FRIDAY RECAP: JUly 22, 2022

UPDATE: The House committee investigating Jan. 6, demonstrated that Trump controlled the rioters who fought their way into the Capitol and searched for Vice President Pence. And only grudgingly did Trump agree to call them off.

Before the hearings, Indivisible Oregon prioritized three issues this week:

1.    THE SUPREME COURT CANNOT HAVE THE LAST WORD ON REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM. President Biden must challenge the unpopular decisions imposed by the Supreme Court’s extremist super-majority with the only weapon at his disposal—bold Executive Orders reinstating, to the extent possible, rights the Court improperly took away or narrowed. The Executive Orders he issues must test the limits of his authority—to demonstrate clearly to the electorate what Democrats would do if allowed to govern after November.

2. POLITICAL VIOLENCE IS DOMESTIC TERRORISM: IT’S A NATIONAL EMERGENCY. “[W]e need to quit mincing words and just talk about truths…[Jan. 6] was going to be an armed revolution….people died….gallows [were] set up in front of the Capitol.” So stated former Oath Keeper Jason Van Tatenhove at a recent hearing. Violent domestic militias and far-right political candidates are national emergencies that threaten democracy.

3.    AMERICANS FLOOD CONGRESS WITH DONATIONS TO DEMOCRATS. The recent rulings from the MAGA Supreme Court, now packed with Trump’s justices, have announced a new era of judicial activism. The conservatives jettisoned abortion, took away the EPA’s climate change authority, and undermined New York’s power to legislate gun safety. And these MAGA justices have their eyes on more cases that will solidify conservative policies in American life. Startled, Democrats have started to fight back, flooding Congress (especially the Senate) with blockbuster donations.

Our Members of Congress need to hear from us. So, pick up your phone, click on one or more of the chosen links below, and demand for a government that works for all of us.

July 19:  THE SUPREME COURT CANNOT HAVE THE LAST WORD ON REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM

July 20:  POLITICAL VIOLENCE IS DOMESTIC TERRORISM: IT’S A NATIONAL EMERGENCY

July 21:  AMERICANS FLOOD CONGRESS WITH DONATIONS TO DEMOCRATS