist, anti-democratic bills have already become law. Federal voting rights protections will guarantee everyone the right to vote -- but we have to act now before it’s too late. Click here to sign up. And then, if you’re able, consider making a donation to help support our democracy reform efforts. Click here to donate now.

In solidarity, 
Indivisible Team

P.s. If you want to do more, make calls on S. 1. The Senate may have missed the deadline for democracy, but we can still make an impact. Call your members of Congress and demand they choose democracy over the filibuster -- it’s time to pass the For the People Act.

Indivisibles,

I’m here with an update on something that flew under the radar last week. Right before they left for recess, the Senate passed a $3.5 trillion budget resolution, containing a TON of really important progressive wins.

I want to break down what this is, why it matters, and what happens next. And just to shake things up, I figured I’d do it as a Q&A.

A: For Congress to pass a federal budget, there are two steps. First, they pass the “Budget Resolution,” which sets the toplines for spending and revenue in the budget, and assigns topline figures to each committee. After both the House and Senate pass the Budget Resolution, then the process of Budget Reconciliation begins. 

The Budget Reconciliation process allows Congress to pass legislation that can’t be filibustered. So, for now, Congressional leaders are trying to move as much of the Biden agenda as possible through this process (reminder: this does not work for a lot of very crucial legislation, which is why you need to keep the heat on your Senator to reform the filibuster to pass S.1).

What you need to know is: the Budget Resolution is basically the blueprint for the reconciliation process. Getting your priorities in doesn’t mean that they’re all going to make it into the final bill and become law - but it’s a very important start.

A: A lot of very good stuff!!! Progressives in the House and Senate have been organizing for months to ensure that their top priorities made it in, and their work paid off. 

The Senate Budget Resolution includes ALL of the Congressional Progressive Caucus priorities:

• Major climate investments, including establishing a Clean Energy Standard, investing in green jobs through a Civilian Climate Corps, and ensuring at least 40 percent of climate investments are directed to disadvantaged communities;
• A pathway to citizenship for millions of undocumented immigrants, including DACA recipients, TPS holders, and essential workers;
• Lowered prescription drug prices and expanded Medicare benefits covering vision, dental, and hearing while lowering the eligibility age;
• Huge investments in a care economy, including creating a federal paid family and medical leave program that covers all workers, a universal child care program that is affordable to all families and pays child care workers a living wage, and improving Medicaid home and community-based services by creating better caregiving jobs and ensuring care is affordable for aging relatives or people with disabilities;
• Significant resources for housing justice, including making rental assistance universal for all renters who qualify, prioritizing affordable and public housing investments including repairs and upgrades to public housing, and prioritizing funds for unsheltered populations and low-income renters.

This is the kind of change we need to see Democrats delivering.

It happened because of some very cool work on the part of progressive electeds!

To recap: at the end of last year, the Congressional Progressive Caucus passed a reform package so that they could operate more cohesively. We, along with many of our partners, have been working with them to support a voting bloc strategy - where progressives commit to vote as a bloc in order to demand that their priorities be included in exchange for their votes. So, in this case, the CPC released a set of top priorities, said that they’d need to see them in the bill to support it, and...voila, they’re in the bill!

Now, here’s the tough part. We have to make sure this bill gets across the finish line with all this amazing stuff intact.

A: The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (formerly known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework) has also passed the Senate, and is also sitting in the House waiting to be considered.

This is where things get tricky, because we have to keep these two bills linked. If we pass the IIJA first, there’s a real risk that conservative Democrats will decide they’re satisfied and there’s no need for more spending. That would be disastrous. That’s why Congressional Progressives have demanded that these two bills must pass together, at the same time. Specifically, in a survey of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC), a majority said they would not vote on the bipartisan package unless the Budget Reconciliation bill was moving at the same time. This gave the CPC the leverage they needed, and Speaker Pelosi agreed to their demand--both because they had the raw power and because moving the two bills together is the only way to accomplish all of President Biden’s recovery agenda.

Conservative Democrats are already organizing to undermine this plan. Over the weekend, nine House Democrats sent a letter to Speaker Pelosi demanding an immediate vote on the IIJA and threatening to derail the Budget Resolution unless they got it.

Let’s be really clear about what’s happening here: these conservative Dems are trying to derail the broader Democratic agenda. They want roads and bridges, but they’re trying to sink climate action, paid family leave, a pathway to citizenship, and more. 

First, we back progressive members of the House to stay strong. If you’ve got a Democratic Representative, call them. Tell them you need these two bills to stay linked up. 

And if your Representative is one of the trouble-making nine, call them to express your outrage, and ask why they’re opposed to lowering prescription drug prices, expanding access to childcare, and providing eyeglasses to seniors.

Second, we’re going to go through the full reconciliation process this fall. During that time, there’s going to be a lot of churn around what's in the bill and and what's out. It will be crucial for us to keep advocating as the full bills are written to make sure none of this drops out, and that these bold plans aren’t gutted by penny-pinching conservatives.

We’ve taken the first step towards big, transformative change - because progressives organized, fought, and won. Now we need to keep the heat up.

In solidarity,
Leah Greenberg
Co-Executive Director, Indivisible

Indivisibles -- just as we were getting ready to send this email, Senate Republicans voted against moving forward a bipartisan infrastructure bill they helped to draft, using the filibuster to kill a bill that had majority support! It's just another example of how McConnell and the Republican party aren't negotiating in good faith and are just out to block the will of the majority. We’re tired of watching this game, so certainly Senate Democrats are getting tired of playing it. It's time to pass bold bills without waiting on Republican votes that will never come. Kill the filibuster so we can get to the business of governing. This is getting ridiculous. - Indivisible Team 

Indivisibles,

If the Senate doesn’t pass S.1 (the For the People Act) before they leave for August recess, we’re in a boatload of trouble. Critical voter protection reforms, limits on dark money, and fixes to gerrymandering are all in the bill, and if it doesn’t pass before august recess, experts say there won’t be enough time to implement those provisions before next year’s election. We can’t let Mitch McConnell wield the Jim Crow Filibuster to stop us. 

That’s why we’re asking you: Can you call your senators and tell them to abolish the filibuster to pass the For the People Act this month? If you make a call today, we’ll even send you a free sticker as a thank you for fighting for our democracy: 

Republicans know that the filibuster is their best chance to stop this bill -- it’s their favorite tool to stop progress on our priorities (but of course, they’ve already abolished it to pass theirs!). That’s why it’s up to us to make sure every Senator, including Democrats, knows the American people demand this bill be passed and that we refuse to let an antiquated, anti-civil-rights tactic get in the way. 

Click here to call your senators, and don’t forget to hit “I’m done!” on the red bar at the bottom after you call to order your free sticker.

There’s not much time to waste, but we know we’re up to the challenge: we’ve won tough fights before, and if we all step up, we’ll win this one too. 

In solidarity,
Indivisible Team

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You might have seen Senator Manchin’s op-ed explaining his opposition to the For the People Act (here). The piece is riddled with historical falsehoods and bizarre, antiquated political analysis. We won’t spend a lot of time on that (Rep. Mondaire Jones has a good thread on it here if you’re interested). But worth noting upfront: despite the intransigence of Senate Republicans, the For the People Act has overwhelming bipartisan support in West Virginia and across the country, including overwhelming majorities amongst Democrats, Independents, and Republicans. I’m here to give you my best take on what this means, what comes next, and what is to be done.

Here’s the short version: This democracy fight is coming to a head now, which means things are getting ugly. Manchin doesn’t want to move forward without GOP support, but he also doesn’t want to be squeezed, so he wrote his op-ed trying to head off a showdown where he comes off as the bad guy. Don’t get me wrong, his opposition in this moment is bad, but it’s not game over. We need to stop treating him with kid gloves, but most of all, we need top-level leadership from President Biden  and Majority Leader Schumer, and we need grassroots-level leadership from all of you (click here to find out what you can do). One way or another, the showdown is coming soon.

First, why did Manchin write this op-ed now?

To understand Manchin’s actions, you have to view them in the context of recent events. We’re in the pre-negotiation phase of the democracy reform fight. What you’re seeing is posturing ahead of the showdown. 

Just last week, Majority Leader Schumer announced plans to start forcing the GOP to actually filibuster bills. Their first filibuster was of the bipartisan Jan 6th commission. Schumer plans to bring up the Paycheck Fairness Act this week, and the For the People Act the week of June 21st. 

The point of scheduling these votes is not because anybody believes they’d actually pass on the first try. Of course, they won’t pass -- McConnell will filibuster them. Instead, the point of scheduling these votes is to force McConnell to filibuster -- to demonstrate to Manchin and any other hold-out Senate Democrats that the other side will simply sink everything. Prove that Senate Republicans are just obstructionists, the logic goes, and then that will help unify the Senate Democrats to act.

But Manchin would prefer not to force that question. As misguided as it is, Manchin believes that to protect voting rights, we should have to get the consent of the party that is attacking voting rights. He wrote this op-ed to try and take the wind out of the sails of those setting up that showdown. If folks throw in the towel on the For the People Act, Manchin can go back to talking to Republican senators about roads and bridges.

So what comes next? 

All attention has been on Manchin, and to a lesser extent, Senator Sinema, but the real main character in this play is Schumer. As Majority Leader, he controls the Senate calendar. He can’t make the pieces move, but it’s his job to set up the play. Manchin just threw a wrench in the gears, and so now he has to adapt. 

The risk this week: The big risk we’re facing this week is that Manchin’s announcement derails Schumer’s plan to bring popular bills for a vote. That would look like Schumer canceling the planned vote, pointing to Sinema’s opposition to filibuster reform and Manchin’s op-ed, and saying, “Look, we tried, but we just don’t have the votes.” Another plausible version of this would be Schumer announcing that he is still fully committed to the For the People Act, but he is delaying the vote to some future unspecified date. Delay is death for this legislation.

This will be a crucial test of Schumer’s leadership: will he allow his plan to be derailed, or will he hold firm? Remember, Schumer has sworn up and down that “Failure is not an option” because he wants everybody to know how much he cares about this. Now’s the time to see if he backs up these words with action. 

What victory will look like: If Schumer sticks to his guns, the first vote on the For the People Act will come the week of June 21st. As expected, McConnell will filibuster it. But then the fight goes on. Possibly Schumer forces McConnell to keep filibustering on the Senate floor for days or longer. When the Senate returns from the 4th of July recess, he brings up the bill again and forces McConnell to filibuster it again. He grinds senate business down to a halt, refusing action on anything until there is a vote on the For the People Act. All the while, during the days and weeks of the fight, senators offer amendments, the President uses the full power of his bully pulpit to focus national attention on the issue, and masses of grassroots advocates show up in communities across the country to demand Congress act to save the democracy.

If we win democracy-saving reforms this year, that’s what victory will look like.

What needs to happen

If we’re going to achieve that victory in the coming weeks, three things need to happen:

1. Isolate Manchin. If Manchin’s got 10 GOP votes for democracy, great -- show us. If he doesn’t, he needs to stop enabling McConnell. Indivisible’s position is this: Democracy is on the line, and he needs to put up or shut up. Historically, a senator who’s stroking his chin and making lofty pronouncements about bipartisanship can expect a warm response from much of Washington and his constituents. It’s really important that that not be Manchin’s experience with this op-ed. Manchin is doing what southern segregationist senators did for decades: using the filibuster to block voting rights legislation. Simple as that. No media figure, no Democratic politician, and certainly no grassroots advocate should give him any reinforcement. If you’re from West Virginia, you should be calling Manchin (duh!), but if you’re from anywhere else in the country, you should be demanding your senators speak out right now to reiterate that the path forward depends on For the People, not hazy ideas about compromising with a party of insurrectionists.
We can be honest that Manchin doesn’t care that much about pressure from his left -- but there’s a big difference between getting pushed by the lefties and feeling the full weight of the entire party, congressional leadership, and the President pushing for a resolution here. And that brings us to...

2. Leadership from the top. Manchin is not the king of the universe -- he’s a single senator working within a complex political system. And in that system, hard legislation never gets done unless key political leaders prioritize it. Since Manchin’s op-ed, we’ve seen no statement at all from President Biden or Majority Leader Schumer. Radio silence is not what you want to hear from your leaders at moments of national crisis. We need Schumer to publicly, loudly, forcefully recommit to getting democracy reform done before August recess. And we need President Biden using his full moral authority and bully pulpit power to drive the national conversation and urgency around the threats to our democracy.

3. Leadership from the grassroots. This is Indivisible's whole theory of change: elected officials don’t do what their constituents want unless those constituents make them do it. This is why we showed up to save the Affordable Care Act. It’s why we demanded our Democratic House impeach Trump. And it’s why we have to show up creatively, forcefully, and in big numbers to encourage this Democratic trifecta to finally act. This is precisely why we are launching the Deadline for Democracy nationwide actions this Friday. We’ll have more details then -- but suffice it to say this is the largest cross-movement coalition we’ve been part of since the fight to save Obamacare. You can sign up and start recruiting folks here to get details when it launches.

So, where does that leave us?

Let’s review:

• We are headed for a series of GOP-led filibusters this month
• Manchin’s terrible op-ed was intended to take the wind out of our sails
• The only realistic pathway to victory on democracy reform is a drawn-out legislative fight
• Victory depends on the full commitment of Biden and Schumer, and historic grassroots engagement

If this were easy, it would have been done already. If this were pre-ordained, we wouldn’t have to make it happen. If this were a lost cause, I wouldn’t be writing you this email. It’s not easy, it’s not pre-ordained, it’s not lost. That’s what makes what we do right now so important. 

We’re living through historic times, so I’ll turn to some history to close us out. In 1964, it took overcoming a 54-day filibuster to pass the Civil Rights Act in the Senate. The next year it took more than a month after the Voting Rights Act started full senate debate to get past the threat of a filibuster. The Jim Crow filibuster, then as now, did not go down without a long, drawn-out fight.

The For the People Act has not even been scheduled for a full senate vote yet. There's been no debate. There's been no filibuster. This is all pre-negotiation posturing -- Manchin's effort to defuse the situation so he can continue playacting the role of a statesman. But Manchin doesn't get to decide what happens next -- we do. Click here to pledge to take action.

The real fight has not yet begun, but it's coming, and we're bringing it.

In solidarity, 

Ezra Levin

Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director, Indivisible

(a recent e mail from ISF member Josh Rappaport)

As I said right after Biden squeaked his way into the WH, REVISING the U.S. ELECTORAL COUNT ACT, the law that gives the U.S. Congress the power to NULLIFY the electoral slates of states, is the most urgent challenge facing our country / democracy. This article lays out how the REPUBLICANS have been intensely plotting before, during and since Jan. 6, to steal not only that election, but the next Presidential election in 2024. This is MORE urgent than getting money out of politics, immigration, civil rights, even  voting rights … because even if the next democratic candidate wins fair and square, it won’t mean a thing when the Republicans STEAL the election with a consolidated House and Senate, which is quite possible. All they need is simple majority control of  both chambers and they can throw out any state slate of electors that they want and  replace it with a fake set that backs a Republican who lost.

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Why National Indivisible is NOT prioritizingthis as issue #1, or an issue at all, is beyond me. Please read this article and see if you you  agree.I really don’t want to be in the position of "I told you so” in November 2024.

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2021/5/5/2029105/-By-ousting-Cheney-House-Republicans-are-laying-the-groundwork-for-nullifying-the-2024-election

Donna Thiersch shared the above article and Josh's concerns with Lauren Oerter, our Indivisible Regional Coordinator. This is her response:

Hi Donna (and everyone), 

This is Indivisible's top priority. We are working on Democracy reform every day to prevent terrible things like this from happening. We have our Guide for Fixing Our Democracy, For the People Project, and this weekend we have John Lewis Voting Rights Day "votercade" events across the country, including the one your group is hosting - thank you! We are doing everything we can to protect (and improve) our democracy so that this terrible outcome won't become a reality. The biggest thing in our way is the filibuster, which is why we're pushing for the elimination of that. Thanks to pressure from Indivisible groups across the state, both NM Senators have taken the right stance on this, which helps us get closer to these goals. We have also already started working on the midterm elections so we can do everything possible to prevent Republicans from getting to that majority position. We encourage groups to keep up the pressure on these issues, as well as submitting Letters to the Editor to keep these top of mind for everyone. We also welcome suggestions on specific messages/events that you'd like us to promote for these efforts. 

Thanks for bringing this up!

Lauren

Thousands of Americans are calling their lawmakers in support of the For The People Act (H.R. 1/S.1) -- a groundbreaking package of voting rights, money in politics, ethics, and anti-gerrymandering reforms.

It’s our best chance in years to make our democracy more accountable and representative. But we can only seize this opportunity if people like you and me speak up right now.

Your Representative, Teresa Leger Fernandez, already supports the For The People Act -- and it’s critical they hear that you appreciate their efforts.

Please call Rep. Fernandez at (202) 225-6190 -- here’s an idea of what to say:

Hi, this is [NAME] from [TOWN], and I’m calling to thank you for continuing to support the For the People Act (H.R. 1/S.1). Please do everything you can to pass the strongest possible bill. Thank you!

The For The People Act passed the U.S. House with unanimous support from House Democrats in 2019, and was cosponsored by all Democratic senators at the time. That means we have a real chance to pass it into law this year, and break through Mitch McConnell’s legislative filibuster.

Here’s why that’s a BIG deal:

The For The People Act protects our right to vote with universal Automatic Voter Registration, Online Voter Registration, and Same Day Registration -- while modernizing our voting systems to make them more secure and accessible.

The For The People Act blocks partisan and racial gerrymandering by setting up independent redistricting commissions to draw legislative maps -- so politicians can’t abuse their redistricting power for their own advantage.

The For The People Act makes democracy more transparent by making secret money organizations disclose their donors, making sure voters know who is paying for the political ads they see, and making sure anyone who violates disclosure rules is held accountable.

The For The People Act gets big money out of politics with a small-donor driven matching funds system -- to let candidates run for office without relying on special interests, and so public officials can better reflect the constituencies they serve.

The For The People Act holds public officials accountable by slowing the revolving door between government and lobbyists, making presidential candidates disclose their tax returns, expanding conflict-of-interest laws to stop corruption, and requiring the Supreme Court to adopt a code of ethics.

Your voice right now is absolutely critical to getting this legislation passed -- so please make your call today >>

Please call Rep. Fernandez at (202) 225-6190 -- here’s an idea of what to say:

Hi, this is [NAME] from [TOWN], and I’m calling to thank you for continuing to support the For the People Act (H.R. 1/S.1). Please do everything you can to pass the strongest possible bill. Thank you!

Even though Donald Trump is no longer president, we can’t afford to go back to "business as usual." That’s what gave us Trump in the first place -- which is why we’re counting on Congress to take big, bold action right now to make sure our democracy serves and includes all of us.

Indivisibles,

If you had the misfortune of being 

• WHAT'S HAPPENING IN NEW MEXICO

STREET PROTEST 

SATURDAY NOON TO 1 pm 

@ the of Cornor of 

Cerrillos & St Francis

RANDOM ACTS OF PROTEST
 

IMAGINE THOUSANDS OF
FIVE-MINUTE STREET CORNER PROTESTS.

TODAY, when peaceful protests against racism, police violence, caging of children and other crimes and wrongs are attacked by illegal secret police (and kudos to the brave protesters in Portland, Minneapolis and across the country).........................
....................How can the rest of us be visible? 

Every person, with a partner (family or friend, young or old)....
holding a protest sign....
for just 5 minutes.....once a week (or more) ....
IMAGINE the message we could send to our communities and the nation about the administration’s attacks on OUR COUNTRY.
 

IMAGINE how we could inspire everyone to show up and vote in the November 2020 election.
 

PICK YOUR SIGN: Black Lives Matter, Police the Police, Safe Schools, Climate Action, Wear a Mask, Protect our Troops, Protect Our Elections, Vote in 2020
.......or your own message.
 

SPREAD the word!!!

EVERY STREET CORNOR COUNTS.

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