8/12/17
The Rogan’s List Team is on vacation through tomorrow, but because of the extension of the Senate
calendar we have decided to run a smaller list during this time. We look
forward to being back to the full list on Monday.
Contact Federal
Government Officials
Find your legislators here: https://www.theloyalopposition.net/rep-finder/
OR
Search all members of Congress here: https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/current
OR
Fax your legislators for free: Reps:
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and Senate: https://faxzero.com/fax_senate.php
OR
Find senators’ Twitter and Facebook Accounts here:
Find representatives on Twitter here:
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If your senators and reps aren't saved in your
phone yet,
text your US postal address to (520) 200-2223 and get a text back
with their contact information.
1. As Trump's rhetoric against North
Korea continues to escalate, let's make sure that he is legally bound against taking
military action without congressional approval (http://cnn.it/2uuUOYT). 5Calls
has a call script we can use as we contact our members of Congress here: https://5calls.org/issue/recP3XRP4IFDvaCgF.
2. Sixty-two (62) US representatives are
asking Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to encourage restraint with respect to
North Korea (http://thehill.com/policy/defense/346096-dems-to-tillerson-do-everything-in-your-power-to-rein-in-trump-on-north-korea). Let's
thank our representatives if
they signed this letter. If they are not on the list, let's contact
them to let them know we want them to join their colleagues in applying
pressure to Rex Tillerson and the State Department.
3. Trump had an earful for
reporters on Thursday while vacationing (http://www.politico.com/story/2017/08/10/trump-vacation-press-241509).
His rants included thanking Putin for expelling U.S. diplomats because it will
save on payroll (which it won’t); saying that perhaps his “fire and fury” tweet
about North Korea might not have been strong enough; and continuing to do
battle with the GOP. We clearly need the supposed “adults in the room” to start
making their voices heard if they have any power to get things under control.
Let’s reach out to them to share our deep concerns: A) Secretary of State Rex
Tillerson, US Dept of State, 2201 C St NW, Washington DC 20520; B) Secretary
Jim Mattis, Secretary of Defense, 1000 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC
20301-1000; C) General John F. Kelly, Chief of Staff, The White House 1600 Pennsylvania
Ave NW, Washington DC 20500; D) Lt. General HR McMaster, Nat. Security Advisor,
The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington DC 20500; and E) Vice
President Mike Pence, The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington DC
20500.
4. Trump’s multi-billion dollar budget
will not only fund the wall, it will fund more deportations and expanded
detention camps that extremists hope to use against over 800,000 immigrant
youth who will be in vulnerable for deportation if Deferred Action for
Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and Temporary Protected Status (TPS) are repealed (http://www.politico.com/blogs/under-the-radar/2017/05/23/trump-justice-department-immigration-238738).
Let’s make sure our members of Congress know we want them to #DefundHate and
vote against the budget unless funding for the wall for Trump’s deportation
machine is eliminated.
5. The Trump administration, led by
Scott Pruitt at the EPA, is trying to take away clean water protections for one
in three Americans (http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/343898-epa-to-seek-comments-on-obama-water-rule-repeal).
But if they want to make this happen, they have to go through us first. We have
until the end of the month to submit public comments in support of these common
sense protections. Let’s join the Sierra Club and make our voices heard at this
link: https://sierra.secure.force.com/actions/National?actionId=AR0082625.
6. Democrats in Congress have put
forward a constitutional amendment to overturn the Supreme Court’s Citizens
United decision and allow us to make progress on getting money out of politics
(http://krwg.org/post/udall-introduces-constitutional-amendment-overturn-citizens-united).
H.J.
Res 113 would allow Congress and individual states to regulate
contributions and expenditures in political campaigns, and would allow (but not
require) public financing of elections. Let’s call our members of Congress and
tell them we want them to support this measure.
7. Under President Obama, the Department
of Transportation issued an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM)
which proposed screening truck drivers and train engineers for obstructive
sleep apnea. While it may seem fairly straightforward that we would want those
who are operating highway and rail transportation to not also suffer from sleep
disorders, the Department of Transportation under Trump has withdrawn the ANPRM
as part of his ongoing effort to eliminate critical protections (http://theatln.tc/2hIg6Ak). Let's
contact the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the Federal
Railroad Administration to let them know how we feel about that: 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20590, (202) 366-4000.
State Actions
1. UT: Utah has approved signature-gathering
for getting a medical marijuana initiative on the 2018 ballot (http://www.sltrib.com/news/health/2017/08/10/utah-approves-signature-gathering-for-2018-medical-marijuana-initiative/). The
Utah Patient Coalition is coordinating the signature gathering. They need
113,143 signatures to get the initiative on the ballot. Let's help them get
this initiative on the ballot by being proactive in adding our own signatures. We
can find out more and contact them at https://www.utahpatients.org
Other Actions
1. Attorney General Jeff Sessions is
determined to accelerate civil forfeiture efforts where citizen are relieved of
their property when they are merely suspected of a crime, without due
process. Nebraska and New Mexico have already ended civil forfeiture (http://journalstar.com/legislature/a-positive-step-forward-both-sides-find-good-in-nebraska/article_0185c306-4211-5b42-b372-98364b98b8ae.html). Let's
work this issue at a state level and contact our state legislators to them
know that we want them to follow the models set by Nebraska and New Mexico: www.openstates.org/find_your_legislator.
2.
As we get closer
to the 2018 midterms, it's important to remember how gerrymandering plays a
role in our elections so that we can more effectively fight back. Indivisible
Austin has written a helpful primer on gerrymandering that explains what
gerrymandering is, how it works, and why it's an issue (http://bit.ly/2uNzlKk). We
can also check out the Princeton Gerrymandering Project to see how our state
measures up (http://gerrymander.princeton.edu/)
and those of us living in states where partisan gerrymandering is still the
rule can contact our state legislators and ask them to transition to an
independent redistricting commission before the next census (www.openstates.org/find_your_legislator).
Marches/events to
attend/organize
1. This weekend, Black Lives Matter and
its allies plan an entire weekend of action in Charlottesville, Virginia in
response to the “Unite the Right” rally on Saturday, August 12: https://medium.com/@lifeofDVS/august-12th-facing-the-alt-right-and-everything-after-a077cf41bbaf
If we are in VA, we should join them: http://solidaritycville.com/Call-to-Action/.
2. United We Dream, the largest
youth-led organization in the US fighting for the fair treatment of young
immigrants, is planning a national day of action on August 15th, the fifth
anniversary of the legal protections offered by the Deferred Action for
Childhood Arrivals program (DACA). By September 5, attorneys general from
10 states are demanding that the Executive branch rescind its June memorandum
and end DACA (https://www.texastribune.org/2017/06/29/texas-leads-10-states-urging-trump-end-daca/). At
risk too is the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) of over 300,000 refugees from
Haiti, Africa, and Central America. Let’s join United We Dream in DC or in many
other locations nationwide: http://defenddaca.com/.
3. Overseas voter concerned about voting
rights? Join this webinar being hosted by Democrats Abroad. "Join Election
Assistance Commission's Tom Hicks as he speaks about U.S. citizen voting rights
and answers your questions and concerns, on Friday, August 18 at 2pm EST (Washington
D.C. time)." For more information how you can join this online meeting and
ask questions, RSVP here: http://www.democratsabroad.org/voting_rights_webinar_da_speaker_series?utm_campaign=glb811rsvotam&utm_medium=email&utm_source=democratsabroad.
Reading/Watching
1. President Carter’s statement on
current situation with North Korea: https://www.cartercenter.org/news/pr/north-korea-081017.html.
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the Action Alliance,
a
loosely-federated group of organizations that, in the wake of the
2016 election, are sharing daily or weekly calls
to action.
Other member sites are listed here: https://www.actionalliance.co/ --scroll down and
click through and you'll find many more opportunities to make a difference.
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