Tuesday
1, The Final Stretch
This is it. We are in the final stretch before the midterm elections. It cannot be overstated how important it is that Democrats get elected in November. Every person needs to commit to helping increase voter turnout. Multiple studies have shown that personal contact with voters is the key to encouraging them to participate. Taking time to connect with someone fact to face (or almost as good-on the phone) can be enough to cause many people who never voted in the past to see themselves anew, as the sorts of people who regularly go to the polls on Election Day. In turn, voting even once can become habit forming, reinforcing self-identification as “a voter” long after the initial conversation with a canvasser. What is more, voter contacts have strong spillover effects within households, boosting participation by others as much as 60 percent. Largely regardless of the message, personal contact with reluctant voters — even once, but especially repeatedly — can shape the electorate dramatically. https://www.washingtonpost.com/…/how-to-mobilize-reluctan…/…
This is it. We are in the final stretch before the midterm elections. It cannot be overstated how important it is that Democrats get elected in November. Every person needs to commit to helping increase voter turnout. Multiple studies have shown that personal contact with voters is the key to encouraging them to participate. Taking time to connect with someone fact to face (or almost as good-on the phone) can be enough to cause many people who never voted in the past to see themselves anew, as the sorts of people who regularly go to the polls on Election Day. In turn, voting even once can become habit forming, reinforcing self-identification as “a voter” long after the initial conversation with a canvasser. What is more, voter contacts have strong spillover effects within households, boosting participation by others as much as 60 percent. Largely regardless of the message, personal contact with reluctant voters — even once, but especially repeatedly — can shape the electorate dramatically. https://www.washingtonpost.com/…/how-to-mobilize-reluctan…/…
What’s the takeaway? Now is the time to volunteer with a campaign to canvass. Push yourself out of your comfort zone these next three months. Share your enthusiasm for the DFL with others in Minnesota communities. You can rest easy at night knowing that you are doing your best to take back this country.
Check out these calendars for upcoming events near you.
https://cd2action.com/calendar/
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https://cd2action.com/calendar/
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Study after study shows that the most effective way to get people to vote is by having conversations with them in the four days before Election Day (Saturday, November 3rd–Tuesday, November 6th). Volunteer here to be part of the last big push. https://thelastweekend.org/?source=MN02
#StandOnEveryCorner
Join your neighbors to stand up against Trump and his terrible administration. #StandOnEveryCorner encourages all of us to get out in our communities and speak out about what’s happening in the U.S. right now. It’s simple and easy. Grab a sign and find a participating corner near you. Better yet, create your own corner and encourage others to join you. Learn more from this article here: http://www.southwestjournal.com/…/honk-if-you-stand-with-s…/
Or here: http://www.startribune.com/new-hyperlocal-political-forc…/…/
This tweet lists some of the participating spots. There are many in the Twin Cities. https://twitter.com/BenyonMelissa/status/1023331029719773184
Join your neighbors to stand up against Trump and his terrible administration. #StandOnEveryCorner encourages all of us to get out in our communities and speak out about what’s happening in the U.S. right now. It’s simple and easy. Grab a sign and find a participating corner near you. Better yet, create your own corner and encourage others to join you. Learn more from this article here: http://www.southwestjournal.com/…/honk-if-you-stand-with-s…/
Or here: http://www.startribune.com/new-hyperlocal-political-forc…/…/
This tweet lists some of the participating spots. There are many in the Twin Cities. https://twitter.com/BenyonMelissa/status/1023331029719773184
2, 3D Printed Guns
After reaching a settlement with the federal government, Defense Distributed, a Texas-based company, has won the right to make and disseminate 3D gun blueprints — including a single-shot pistol called "The Liberator," an AR-15 lower receiver, and a complete Beretta M9 handgun. What this means is that anyone with the correct technology can create weapons anonymously in the comfort of their homes. Some of these weapons may not be detectable with traditional metal detectors. The salt in the wound is that fact that the federal government reimbursed Defense Distributed $40,000 in legal fees.
After reaching a settlement with the federal government, Defense Distributed, a Texas-based company, has won the right to make and disseminate 3D gun blueprints — including a single-shot pistol called "The Liberator," an AR-15 lower receiver, and a complete Beretta M9 handgun. What this means is that anyone with the correct technology can create weapons anonymously in the comfort of their homes. Some of these weapons may not be detectable with traditional metal detectors. The salt in the wound is that fact that the federal government reimbursed Defense Distributed $40,000 in legal fees.
Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson has asked the court for a nationwide temporary restraining order to bar the administration from allowing this to continue further. He is seeking to prevent Defense Distributed posting the downloadable guns online. Many other Attorneys General have followed suit. Our own AG, Lori Swanson is not one of them. Perhaps today we can encourage her to do so. https://www.npr.org/…/attorneys-general-sue-trump-administr…
Here is the contact information for AG Swanson. Swanson has a questionable history with the NRA. Now that she is running for governor, she should be motivated to take a strong stance against easy access weaponry.
https://www.ag.state.mn.us/office/contactus.asp
https://www.ag.state.mn.us/office/contactus.asp
3. The Judiciary
From Rogan’s list:
Last week, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved seven more of Republican regime's judicial nominees, including four to federal appeals courts. Eleventh Circuit nominee Justice Britt Grant was considered in yesterday's (Monday's) full Senate session. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has already cancelled most of the senate's August recess. They will be out the week of Aug. 6 and back to Washington on Monday, Aug. 13. We can anticipate that they will be working to confirm more judicial nominees. Let's read more about the ones that just passed the committee. We need to continue to let our senators know of our opposition to the most extreme nominees.
http://thehill.com/…/390784-mcconnell-cancels-senates-augus…
https://www.courthousenews.com/senate-panel-approves-seven…/
From Rogan’s list:
Last week, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved seven more of Republican regime's judicial nominees, including four to federal appeals courts. Eleventh Circuit nominee Justice Britt Grant was considered in yesterday's (Monday's) full Senate session. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has already cancelled most of the senate's August recess. They will be out the week of Aug. 6 and back to Washington on Monday, Aug. 13. We can anticipate that they will be working to confirm more judicial nominees. Let's read more about the ones that just passed the committee. We need to continue to let our senators know of our opposition to the most extreme nominees.
http://thehill.com/…/390784-mcconnell-cancels-senates-augus…
https://www.courthousenews.com/senate-panel-approves-seven…/
In order to thoroughly vet Brett Kavanaugh as a SCOTUS nominee, it is essential to examine his record from when he served as judge, and also, importantly, in his role as a member of the Bush administration (https://wapo.st/2mTPUT8, https://bit.ly/2NX6w8e). This push for transparency is important so that our senators may have a better understanding of Kavanaugh and whether he is the best person to serve on our Supreme Court. Let's make sure that we are not only calling our own MoC to tell them we support this examination of Kavanaugh's record, but let's also contact the Senate Judiciary Committee to ensure that they fully investigate his record before they decide whether to let the nomination proceed to a full Senate vote. We can find a call script and phone numbers at 5Calls: https://5calls.org/…/judiciary-committee-review-kavanaugh-d…
4. Primaries are August 14th
Don’t forget to vote in the primaries on August 14th. Check out this website for more information on who’s running in Minnesota. https://politicalcharge.org/…/minnesota-8-14-primary-at-a-…/
Don’t forget to vote in the primaries on August 14th. Check out this website for more information on who’s running in Minnesota. https://politicalcharge.org/…/minnesota-8-14-primary-at-a-…/
Klobuchar-202-224-3244
Smith (202) 224-5641
House of Representative switchboard: (202) 224-3121
MN Legislators: https://www.leg.state.mn.us/leg/legislators
Resistbot: https://resistbot.io/
Governor Dayton- https://mn.gov/governor/contact-us/
Smith (202) 224-5641
House of Representative switchboard: (202) 224-3121
MN Legislators: https://www.leg.state.mn.us/leg/legislators
Resistbot: https://resistbot.io/
Governor Dayton- https://mn.gov/governor/contact-us/
