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ACTIONS FOR Monday 3/04/2024 – 3/24/2024

 

CALLS TO ACTION

 

ELECTION 2024

 

1. Super Tuesday and Beyond

The Presidential Primaries for more than a dozen states take place on Tuesday, March 5. There are several states to keep an eye on, including California where voters will decide who will take the late Senator Dianne Feinstein’s seat.

After Tuesday’s dust has settled, there will be many ways to get involved with the fight for Democratic victories in November’s election. A good place to start is Wake-Up Wednesday: A Post-Super Tuesday Election Strategy Briefing on March 6 at 11am PT. Be sure to regularly check Indivisible SB’s Calendar of Events for action and volunteer opportunities.

Take action: Get out and vote on Tuesday if you haven’t already. Help your friends and neighbors who need help with ballots or getting to polling stations. Thank election workers for their time. Add your name to the effort pushing Congress to pass the Election Worker Protection Act.

 

 

GOVERNMENT SPENDING BILL

 

2. Spending Bill Delays 

After months of disagreement and stalling, a short-term spending bill was approved last week in a bipartisan 320-99 vote, averting a government shutdown. However the measure only gets us through March 8 and 22 (six funding packages for each date), before we’re back in the same place. Additional aid to Ukraine and other critical domestic and international funds were tangled up in border and immigration arguments.

Take action: Tell Rep. Carbajal and Senators Padilla and Butler which bills are our top priorities and to push hard for clean spending packages.

 

 

LGBTQ+ PROTECTION

 

3. Justice for Nex Benedict

Nex Benedict, a 16-year-old non-binary student, was beaten in their Oklahoma high school bathroom by other students, and died as a result of their injuries. School administrators failed to report the incident and failed to act on earlier reports of bullying behavior toward LGBTQ+ students. Bullying in Oklahoma schools had increased after Governor Kevin Still signed a bill that prohibits transgender public school students from using the bathroom that matches their gender identity. A state senator responded to the news of Nex’s death by calling LGBTQ+ students “filth.”

Take action: Join the Human Rights Campaign demand for a DoJ investigation by signing this MoveOn petition. On Friday, the US Department of Education announced they would launch an investigation. Keep the momentum going for more accountability by signing the petition. You can read more about the investigations here.

 

 

THE SUPREME COURT

 

4. SCOTUS Ethics and Decisions

The disappointing Supreme Court decision to hear Trump’s immunity argument means a delay that could push his criminal trials beyond the November election. The Court initially declined to hear special counsel Jack Smith’s request to hear the case last December. Justice Thomas’s many conflicts of interest are well-documented.

More than 85 advocacy organizations representing labor, women’s health, environmental issues, and more released a letter calling for the Senate to ramp up efforts to combat court corruption and to issue subpoenas to Leonard Leo and Harlan Crow.

Take action: Contact our Senators Butler and Padilla, who are both on the Senate Judiciary committee, and urge them to escalate a full-scale investigation into allegations of ethical violations by Supreme Court justices.

 

 

THE ENVIRONMENT

 

5. Access to Federal Lands and Recreation

The EXPLORE Act is a bipartisan bill aimed at expanding access to federal land and outdoor recreation opportunities for all Americans, with a focus on veterans and families in economically disadvantaged communities.

Take action: Tell our Representatives to support the EXPLORE Act with this simple form.

6. Solar Energy

Rooftop solar adoption has plummeted this year by 75-85% due to the new rate structure approved by the CA Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). Even while its support for solar energy has flagged, the commission is proposing electricity rate increases of $30/month per household. A number of bills have been introduced in the CA legislature to push back against these changes.

Take action: Tell our state legislators that we need both rooftop solar and large renewable energy projects to combat climate change.

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CALL YOUR REPS DAILY!

Senator Laphonza R. Butler Washington, DC: (202) 224-3841; San Francisco: (415) 393-0707; Los Angeles: (310) 914-7300; San Diego: (619) 231-9712; Fresno: (559) 485-7430; Email

Senator Alex Padilla Washington, DC: (202) 224-3553; Sacramento: (916) 448-2787; Fresno: (559) 497-5109; Los Angeles: (310) 231-4494; San Francisco: (415) 981-9369; San Diego: (619) 239-3884; FAX: (202) 224-2200 Email

Congressman Salud Carbajal Santa Barbara/Santa Maria: (805) 730-1710; San Luis Obispo: (805) 546-8348; Washington, DC: (202) 225-3601; Email

CALIFORNIA Senator Monique Limón (D), CA State Senate, District 19 Sacramento: (916) 651-4019; Santa Barbara: (805) 965-0862; Oxnard: (805) 988-1940

Assemblymember Gregg Hart (D), CA State Assembly, District 37 Sacramento: (916) 319-2037; Santa Barbara: (805) 564-1649

Program your representative’s local AND DC phone numbers into your phone. Republicans outnumber Democrats in calling 4-1, and 11-1 on hot button issues. If you are still grappling with how Obama’s administration were not able to get anything done, this is how they did it. We MUST constantly call and continually exert pressure. If you can’t manage daily, pick a day, mark it recurring on your calendar, and call weekly.

DAILY CALLS:

  • Call your senators about an issue of concern EVERY DAY.
  • Always provide your ZIP CODE,
  • Call about ONE subject only, per call.
  • Call once per day, or multiple times per day with one ask for each call.
  • Leave a message if you can’t speak to a person.
  • If you can’t get through, try again later.

Failing that, DO send an email, one ask per email. Both Feinstein and Harris’ offices have said they tally emails as well as phone calls.

 

CONGRESSIONAL HEARINGS

In the House of Representatives, Congress continues to debate funding and pass bills. It is helpful for our Representatives to hear a large outpouring of support from his constituents. Our Representatives become bolder when they hear from a lot of us. To see what is happening on the floor throughout each day, bookmark the Office of the Clerk. This site also has a live video stream of floor proceedings, and guides about how the legislative process works. It’s an amazing resource. Govtrack is a website that makes it easy to track certain legislation, you may sign up for alerts. It also can help you find your representative. Their twitter account @govtrack posts all the legislation as it passes, live. congress.gov is an incredibly useful resource, which has every position on every bill.

GRAB YOUR WALLET

#GrabYourWallet was a movement that began during the election, started by Shannon Coulter. The Grab Your Wallet boycott began on October 11, 2016 and ended on November 8, 2020. It lasted exactly 1,489 days. The boycot was a peaceful, nonpartisan protest of the cruelty and divisiveness of the Trump administration. It has been credited with over 70 large companies cutting financial ties with the Trump administration (see “Dropped Companies” tab). The retail boycott was so effective that by August 2019, just 12 companies remained on the list. As a postscript, The Grab Your Wallet spreadsheet now includes an archived special section to track which U.S. officials are backing Donald Trump’s refusal to concede the outcome of the 2020 election, along with their contact information. Find it here.

THERE IS A NEW @WHITEHOUSE ON TWITTER!

Follow the new official Biden administration Twitter accounts, which started from zero and need to build followers. @PresElectBiden is now the @POTUS account. @FLOTUSBiden is now @FLOTUS. @SenKamalaHarris is now @VP. @Transition46 will become the new @WhiteHouse. Douglas Emhoff’s official account is @SecondGentleman. Note that the previous administration’s archived account is at @WhiteHouse45.

 

DAILY ACTIONS

Resistbot (text your number to automatically write your Member of Congress) 5 Calls (provides numbers and scripts for issues)

OTHER  ORGANIZATIONS

MoveOn.org ACLU – American Civil Liberties Union