Indivisible Cedar Mill

Author: Karyn Servin

  • Resistance Letter #41

    Resistance Letter #41

    INDIVISIBLE CEDAR MILL OREGON

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    OUR MISSION: Rebuild and maintain a progressive majority in every level of government – federal, state and local.

     

    February 6, 2018
    Day 382 of 1461 days

    Dear Co-defendants –

     

    Town Hall

    Senator Wyden cancelled his last town hall two weeks ago due to the demands of the senate. He has rescheduled a local Town Hall for this weekend, Super Bowl Sunday! But, fear not, the event starts at 12:00 noon and ends at 1:30 PM, so there is time for the meet and the Super Bowl. Be at Century High School, 2000 SE Century Blvd in Hillsborough to let him know your concerns and to support his progressive actions representing us in Congress. All members should plan on showing up for these meetings. Indolence supports Trump.

     

    Nunes  Meh-morandum

    After a week of suspense and hyperbolic hype, the Nunes memo finally showed up and , to quote Republican Strategist Rick Wilson, it is like a ‘fart in a hurricane.’ Shakespeare might have said it was ‘a tale told by an idiot. full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.’ The whole exercise was meant to discredit, even further, Trump’s own DOJ and FBI and, of course, the Mueller investigation. It has not had much effect or support except among the true-red Trumpians in Congress and out. Even the departing Tre Gowdy, he of the anti-Hillary Behghazi investigations, described it as meaningless and said it ‘does not discredit the Mueller investigation in  any way.’

    The Democratic response to this Nunes/White House effort may come out Monday next, depending on whether Paul Ryan wishes it to see the light of day. It is likely that Ryan, the self-proclaimed champion of transparency, will be forced to okay its release.

     

    February 8, 2018

    Yes, that date is next Thursday, and that is the date when, once again, the government will flirt with a shut-down.  If there has been any progress made on the budget itself, or on its entangled problem of DACA, that progress is being overshadowed by the shenanigans of Trump and Nunes. There is some rumor of an additional $3B being added to the budget (all unfunded, of course!), roughly half going to the DOD and the other half to Democratic-favored social programs. The idea of adding another unfunded $3B to the deficit and, therefore the debt, does not please the Freedom Caucus wing of the House Republicans, but neither do these short-term solutions please that same caucus. They find themselves, as does the entire nation nowadays, between the rock and the hard place.

    Congress has three legislative days to untie this knot.

     

    Voter Registration and Getting out the Vote (GOTV)

    These two pedestrian and banal activities will decide our success or failure in the upcoming elections. It really is as simple as that. Virginia in 2017 webt as well as it did because there were an additional 300,000 voters over the 2015 election turnout. In Virginia, every contesting Republican got more votes in 2017 than in 2015, so there was no sharp falloff in Trunpian support., The extra 300,000 voters turned the trick.

    In the presidential election of 2016, an astounding 91 million voters failed to turn out and vote.  Trump won with 68 million votes and Clinton lost with 71 million votes. So, the non-voters, the I-can’t-get-off-my-dead-ass part of the population, really won the2016 election.

    It is our job to get these non-participants registered and voting next November. Indivisible Cedar Mill will start a program next Month to do just that, with California districts in mind. We can do a lot with phones and texts to help this effort, and we will. Watch for details at our next meeting on February 12, 2018 and in our next Resistance Letter.

     

    CALLS TO ACTION

    Call Senators Merkley and Wyden and Representative Suzanne Bonamici to urge them hang in there and  to support DACA without giving Trump funds for a border wall. In fact, tell them that a border wall is a non-starter. And thank them all for their unfailing support of our progressive causes. We are fortunate to have these three representing us in Congress.

    Senator Ron Wyden – 202-224-5244

    Senator Jeff Merkley – 202-224-3753

    Representative Suzanne Bonamici – 202-225-0855

     

    MONTHLY MEETING

    The meeting is set for Monday, February 12, at 1750 NW 131st, 97229. Doors open at 6:30PM and the meeting starts promptly at 7:30 PM.  Refreshments, both adult and juvenile will be provided along with a few tasty snacks.

    L’audace, encore l’audace, et toujours l’audace!

    Thank you.

    John Fox

  • Resistance Letter #40

    Resistance Letter #40

    INDIVISIBLE CEDAR MILL OREGON

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    OUR MISSION: Rebuild and maintain a progressive majority in every level of government – federal, state and local.

     

    January 20, 2018
    Day 365 of 1461 days

    Dear Co-defendants –

    In For A Dime, In For A Dollar

    The federal government  shut down last night and will stay shut  pending the adoption of either a new budget or a new Continuing Resolution (CR). The Democrats are insisting that both DACA and CHIP issues be resolved before they will agree to any spending bill. There are sufficient House and Senate votes to simply accomplish this, but Trump is – well, it’s hard to say what or where he is on this issue. He blows hot and cold. There are not enough Senate votes to pass any bill without Democratic support. McConnell needs 50 votes and he has 49 Republicans (Cochran (MS) and McCain (AZ) in absentia). He needs 11 votes from the Dems and he got five – Donnely, Heitkamp, Jones, Manchin and McCaskill. You may be sure that these five  — all blue senators up for re-election In very red states – voted ‘yes’ with approval of the Senate Minority Leader, Chuck Schumer.

    So, the Dems have crossed the Rubicon and now they need to hang tough until they get what they want – a solution for DACA and CHIP. See Calls for Action down below to give our senators and representative your support and your insistence that we come away with a DACA and CHIP win…nothing less will do.

     

    Town Halls

    Senator Wyden has cancelled his Town Hall for today. He’s needed in DC!

     

    Support the Ozark Indivisibles

    Senator Tom Cotton has sent cease-and-desist letters to several members of Ozark Indivisibles for contacting him too rudely and too often. Apparently, listening to his constituents is not his main concern. So, write him a postcard or give him a call telling him that it is his job to pay attention to his callers, whether he agrees with them or not. A letter to his DC office will take three weeks to get delivered, but they are delivered directly to his field offices. This website will give you complete addresses and phone numbers for the sensitive senator.

    https://www.cotton.senate.gov/

     

    Measure 101

    We are coming down to the wire on this measure, with a January 23rd voting deadline. A final canvass will be held today, Saturday, meeting at 1200 hours at the Democratic Hqs in Hillsboro at 140 SE 3rd Ave.

    Indivisible Cedar Mill is committed to sending members to the ultimate phone bank on Monday at the same location. Meet at 1750 NW 131st at 5:15PM to carpool in to Hillsboro for a 6:00 to 8:30 phone bank.

     

    The Blue Tide Continues To Roll

    A special election in Wisconsin for the State Senate went the right way last Tuesday, with Democrat Patty Schachtner beating her opponent by 9 points. This district went to Trump by 17 points last year, and in the previous race for this seat, the Republican candidate won by 26 points. Schachtner’s win continues a strong showing by Democratic candidates throughout the nation in special elections; the Republicans have noticed, and Speaker Ryan considers it a ‘wake up call.’ We progressives can gloat a bit, but we must keep our eyes in the ultimate goal, a Democratic House and Senate in 2018, and give Speaker Ryan an especially loud wake up call then.

     

    CALLS TO ACTION

    Call Senators Merkley and Wyden and Representative Suzanne Bonamici to urge them hang in there and to fund CHIP and to support DACA without giving Trump funds for a border wall. In fact, tell them that a border wall is a non-starter.

    Senator Ron Wyden – 202-224-5244

    Senator Jeff Merkley – 202-224-3753

    Representative Suzanne Bonamici – 202-225-0855

     

    MONTHLY MEETING

    The meeting is set for Monday, February 12, at 1750 NW 131st, 97229. Doors open at 6:30PM and the meeting starts promptly at 7:30 PM.  Refreshments, both adult and juvenile will be provided along with a few tasty snacks.  

    L’audace, encore l’audace, et toujours l’audace!

    Thank you.

    John Fox

  • Resistance Letter #39

    Resistance Letter #39

    INDIVISIBLE CEDAR MILL OREGON

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    OUR MISSION: Rebuild and maintain a progressive majority in every level of government – federal, state and local.

     

    January 12, 2018
    Day 356 of 1461 days

     

    Dear Co-defendants –

    Once more to the battle!!!

     

    Hickory, Dickory, DACA

    With both houses of Congress now back in session, the main topics of contention are DACA, CHIP and the budget, and all are closely entangled with one another. The government is set to run out of operating funds on January 19, and it appears that there is no way a budget will actually be legislated this year at all. So, that leaves a series of Continuing Resolutions (CRs) as the only way out. This gives the Democrats a convincing hand to get some of their priorities considered.

    Both parties want something done on DACA, although there is considerable opposition to it in the House with the Freedom Caucus going full nationalist. The Circuit Court of Appeals in California has issued a stay on enforcing the Trumpian executive order. So far there has been no immediate appeal of that decision to the Supreme Court, indicating that the administration thinks something will be worked out.

    And something will be worked out on DACA, and with the Appeals Court injunction, the timeline has become less critical. The only question is how much will have to be given to keep the administration happy on border security. They are currently looking at a compromise number between $1.8 and $3.0 billion dineros, far short of what Trump would like for the wall.

    CHIP funding is more critical than DACA right now, and that will likely be covered with whatever CR is employed to get around the funding crisis.

    See Calls to Action for some suggestions on these issues.

     

    House Resignations and the 2018 Election

    With Darrell Issa’s decision to opt out of the 2018 elections, that brings the number of Republicans resigning from the House to thirty. Fifteen Democrats have also decided to get out. The Republican resignations should help in our effort to get control of the House in 2018. But, the majority of these resignees come from districts where Donald J Trump won by 15 or more points, so there are few slam dunks here. Much depends – everything depends – on the amount of damage Trump has done to his support from the run-of-the-mill Republican voters.

    Watch next Tuesday’s special election in Pennsylvania to get some insight into these possible changes in Trump support. Conor Lamb (D) and Rick Saccone (R) will square off for the House seat of the disgraced Tim Murphy. Both Trump and Pence, along with others, will be making appearances in the district to support Saccone. Trump won this district by 20 points in 2016, and, despite a majority of Democratic voters, the district has gone Republican in the last three elections. A win by Democrat Lamb would put the fear of a wrathful, just and watchful God into Republican circles. And would put unrestrained joy into our hearts!!!

     

    Your Senators’ Town Halls

    Senator Jeff Merkley will be hosting a Town Hall for Multnomah County at 7:00 PM on Sunday, January 14, 2018. Location: Parkrose High School Gym, 12003 NE Shaver Street, Portland OR 97220

    Not to be outdone, Senator Ron Wyden will have a Town Hall on Saturday, January 20, 2018, at Portland Community College’s Rock Creek Campus in the Event Center at Building 9. Location : 17705 NW Springville Road, Portland OR

     

    CALLS TO ACTION

    Call Senators Merkley and Wyden and Representative Suzanne Bonamici to urge them to fund CHIP and to support DACA without giving Trump funds for a border wall. In fact, tell them that a border wall is a non-starter, although they will have to relent a bit on personnel and hardware funding to get Republican support.

    Senator Ron Wyden – 202-224-5244

    Senator Jeff Merkley – 202-224-3753

    Representative Suzanne Bonamici – 202-225-0855

     

    MONTHLY MEETING

    The meeting is set for Monday, February 12, at 1750 NW 131st, 97229. Doors open at 6:30PM and the meeting starts promptly at 7:30 PM.  Refreshments, both adult and juvenile will be provided along with a few tasty snacks.  

    L’audace, encore l’audace, et toujours l’audace!

    Thank you.

    John Fox

  • Agenda for Monthly Meeting of January 8, 2018

    Agenda for Monthly Meeting of January 8, 2018

    INDIVISIBLE CEDAR MILL OREGON

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    OUR MISSION: Rebuild and maintain a progressive majority in every level of government – federal, state and local.

    Meeting will be held next Monday at 1750 NW 131st Ave, PDX OR 97229

    Doors will open at 6:30 PM; The Big Show starts at 7:30 PM, ends at 9:00 PM latest, with every attempt to finish up by 8:30 PM! Beverages of many persuasions, plus a few snacks, will be available before the meeting.

     

    1. Opening remarks  -John F – 5-10  minutes

    2. Review of last year’s – 2017’s – activities – Karyn S – 10-15  minutes

    3. Speaker Tom Collette,. Board member BSD– 10 minutes

    4. Summary of Training OR1, Jan 6, 2018 – John F -5-10 minutes

    5. Speaker Greg Malinowski – Candidate Wash Cty Commissioner – 10 minutes

    6. District/state action re: Ref101– Karyn S – 5-10 minutes

    7. Special Exhortation – Karyn S -5 minutes

    7. Adjourn until Monday,  February 12, 2018, eodem tempore, eodem loco

  • Resistance Letter #38

    INDIVISIBLE CEDAR MILL OREGON

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    OUR MISSION: Rebuild and maintain a progressive majority in every level of government – federal, state and local.

     

    December 17, 2017
    Day 330 of 1461 days

    Dear Co-defendants –

     Taxscam Close to Approval

    Republicans exist to lower taxes and transfer wealth to the already rich. It’s their thing. If there were any shred of Lincolnian philosophy left in that party, it’s difficult to discern. Lacking an Act of God, some deus ex machina, both houses will vote on a reconciled taxscam sometime this upcoming week. All the opposition (even Senator Corker!) has folded and numbers seem to be there for the approval. Thad Cochran could stay recuperating in Mississippi, and John McCain could rest a little more in Bethesda Hospital, and then we need just one more ‘no’ vote! Rand Paul, McCain, Corker and Flake are still remote possibilities of possessing common decency, so our Calls to Action include them this final week of the congressional session. After the taxscam vote and after addressing the budget and national debt issues, Congress will break for the holidays, leaving Trump alone in Washington to do whatever he is going to do!

     

    OR1 District-wide Training

     All OR-1Activist Indivisibilities are invited to a training session to be held Saturday January 6, 2018. Here is the event Info URL https://www.facebook.com/events/1311382142304990 or https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/1603da7f4316adc6

    Saturday Jan 6, 1-5pm

    Bethel Congregational United Church of Christ
    5150 SW Watson Ave
    Beaverton, OR 97005

     

    Taxscam Protest

    Anticipating passing of the bill, local progressives, led by Indivisible, will met at the corner of NW Murray and NW Cornell on Monday between 4 and 5 PM. Bring your signs and warm clothing!!

     

    Trump v Mueller

    Rumors and speculation abound about the possibility of Trump daring to fire Mueller and shut down the investigation. Certainly, the Republicans, including especially Senator Cornyn of TX, have been at pains to trash the integrity of Mueller, his associates, the FBI and the investigation. Some observers feel that Trump will act as soon as the Congress all go home for the break. He might.

    But take heart from the obvious fact that Mueller is not stupid, and he will be ready for any eventuality that occurs. He and the investigation are not defenseless, and Trump and his mustachioed lawyer, Ty Cobb, have to look on him as a dangerous individual to attack.

    Christmas is pardon time, though! If Trump preemptively pardons people like Cushner and his boys, you may look for an immediate challenge in the Supreme Court .

    Should Trump attempt to dismiss/fire Mueller, ICM has a protest planned. If the news of firing reaches us prior to 2PM local time, we will assemble at 5:00PM that day. If the incident occurs after 2PM local time, the protest starts at noon the next day. In either case, assemble at NW Murray and NW Cornell to make a lot of outrage and noise about this.

     

    A Reckless Con Man as President

    Read today’s LA Times op-ed piece on Trump. The writer maintains Trump is not the most important issue today, although he is horrible enough. But, what is in the American psyche that allowed 68 million people to cast votes for this con man, knowing that he was an ignorant, crude and immoral bully?

    https://www.rawstory.com/2017/12/a-reckless-con-man-as-president-la-times-burns-trump-to-the-ground-in-brutal-editorial/

     

    CALLS TO ACTION

    Call Senators Merkley and Wyden and Representative Suzanne Bonamici to urge them to put a premium on solving the DACA situation.

    Senator Ron Wyden – 202-224-5244
    Senator Jeff Merkley – 202-224-3753
    Representative Suzanne Bonamici – 202-225-0855

    These four senators remain a distant possibility of a ‘no’ vote, very distant!

    Senator Jeff Flake (AZ) – 202-224-4521
    Senator John McCain (AZ) – 202-224-2235
    Senator Bob Corker(TN) – 202-224-3344
    Senator Rand Paul – 202 -224-4343

     

    MONTHLY MEETING

    The meeting is set for Monday, January 8, at 1750 NW 131st, 97229. Doors open at 6:30PM and the meeting starts promptly at 7:30 PM.  Refreshments, both adult and juvenile will be provided along with a few tasty snacks.  

    L’audace, encore l’audace, et toujours l’audace!

    Thank you.

    John Fox

  • Resistance Letter #37A

    INDIVISIBLE CEDAR MILL OREGON

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    December 12, 2017
    Day 325 of 1461 days

    Dear Co-defendants –

    We Ain’t Dead Yet, Redux.

    We are still breathing.

    Doug Jones’ victory in Alabama tonight will cause some soul searching and political recalculation in the Senate. Let us continue to make those calls to Flake, Collins, McCain and Moran, and any other senators on your personal radar. Jones’s triumph is a body-blow to Trumpism , and may have taken the wind out of some senatorial sails.

    We’ll only stop opposing this taxscam when the last nail is in the coffin, and both houses have passed this monstrous legislation. No Surrender here!

    Losing this taxscam battle, after losing Alabama, would be crippling to the Republican cause.

     

    DACA Likely To Be Deferred

    Schumer and Pelosi have both indicated that DACA negotiations will not be a bargaining chip in debt and budget negotiations. The Democrats don’t want to take the blame for any resulting government shut-down, and it is unlikely that anything could be done with DACA unless it is coupled with some border security funding. Remember too, that any DACA solution still needs Trump’s signature on it. There is no way you can bet on a veto-proof vote in both houses.

    Alabama chooses: Pedophile or Democrat?

    They appear to have chosen a Democrat! Mirabile dictu!

     

    OR1 District-wide Training

    All OR-1Activist Indivisiblovians are invited to a training session to be held Saturday January 6, 2018. Here is the event Info URL https://www.facebook.com/events/1311382142304990 or https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/1603da7f4316adc6
    Saturday Jan 6, 1-5pm
    Bethel Congregational United Church of Christ
    5150 SW Watson Ave
    Beaverton, OR 97005

     

    CALLS TO ACTION

    Call Senators Merkley and Wyden and Representative Suzanne Bonamici to urge them to put a premium on solving the DACA situation.

    Senator Ron Wyden – 202-224-5244
    Senator Jeff Merkley – 202-224-3753
    Representative Suzanne Bonamici – 202-225-0855

    This senator stayed true to his word on deficits. A call of thanks would be in order, because this vote will come up again.

    Senator Bob Corker(TN) – 202-224-3344

    These two senators need to be reminded of their core principles regarding deficits and doing what is ‘good for America,’ not the Republican Party. They both should be reminded that both McConnell and Trump are not men of their word and cannot be trusted.

    Senator Jeff Flake (AZ) – 202-224-4521
    Senator John McCain (AZ) – 202-224-2235

    These senators think they have made a deal about elimination of the ACA mandates with a promise of future legislation to be passed and signed prior to taxscam vote. That legislation is very unlikely to be passed and signed prior to the taxscam vote. Tell them not to be fooled; eliminating the mandate will cripple health care.

    Senator Jerry Moran (KS) – 202-224-6521
    Senator Susan Collins (ME) – 202-224-2523

     

    MONTHLY MEETING

    The meeting is set for Monday, January 8, at 1750 NW 131st, 97229. Doors open at 6:30PM and the meeting starts promptly at 7:30 PM. Refreshments, both adult and juvenile will be provided along with a few tasty snacks.

    L’audace, encore l’audace, et toujours l’audace!

    Thank you.

    John Fox

  • AGENDA FOR MONTHLY MEETING OF DECEMBER 11, 2017

    Meeting will be held Monday at 1750 NW 131st Ave, PDX OR 97229

    Doors will open at 6:30 PM; The Big Show starts at 7:30 PM, ends at 9:00 PM latest, with every attempt to finish up by 8:30 PM! Beverages of many persuasions, plus a few snacks, will be available before the meeting.

     

    1. Opening remarks  -John F – 5 minutes

    2. Review of last month’s and future activities – Karyn S – 10  minutes

    3. Speaker Ethan Krow of #yesforhealth – 5 minutes

    3a. Audience questions to Ethan Krow re #yesforhealth – 10 minutes

    4. Expanded ICM Mission Statement—John F – 5 minutes

    5. Speaker Rep Mitch Greenlick re Ref 101 and Oregon health issues – 10 minutes

    6. Summary for district/state action re: Ref101– Karyn S – 5-10 minutes

    7. Special Exhortation – Karyn S -5 minutes

    Adjourn until January 9, 2018, eodem tempore, eodem loco

  • Resistance Letter #37

    INDIVISIBLE CEDAR MILL OREGON

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    December 10, 2017
    Day 323 of 1461 days

    Dear Co-defendants –

     

     We Ain’t Dead Yet

    The Senate and House versions of the taxscam are now in a reconciliation committee with members chosen by both parties in the House. It is the job of that committee to produce a bill merging the different versions passed in the separate legislatures. They cannot add anything to the original bills, but they can delete and modify as they wish. The finished bill out of that committee goes to both the House and the Senate for a final vote, and both houses must approve the bill. The Republicans hope that they can bring this to the floor quickly by December 18 or 19, 2017. To do this, they have actually forgone their recess due to start December 15.

    The final reconciled bill will not be out of committee very long before the Republicans rush it to a vote. It is unclear if the Democrats will stall the vote using parliamentary tactics. Let us hope they do so, that the finished bill can be read closely. The more time we have, the better.

    Senator Corker is the sole Republican ‘no’ vote at this time. Senator Collins and Moran have struck a deal that they will approve taxscam if a compensating legislation re the mandate elimination can be passed and signed before the taxscam vote. Obviously this is not going to happen, so their votes may be up for grabs.

    Senator Flake has voted for the bill, but may still be a candidate for a negative vote. He recently sent a donation to Democrat Doug Jones of Alabama for the ‘good of America.’ Perhaps he can see finally that this taxscam with its huge deficit load is also not ‘good for America.’ He is on the record opposing deficit spending, so maybe he just needs a good reason to reconsider things. Senator McCain should also be reminded of what’s ‘good for America;’ he may yet be a no vote, depending on what comes out of committee.

    See the Calls to Action for suggestions and telephone numbers.

     

    DACA May Be in Play

    The Democrats may possibly attempt to tie a deal on The Dreamers to raising the national debt and other fiscal matters. Surprisingly, the House passed the latest Continuing Resolution(CR) to finance the government without any Democratic support; they may not be able to do that again with the fractious Freedom Caucus objecting to spending priorities. That spending stopgap ends on December 22, so there will be pressure to get that done and get home for Christmas break. They may try to pass a budget, but more likely will try for another CR. Call Senators Merkley and Wyden and Representative Bonamici to insist that any spending bill be held hostage to dealing with DACA.

     

    Women’s March 2018

    Nation-wide marches are being planned for January 20, 2018. Portland has yet to file a plan and get permits, but this will probably happen. Most major cities have something going. Something will happen in DC, but no firm announcements have been made. See this URL for current information: https://qz.com/1139150/womens-march-2018-when-and-where-it-starts-in-new-york-los-angeles-chicago-philadelphia-san-francisco-and-more/

     

    Alabama chooses: Pedophile or Democrat?

    It really does appear to be up in the air! Recent polls show a closing race with that sexual predator Roy Moore drawing closer to Democrat Doug Jones. Oh, Alabama, have you no decency yet?

    Most races depend largely on voter turnout, on voter motivation. Special elections tend to have low voter participation. Black voters in Alabama do not seem to be too invested in this race so far. Many organizations and civil rights icons are in there trying to rally Alabama  black voters, but active voters in Alabama favor the whites by a three to one ratio – about 2.5 million whites to 850 thousand blacks. Indivisible National has set up a website where you can help the situation easily from the relative comfort of your home, and increase the voter turnout for both black and whites. Go to http://www.indivisible.org/gotv-alabama/  to get started.

     

    OR1 District-wide Training

    All OR-1 Activist Indivisibilinarians are invited to a training session to be held Saturday January 6, 2018. Here is the event Info URL https://www.facebook.com/events/1311382142304990 or https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/1603da7f4316adc6

    Saturday Jan 6, 1-5pm

    Bethel Congregational United Church of Christ
    5150 SW Watson Ave
    Beaverton, OR 97005

     

    CALLS TO ACTION

    Call Senators Merkley and Wyden and Representative Suzanne Bonamici to urge them to include a DACA solution when dealing with Republicans on budgets and deficits. The Democrats would definitely be in the catbird seat if a budget is to be passed. They may be in a position to make a deal if a Continuing Resolution is needed.

    Senator Ron Wyden – 202-224-5244
    Senator Jeff Merkley – 202-224-3753
    Representative Suzanne Bonamici – 202-225-0855

    This senator stayed true to his word on deficits. A call of thanks would be in order, just in case this vote comes up again.

    Senator Bob Corker(TN) – 202-224-3344

    These two senators need to be reminded of their core principles regarding deficits and doing what is ‘good for America,’ not the Republican Party. They both should be reminded that both McConnell and Trump are not men of their word and cannot be trusted.

    Senator Jeff Flake (AZ) – 202-224-4521
    Senator John McCain (AZ) – 202-224-2235

    These senators think they have made a deal about elimination of the ACA mandates with a promise of future legislation to be passed and signed prior to taxscam vote. That legislation is very unlikely to be passed and signed prior to the taxscam vote. Tell them not to be fooled; eliminating the mandate will cripple health care.

    Senator Jerry Moran (KS) – 202-224-6521
    Senator Susan Collins (ME) – 202-224-2523

     

    MONTHLY MEETING

    The meeting is set for Monday, December 11, at 1750 NW 131st, 97229. Doors open at 6:30PM and the meeting starts promptly at 7:30 PM.  Refreshments,  both adult and juvenile will be provided along with a few tasty snacks. Ethan Krow of yesforhealth will explain tactics to support R101 and our opportunities to participate. Assemblyman Mitch Greenlick will be at the meeting to talk to us about the legislature’s healthcare concerns, and why R101 should be approved, and the consequences if it is not.

    L’audace, encore l’audace, et toujours l’audace!

    Thank you.

    John Fox

  • Resistance Letter #36

    INDIVISIBLE CEDAR MILL OREGON

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    Resistance Letter #36
    December 2, 2017
    Day 315 of 1461 days

    Dear Co-defendants –

    …a disgrace, an abomination, shameful, shocking, scandalous, deplorable, despicable, contemptible, dishonorable and more…

     That’s one member’s evaluation of the taxscam recently voted through by the Senate Republicans. I couldn’t have said it better myself!

    1. Now what? 

    That unfortunate taxscam legislation has been sent on to a reconciliation committee. That committee’s job is to reconcile the differences between the House and Senate versions. It is quite possible that the House could simply vote the Senate version through without any reconciliation and then it’s all over. It’s more likely that some changes will be made to satisfy the House Freedom (Tea Party) Caucus, and then both chambers will have to vote on it again to make it law. So, there’s n o sense in throwing up our hands in surrender just yet. Flake and Collins are not absolute lost causes yet. They both signed on to the voter with assurances of separate legislation fixing their concerns. That alone shows you that these people don’t understand McConnell and Trump, both dishonorable men whose word means little or nothing. We will try to remind Collins and Flake of this.

     

    Alabama chooses: Pedophile or Democrat?

    It really does appear to be up in their air! Recent polls show a closing race with that sexual predator Roy Moore drawing closer to Democrat Doug Jones. Oh, Alabama, have you no sense of propriety yet?

    Most races depend largely on voter turnout, on voter motivation. Special elections tend to have low voter participation. Many organizations are in there trying to rally Alabama  black voters, but active voters in Alabama favor the whites by a three to one ratio – about 2.5 million whites to 850 thousand blacks. Indivisible National has set up a website where you can help the situation easily from the relative comfort of your home, and increase the voter turnout for both black and whites. Go to http://www.indivisible.org/gotv-alabama/  to get started.

     

    Change of Mission, perhaps

    Our mission at ICM has put removal of Donald Trump and obstruction of Trumpism as our core goals. With the passage of the recent taxscam, especially if the elimination of ACA subsidies makes it through reconciliation, our core key issue becomes flipping the House in 2018. This was always an important element, but right now, whether it’s Trump or Pence in office, control of the House is paramount for many reasons – power of the purse,   budget allocation, power to investigate and issue subpoenas, power to negate Senate votes, etc. Without regaining the House, we have another two years of Trumpism, with or without Trump. We don’t want two more years of last week. Stay tuned.

     

     

    CALLS TO ACTION

    These three senators deserve a hearty and grateful thank you. Schumer held things together and Manchin and Heitkamp hung in there despite a challenging election coming up for both of them.

    Senator Charles Schumer(NY) – 202-224-6542

    Senator Joe Manchin(WV) 202-224-3954

    Senator Heidi Heitkamp(ND) – 202-224-2043

    This senator stayed true to his word on deficits. A call of thanks would be in order, just in case this vote comes up again.

    Senator Bob Corker(TN) – 202-224-3344

    These two senators need to be reminded of their core principles regarding deficits. They both should be reminded that McConnell and Trump both are not men of their word.

    Senator Jeff Flake (AZ) – 202-224-4521

    Senator John McCain (AZ) – 202-224-2235

    These senators think they have made a deal about elimination of the ACA subsidies with a promise of future legislation. That legislation is no certain thing, and wouldn’t quite do the job anyway. Remind them that they need a veto-proof majority to ensure Trump doesn’t kibosh the legislation, if it ever does get to him.

    Senator Jerry Moran (KS) – 202-224-6521

    Senator Susan Collins (ME) – 202-224-2523

     

    MONTHLY MEETING

    The meeting is set for Monday, December 11, at 1750 NW 131st, 97229. Doors open at 6:30PM and the meeting starts promptly at 7:30 PM.  Refreshments,  both adult and juvenile will be provided along with a few tasty snacks. Ethan Krow of yesforhealth will explain tactics to support R101 and our opportunities to participate. Assemblyman Mitch Greenlick will be at the meeting to talk to us about the legislature’s healthcare concerns, and why R101 should be approved, and the consequences if it is not.

    L’audace, encore l’audace, et toujours l’audace!

    Thank you.

    John Fox

  • Resistance Letter #35A

    INDIVISIBLE CEDAR MILL OREGON

    Facebook: INDIVISIBLE CEDAR MILL OREGON      WWW.INDIVISIBLECM.ORG

     

    Resistance Letter #35A
    November 29, 2017
    Day 312 of 1461 days

    Dear Co-defendants –

     

    NEW YORK TIMES EDITORIAL

    Today’s NYT has a strong editorial condemning the taxscam and its huge transfer of wealth to the already wealthy. They have urged their readers to call all the senators we have been working on plus Senator James Lankford of Oklahoma. Let’s follow their advice and make the phone calls below!

    https://www.politico.com/story/2017/11/29/new-york-times-editorial-gop-tax-bill-268475

     

    CALLS TO ACTION

    The highest priority calls now and in the future are aimed at defeating taxscam. Start off with calling Schumer, asking him to hold the Democratic coalition together. Call the other two senators, asking them to not break ranks on the taxscam. They have all been a bit wobbly. Use the deficit, elimination of SALT and corporate give away as reason to stay the course!

    Senator Charles Schumer(NY) – 202-224-6542

    Senator Joe Manchin(WV) 202-224-3954

    Senator Heidi Heitkamp(ND) – 202-224-2043

    The taxscam promises to increase the deficit and the national debt by $150 billion dollars a year for the next ten years. Budget hawks should be encouraged to oppose this huge increase in debt. These three senators need to be reminded what the taxscam would do to the budget and the deficit. They are previously, on the record, as openly opposed to increasing deficits.

    Senator Jeff Flake (AZ) – 202-224-4521

    Senator Bob Corker(TN) – 202-224-3344

    Senator John McCain (AZ) – 202-224-2235

    The Senate version of taxscam calls for elimination of the mandate for ACA participation. Tell these senators that you and they are concerned with driving the needy out of medical care through ACA’s increased rates if the mandate is removed.

    Senator Jerry Moran (KS) – 202-224-6521

    Senator Susan Collins (ME) – 202-224-2523

    Senator James Lankford (OK)  — 202-224-5754

    Lisa Murkowski is an independent sort of character and she is not afraid of opposing the big powers in the establishment in Washington. She has indicated that she is not offended by the elimination of the mandate.  But she does have an eye out for her constituents, many of whom depend on Medicaid for health care. Tell her that the $1.5T deficit will assure the minimization of health care in coming years.

    Senator Lisa Murkowski (AK) – 202-224–2665

    No surrender!

    L’audace, encore l’audace, et toujours l’audace!

    Thank you.

    John Fox