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ACTION ITEMS for Wednesday March 22, 2017
1) One month ago if you had told me that our Facebook group in beautiful Chester County PA could be the target of Russian hackers, I would have thought you paranoid. Now I view it as a real threat. With over 1,600 members and growing, we're bound to get some...
ACTION ITEMS for March 21, 2017: TUESDAYS with TOOMEY
1) Call one of Pat Toomey's offices. IF you get through, tell him, well, tell him everything. Say NO to repeal/replace Obamacare. Tell him NO to SCOTUS nominee Neil Gorsuch. Tell him that you are a real, unpaid constituent of his and damn right you vote!...
Today’s Action Items: Monday, 20 March 2017
1) Repealing the ACA threatens our civil rights and liberties and harms millions of vulnerable people. Take action now – tell your members of Congress to oppose the American Health Care Act, the ACA repeal bill. Here's a handy form that the ACLU has devised to get...
Picking a Congressional Candidate
I receive a lot of questions about which candidate we should run against Ryan next year. I've heard that there are 6 or 7 people interested. I've so far spoken to three of them, and received information on a fourth. I am not yet close to making an endorsement,...
Saturday Rant
From Politico: Moderates, more than any other members of the House GOP conference, will pay the price if the politics of health care reform efforts shifts in Democrats’ favor. “I think anytime you’re dealing with something that touches upon the human being’s family...
PA Senate Bill 3 vs. women’s rights
by Nathaniel Smith (originally posted on Politics; A View from West Chester, 3/14/17. Reposted with permission) Can people of all views agree on some facts? No one looks forward to having an abortion; anyone who has had one doesn't want to have another; and the...
Section 287(g) – Impacts of Local Law Enforcement Acting as Immigration Agents
We are all familiar with the new immigration policy recently enacted by 45, unaffectionately referred to by 45 himself, his bedfellows, as well as his detractors, as the “Muslim ban.” But what is Section 287(g) and how has it, does it, and will it affect the...
Meet and Greet tonight
Just ahead of the snow, we’ll be meeting at a restaurant in Malvern tonight. Come get to know your fellow Indivisible members. RSVP here!
Action Items for Thursday March 8, 2017
Today's Action Items, Thursday March 8, 2017: 1) Opposition is mounting against 45's replacement healthcare plan (or lack thereof). The American Medical Association, the American Hospital Association, and the AARP have all voiced strong opposition. Treat this like you...
Notes from your Doctor: Protecting Yourself
Today’s health care notes: some microbiology, health care and the Muslim Ban, and updates on the Trumpcare legislation.