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Next Meeting: November 8th, Agenda TBD
Here's How Blue States Can Kill American Fascism in 90 Days
Christopher Armitage's September 2 article in "The Existential Republic" provides us all with a roadmap to combatting this slide into authoritarianism. But we must act quickly - and together. Here is a clip and a link to the article in its entirety.
"There is something the Republican regime does not want you to understand. Trump's death, or even its approach, creates an increasingly intense period of constitutional uncertainty that states can exploit. Not after he dies. Now. While succession remains unclear and the regime remains unstable.
Article VI of the Constitution requires all officials to swear an oath to the Constitution itself, not to any president. Violating this oath constitutes a crime under state law. New York Penal Law § 195.00 criminalizes official misconduct. California Penal Code § 182 covers conspiracy. Illinois Criminal Code 720 ILCS 5/33-3 addresses the same violations. These are state crimes. Presidential pardons do not apply...."
File a DOGE FOIA Request
Representative Jamie Raskin has a job for us that may actually help us all deal with the DOGE hijinx. Mail this FOIA request (as a physical copy, hand signed). It is your right as a citizen to know what data that group has pulled out of the various departments (for instance Social Security data) and who they have given it to. Plus if we swamp them with requests, that will slow them down.
Send These Postcards to your Representatives
It's important that your representatives hear from you as to the things that are important to you. This can include: Other GOP representatives in your state, Your Senators, Chuck Schumer, Mike Johnson, Hakeem Jeffries, and maybe others. The Majority Project has a great way to do it, with this handy (printable on card stock) postcard download. You can also get pre-made postcards sent to you via their website (charges apply).
I'll be updating this column frequently, so check back for more events as the year progresses.
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US Congress: District 49 - Mike Levin
California State Assemblyperson Tasha Boerner
California State Senator Katherine Blakespear
California Governor Gavin Newsom
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Governor Newsom meets Texas Gerrymanderers Head-On
TCF is panicking about the 2026 election, and to that end has Texas Governor and the GOP-driven legislature working to gerrymander the US congressional districts in hopes of squeezing 5 more MAGA congressmen out of the Lone-Star State.
Governor Gavin Newsom is having none of it, and put forward a counter-measure in a way that even "dumb donald" can understand.
Now days later, the press conference has happened, and the proposed map has been leaked. This new arrangement will shift 4 possibly 5 seats to Democrats, including CA-48, currently held by Darrell Issa.
The election to approve the map will come this November and we have to work hard to make this happen. In the mean time, Newsom has a parting gift for the felon.
