EscInd: Weekly Action Plan for June 10, 2019
Welcome to Escondido Indivisible’s weekly action plan for June 10, 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
- Saturday, June 15, 2019, 12:00 PM: #ImpeachTrump: Act to Defend Democracy at Hall of Justice, 330 West Broadway, San Diego, CA 92101.
- Saturday, June 15, 2019, 12:00 PM: #ImpeachTrump: Act to Defend Democracy at at Temecula Duck Pond, 28250 Ynez Rd, Temecula, CA 92591.
Trump-Russia Investigation
- Read-up on On voicemail, Trump's lawyer asks Michael Flynn's attorney for a 'heads up'.
- 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.
Immigration
- Read-up on House passes latest DREAM Act, hoping to place millions of immigrants on path to citizenship and House Approves Path to Citizenship for Dreamers; Only Rep. Hunter Opposes Locally.
- Contact Rep. Hunter and express disappointment about his “no” vote on H.R.6 which “provide a path to citizenship for Dreamers, and legal permanent residency to Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) recipients”. The House passed H.R.6 by 237-187 votes. See Protect Dreamers and TPS Holders with the Dream and Promise Act and Fight All Forms of Family Separations.
- In related news: read-up on Botched family reunifications left migrant children waiting in vans overnight, Trump administration cancels English classes, soccer, legal aid for unaccompanied child migrants in U.S. shelters and Agency Watchdog Slams Conditions At ICE Detention Facilities.
Voting Rights
- Contact Assemblymember Waldron and State Senator Jones and ask them to support ACA-6 which will “ask California voters to restore the right to vote to people on parole in the 2020 ballot.” See Free the Vote for Californians on Parole (ACA 6) and Free the Vote Act (ACA 6 & AB 646).
- Contact Rep. Hunter, Senator Feinstein and Senator Harris and ask them to support H.R.1275 and S.549, which will “modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for individuals with disabilities, protect the ability of individuals to exercise the right to vote in elections for Federal office,” while H.R.1 is stalled in the Senate. Note: Senator Harris is a co-sponsor of S.549. See Lewis, Hoyer, Clyburn, and Nadler Continue Their Push for Voter Empowerment.
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