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Ezra Levin
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Don't like concentration camps? Here's what to do. Right now, House Dems are debating whether to increase or decrease funding for Trump's anti-immigrant hate machine, including these concentration camps. Some Dems want more $$$, others want less (this is a real live debate)...
Here's the explainer on what you can ask your House Dem (or GOP) Representative to do about this. indivisible.org/resource/tell-…
If you're against concentration camps, tell your Rep to oppose them. (I can't believe I have to write that sentence). Seriously House Dems are actively debating what to do on this. They're afraid of looking "weak" on immigration, so might give Trump more $$$ for this BS.
The draft House Dem budget isn't all bad, but it includes a new $387 million slush fund for Trump's deportation machine + more $$$ for ICE. This is the draft House DEMOCRATIC budget. Why on earth are they making ANY concessions to this monster? That's a question to ask your Rep.
Again, just to repeat in case it needs repeating, if you oppose providing additional funding for American concentration camps, then you should tell that to your Representative - Dem or GOP. esquire.com/news-politics/…
This is NOT just some symbolic fight. This is real live legislating that will determine whether Trump has more money for camps or not. House Dems can draw a line in the sand & fight back, or they can cave to Trump's demands. Push them to fight. indivisible.org/resource/tell-…
Follow the immigrant rights leaders on this - we recommend the #DefundHate camapaign. One way or another, this fight is going to be decided in the coming weeks and months, and they're the ones leading here. Stand behind them. detentionwatchnetwork.org/defundhate
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The Democratic Senate Minority Leader and the Democratic Speaker of the House could have fought against Trump's concentration camps but didn't want to spend political capital. That's the story.
If you don't like that, here's some good news: Members of Congress are back home for July 4th recess now. And we've found all the public events of those members who voted for Trump's border bill:
The next big legislative fight will be over how much to fund Trump's deportation machine. Democratic leadership - Pelosi and Schumer- could oppose new funding, but so far they haven't. If you'd like them to not give a blank check to Trump again, let your Rep & Senators know.
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Will House Dems send the sergeant at arms to arrest Mnuchin for flagrantly violating federal law? If not, why not?
To be clear, the House Dems have this power. Are they willing to use their power to defend our democratic institutions?washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/0…
Fecklessness is not good for the republic, and it's not a great election message either.
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The eye-popping stat here that everybody needs to internalize and grapple with: in 2040, half the country will live in 8 states. Meaning half the country will have 16 senators, and half will have 84. thinkprogress.org/how-abraham-li…
To be clear, this is not what the Founders wanted. Washington, Hamilton, and Madison were all pissed that DE wanted the same number of Senators as VA & MA. They begrudgingly accepted it at a time when VA had 12 times the population of DE. CA now has 70 times the population of WY.
Hamilton in Federalist #22: Every idea of proportion and every rule of fair representation conspire to condemn a principle, which gives to RI an equal weight in the scale of power with MA, or CT, or NY; and to DE an equal voice in the national deliberations with PA, or VA, or NC.
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