Wednesday 4/24
Election Security
It’s a fact that election systems in Minnesota were targeted in cyberattacks in 2016. There is no evidence we were compromised, but knowing we were targeted means we must take action. Yet Minnesota is the only state that has not tapped into available federal resources to secure and maintain trust in our electoral systems. The election security funding is being held up by Republicans in the Legislature, because Minnesota is one of the few states that require the Legislature to sign off on use of those funds.
Mary Kiffmeyer, the Republican chair of the Senate committee on elections, has dismissed the need for cybersecurity, stating, “People are being hacked all the time. You’re being hacked all the time, I am. This is no big thing.”
Does that cause rage to swell up inside your belly? Just wait. Yesterday there was an important meeting on election security at the Capitol. Not a single Republican showed up. Shame on them.
If you haven’t called, or even if you already have, please take some time today to contact Senators Kiffmeyer and Gazelka as well as your own senator. Let them have a piece of your mind. Looking for more? A letter written to your local paper about this would be a great idea. Grr.
Mary Kiffmeyer 651-296-5655
Paul Gazelka 651-296-4875
Omnibus Bill
The Minnesota House and Senate are debating their omnibus bills this week. Check out Indivisible Minnesota Legislative Action for more details on what’s at stake. Be sure to call your legislators on the parts you find important. https://mailchi.mp/…/imla-action-alert-update-tax-omnibus-i…
Trump says he is opposed to White House aides testifying to Congress
The House is trying to conduct oversight on Trump’s attempts at obstruction. Trump is doing everything he can to prevent them from doing their jobs. Call your members of Congress today and encourage them to keep fighting to get all the facts. If you are on board, encourage them to start impeachment was well. No more nice-guy Democrats please. If you have a GOP representative, ask him why he is allowing this nonsense to continue.
Introverts, I see you.
On the spectrum of extrovert to introvert, my needle pushes pretty far into the introverted category. I’m not shy, but being around people is exhausting for me. Unfortunately, much of the activism that has been required these past two years is just so very people-y. Last fall’s campaign season, with the phone calls and door knocking, wiped me out. To be honest, my tank is still pretty empty.
These are complicated times and in order to make our country better, everyone needs to lend a hand. The key to success is to find ways to help that suit all types of personalities. Some of us require quieter forms of activism and that’s okay.
Check out this TED talk that outlines some ideas to help introverts contribute in a way that won’t cause burn-out. Those of you that are organizers, don’t forget those of us in the background. Find ways to engage us as well. Together we can tackle this problem from every angle and make positive, long-term changes.
Congressional District 2
Last evening, Congresswoman Angie Craig had her FOURTH town hall since starting in January. Rep. Craig hit the ground running and is working her buns off for her constituents. What a wonderful change it has been to have her in the lead. If you are lucky enough to live in Rep Craig’s district, keep an eye on her legislative accomplishments here: https://cd2action.com/cd2-action-congresswatch-rep-angie-c…/
Keep tabs on all the great things going on in CD2 here: https://cd2action.com/
CNN Town Hall
On Monday, CNN hosted a town hall with five presidential hopefuls, Amy Klobuchar, Bernie Sanders, Kamala Harris, Pete Buttigieg and Elizabeth Warren. If you missed it, check out the highlights from The New York times here: https://www.nytimes.com/…/pol…/cnn-town-hall-highlights.html
Clips from the town hall are available here: https://go.cnn.com/
Finally, a great opinion piece from Paul Krugman.
The Great Republican Abdication A party that no longer believes in American values.
2020 Democratic Debate Schedule https://www.uspresidentialelectionnews.com/…/2020-democrat…/
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 Walz https://mn.gov/governor/
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