Calls to Action

We believe Christine Blasey Ford.

We don’t need to hear more. We don’t need a delay. The latest allegations against Brett Kavanaugh just further confirm what we already knew from Kavanaugh’s record — he is unfit to serve on the highest court in the country.

This confirmation is anything but over. Republicans are still trying to rush this nomination through, and may vote as early as next week. His nomination should be withdrawn and the only way we can ensure that is to make it clear there aren’t enough votes to confirm him.

Let’s #StopKavanaugh once and for all.

If you’ve already made a call, or multiple calls, to your senators —

1. KEEP CALLING. Thank you so much for doing the work to stop this nomination, but also keep calling! Use Indivisible’s toll-free number 1-844-778-3056 and they’ll connect you directly to one of your senators. Call back and they’ll connect you with your other senator!
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Kavanaugh’s days as SCOTUS nominee are numbered, but only if we join together now and tell our senators Brett Kavanaugh has given us enough reasons to vote NO on his nomination.

Notes: This week for the first time in history the National debt has surpassed 21 trillion dollars. Congress passed and Trump signed a suspension on  the federal debt limit allowing the government to borrow an unlimited amount of money until March 1, 2019.

Senator Rob Portman

Major Votes:

9/7/18.  Portman will be voting Yeah on Kavanaugh this coming week. He both introduced him in the Senate and delivered remarks supporting him to the Judiciary Committee and the Senate.

Other Activity:

9/5/18. Portman receives Beer Institutes 2018 Beer Champ Award based on his championing “common sense” tax reform.  Now he can add them to his list of dirty campaign donations.

9/6/18. Remarks on Cincinnati shooting, “Jane and I are heartbroken about today’s shooting in our hometown….”. He offers thoughts and prayers, but never any remarks about common sense gun control. As a reminder, the NRA has given Portman over $3 million.

9/6/18. Urges congress to pass his Opioid Act, saying, “It’s just common sense, we know where these drugs are coming from, we know how they’re devastating our communities, we know how we can stop this deadly trend.”

9/7/18. Portman praises solid jobs report saying that the tax reform is working to boost economic growth and job growth, which Obama noted in his speech on Sept 7, “those jobs numbers are the same as they were in 2015 and 2016.”

9/7/18. Praises Kavanaugh again

Congressman Mike Turner

Major Votes:  none

Other Activity:

Turner has begun a calling campaign. He is not meeting face to face with Theresa Gasper, but is making phone calls to his “people” to remind them how much he cares about WPAFB and that he supports the federal pay increase.  Remember that 95.6% of the time,  he votes WITH Trump and is against Sanctuary Cities, Affordable Care Act, Dodd-Frank. He has missed 2.1%of the roll call votes since 2003

The Senate Judiciary Committee has scheduled a vote for Thursday on SCOTUS nomination of Kavanaugh.

Let Portman know how much you disapprove of his support for the nominee (and tell him that we won’t forget this the next time he is up for re-election). Contact him at: 202-224-3353

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SCOTUS hearings start today, and we know where our Senators stand. Brown has committed to opposing Kavanaugh’s nomination, while Portman is firmly committed to supporting him.

If you have some time today and want to express your displeasure to Portman’s office, his DC number is: (202) 224-3353

Otherwise, sign up to join an Indivisible phonebanking shift. These phonebanks are focused on reaching voters in key states, in effort to stop the nomination. Click on the link below to sign up for a shift (shift dates and times are available at the bottom of the form!).

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If Trump is successful at getting Kavanaugh confirmed, the Court will work to preserve the Trump agenda for decades to come. Key issues that affect us all hang in the balance, including reproductive rights, access to health care, LGBTQ rights, environmental protections, and much more.

How do we stop Kavanaugh’s nomination?

First, contact Senator Portman and ask him to oppose Kavanaugh’s nomination. Portman has come out in support of Kavanaugh and it’s important we let him know that his constituents do not agree. Use the call script below.

Portman: 202-224-3353

Hi, my name is [NAME], and I’m a constituent from Dayton.

I’m calling to demand Senator Rob Portman oppose Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court. Kavanaugh’s history of advocating for positions that are outside of mainstream beliefs are deeply troubling. His position that a sitting president should be shielded from criminal and civil action makes clear that Trump is attempting to subvert checks and balances to avoid accountability for his actions.

Thank you for your time and attention.

[IF LEAVING A VOICEMAIL: please leave your full street address to ensure your call is tallied.

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This weekend, there was another mass shooting in Florida at a video game tournament in Jacksonville. How many more times will this happen before politicians act?

The United States has more guns per capita than any other peer nation; Americans constitute about 4% of the world’s population but own 42% of all civilian firearms. On average, there is a mass shooting almost every day of the year in the United States, and the nation has far higher rates of gun homicides than any other developed nation. Firearm suicides in the US are also dismally common, with suicides actually comprising the majority of gun-related deaths. However, thanks to continued lobbying by the National Rifle Association (NRA), Congress has repeatedly failed to take meaningful action and curb gun violence. America’s disproportionately high rates of gun-related deaths are both tragic and shameful. Congress can save lives by passing common-sense legislation to reduce gun violence.

Here are a few actions you can take today to support the fight to reduce gun violence and pass gun safety legislation.

1. Make sure the candidates you will be voting for in November support gun safety legislation. Find out which candidates have received the Moms Demand Action Gun Sense Candidate distinction by visiting this website.

2. Call your congressional representatives today and take this opportunity to demand that they oppose concealed carry reciprocity.

Rep. Michael Turner(202) 225-6465

Sen. Rob Portman(202) 224-3353

Sen. Sherrod Brown(202) 224-2315

Call Script

Hi, my name is [NAME] and I’m a constituent from Dayton.

I’m calling to urge Rep. Michael R. Turner take action to reduce the epidemic of gun violence in the United States by…

The NRA is trying to gut our gun laws — putting our communities and our families at risk. I’m asking you to block the NRA’s extremist agenda of more guns in more places for more dangerous people, no questions asked.

If the NRA gets their way, our state would be forced to abide by the weakest gun laws in the nation. The NRA wants to force all 50 states to recognize the decisions other states make about who can carry a gun in public — even rock-bottom standards that allow people who have never passed a background check or had any safety training whatsoever.And there’s nothing our state will be able to do about it.

This policy — what they call “Concealed Carry Reciprocity” — is a dream for gun extremists and a nightmare for our state’s public safety. I urge you to stand with the majority of the American people, block concealed carry reciprocity, and fight back every time the NRA tries to gut our gun laws.

Thank you for your time.

The Senate is planning to begin committee hearings for Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination for the Supreme Court on September 4, and we need to keep up the pressure on them to vote no. Today, contact your senators and make it clear that Kavanaugh’s appointment is a threat to government accountability and the ongoing Mueller investigation.

Sen. Sherrod Brown

The Senate just announced that they’ll begin committee hearings for Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination for the Supreme Court on September 4. We need to make sure our senators know exactly where we stand on this issue.

Sen. Sherrod Brown