EscInd: Weekly Action Plan for February 24, 2020
Welcome to Escondido Indivisible’s weekly action plan for February 24, 2020! The Presidential Primary Election is March 3, 2020. Early voting is underway via mail ballots and at the County Registrar of Voters, 5600 Overland Avenue, San Diego CA, 92123:
- Feb. 3 – Mar. 3, 2020, Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Saturday, Feb. 29 & Sunday, Mar. 1, 2020, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Future Events
- Sunday, March 8, 2020, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM: March for Black Women San Diego at Euclid & Logan San Diego, CA 92114.
Trump Abuse of Power
- Read-up on John Rood: Top Pentagon policy official who warned against withholding Ukraine aid resigns at Trump's request.
- Read-up on Why Trump fired intel chief Joseph Maguire over reports of Russia meddling and Trump’s New Spy Chief Used to Work for a Foreign Politician the U.S. Accused of Corruption.
- Contact Senator Feinstein and Senator Harris and express concerns about President Trump’s continuing dismissals of officials who testified in the Impeachment trial. Tell them that you support censuring President Trump for abusing power. See Censure Trump.
- In Related News: read-up on The 11 Criminals Granted Clemency by Trump Had One Thing in Common: Connections and Trump’s latest pardons show how quickly he’s normalizing corruption.
Election Security
- Read-up on Shelby Pierson: Threats To 2020 Election May Now Be 'Broader And Deeper' and Lawmakers Are Warned That Russia Is Meddling to Re-elect Trump.
- Contact Senator Feinstein and Senator Harris and tell them you support H.R.4617 (or “Stopping Harmful Interference in Elections for a Lasting Democracy Act”) which “establishes a duty to report election interference from foreign entities, applies existing campaign advertising requirements to online advertisements, and generally limits political spending and election interference by foreign entities”. See Safeguard Our Elections from Foreign Interference with the SHIELD Act.
Immigration
- Read-up on Confidential therapy notes being used against immigrant children and Pregnant Asylum-Seekers In Tijuana Being Denied Access To Court Hearings.
- Contact Senator Feinstein and Senator Harris and express concerns about continuing reports of inhumane treatment and separation of asylum-seeking families. See Defund Hate and Demand Congress Act to End Abuses of Detained Immigrants.
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