EscInd: Weekly Action Plan for July 15, 2019
Welcome to Escondido Indivisible’s weekly action plan for July 15, 2019! Pick an action or two and commit yourself to doing them. As President Obama said in his farewell speech: Believe in your ability to bring change. Show up, dive in, stay at it.
Events | SDC Events Calendar
- Wednesday, July 17, 2019, 6:00 PM: Escondido City Council Meeting at City Hall Council Chambers, 201 North Broadway, Escondido, CA 92025. **Agenda includes Community Choice Aggregation/Energy technical feasibility study (item #4) **
Hunter Campaign Fund Misuse Trial
- Read-up on Judge rules against Rep. Duncan Hunter on motion to remove prosecutors in criminal case over alleged bias, Judge in Rep. Duncan Hunter criminal case finds campaign-funded trip to Italy was family vacation and Judge Refuses To Toss Duncan Hunter's Corruption Case.
- Contact Rep. Hunter and ask for his resignation for his indictment of conspiracy to commit offenses against the United States, wire fraud, falsification of records and prohibited use of (~$250,000) campaign contributions.
Immigration
- Read-up on Hungry, Scared and Sick: Inside the Migrant Detention Center in Clint, Tex. Migrant kids in overcrowded Arizona border station allege sex assault, retaliation from U.S. agents, Immigrant Children Sent to Chicago Shelters Are Traumatized and Sick, in Some Instances With Chicken Pox or Tuberculosis and Immigration: At least 18 migrant children under the age of 2 were separated from parents, House report says.
- Contact Rep. Hunter, Senator Feinstein and Senator Harris and express concerns about continuing reports of inhumane treatment and separation of asylum-seeking families. Express your support for H.R.1069 (which prohibits unlicensed temporary emergency shelters for unaccompanied migrant children), S.388 (which improves resettlement process for unaccompanied migrant children), and the end of mass detention of immigrants. See Defund Hate and Demand Congress Act to End Abuses of Detained Immigrants.
Trump Impeachment
- Read-up on We rewrote and illustrated the Mueller report so you’ll actually read it and Trump's 'Acting' Cabinet Expands With Departure Of Acosta.
- Contact Rep. Hunter, Senator Feinstein and Senator Harris and ask them to support H.Res.257 to begin investigating whether Trump should be impeached. See Demand the House Open an Impeachment Inquiry, Demand your member of Congress support Rep. Tlaib's Impeachment Resolution and The Mueller Report Is an Impeachment Referral.
- In related news: read-up on Trump's July 4 event and weekend protests bankrupted D.C. security fund.
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