****Actions 10/31/2019****
MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS:
Vote, Y’all:
Many of you have municipal elections coming up on November 5. Some of you still have the chance to vote early. I live outside our town limits, so I’m counting on y’all to elect some good people because local elections matter.. Ballotpedia has an election calendar, in case you are unsure whether your own has an election coming up. Word on the street has been that turnout in municipal elections has been really low, so your vote (yes, yours!) could make a huge difference. You might also consider volunteering to poll greet or canvas for your favorite candidates. And if you’re in our groups, and you’re running for something, feel free to leave a shoutout in the comments.
Election Calendar:
https://ballotpedia.org/Elections_calendar
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STATE:
Senate Budget Veto Override Vote:
The NCGA senate cancelled the vote again on whether or not to override Governor Cooper's budget veto. They didn’t have the votes on Monday, so they tried again on Tuesday, and they didn’t have the votes again, so they tried again on Wednesday, and here we go again. The #21Strong Democratic coalition has stood strong, so they deserve a ton of credit.Tell your senators to uphold the veto. We need a better budget. They are, once again, pushing corporate tax cuts at the expense of providing teachers with raises. They are continuing to reject Medicaid expansion, despite the fact that it would save taxpayers money. We still have a thin margin, though (like 1-2 votes), so we need everyone to hold strong so that the NCGOP will be forced to sit at a table and negotiate. If you can show up and make your presence felt, please do so. The GOP is less likely to try any shenanigans when they know a bunch of us are watching.
Script:
[Senate only] Hello, I am a constituent calling from _____________ to urge Sen. ____________ to uphold Governor Cooper’s veto of the Republican budget. Instead of supporting further tax cuts for corporations, we need to fund teacher raises and Medicaid expansion.
State Contact Numbers:
NC House: http://bit.ly/2CVneDK
NC Senate: http://bit.ly/2DamgAn
Andrea’s Awesome Tweet:
Retweet our Indivisible account or use the text of Andrea’s tweet to send a message to our elected officials. Here’s a link to the tweet: https://twitter.com/I_TDCA/
Here’s the text of the tweet if you’d rather copy and paste:
.@NCSenateDems Thank you for fighting for NC teacher pay, healthcare, and public schools! #21Strong #NCPOL. Like @JeffJacksonNC said today, @NCSenateGOP has no integrity as they continue to play games and not take a vote
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FEDERAL:
Oppose the Refugee Ban:
The Trump-GOP is once again attacking the rights of refugees and other migrants. The Trump Administration announced it would set a refugee cap of 18,000 people for the fiscal year, which is an incredibly small number, and the order would also allow states to ban resettlement. They have also not allowed a single refugee into the United States in the month of October. These changes to US refugee policy are “tantamount to destroying the program,” according to experts, as the amount of people displaced worldwide continues to grow. Let’s do what we can to stand up for the rights of refugees to seek asylum in our country.
Details:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/27/trump-refugee-cap-asylum-program
Script:
Hello, my name is _____________ and I am a constituent from ______________ calling to urge Rep./Sen. ______________ to oppose Trump’s attempts to shut down our refugee program. It is a travesty that Trump will only allow 18,000 refugees into our country this year. Worse, no refugees have been admitted into the United States in the entire month of October. These refugees are often fleeing completely inhumane conditions in their country. We need to welcome them into our country.
Federal Contact Numbers:
Thom Tillis: DC: (202) 224-6342
Richard Burr DC: (202) 224-3154
Tim Scott (SC): Washington, DC: 202-224-6121
Lindsey Graham (SC): Washington, DC: 202-224-5972
House: https://www.house.gov/representatives/
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Blog link:
https://indivisibletriangle.blogspot.com/
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