They want us to give up. Let's not give them the satisfaction.
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They want us to give up. Let's not give them the satisfaction.
Every day, I get hate mail, and worse, people are fed up and tell me to stop wasting my time—nothing will change. I get it. It's frustrating that some of our lawmakers have gone rogue.
Americans value our freedoms – including our freedom to elect leaders who govern in our name. Multiple grand juries of Americans have indicted the former MAGA President for his criminal conspiracy to defraud, deny and overthrow the will of the people. Yet MAGA Republicans cheer him on and want to overturn our legal system to allow him to get away with it, while they take away our freedoms and rule for the wealthy few.
I don't know about you, but my family doesn't give up when we encounter a problem. We face it head-on.
I believe our freedoms and rights are worth fighting for, and I am not about to give that up to crazy conservatives, radical Republicans, or the MAGA cult.
I will share something that only a few people know about me. After Trump won, I spent two days on the couch crying and depressed. I foresaw the harm that was coming to America. I then got up and did what former President Obama said to do: "Don't get mad, get organized." And that was the beginning.
Here we are a few years later, and just a reminder of what a dedicated scrappy grassroots group of community members can do if we set our minds and hearts to it:
Hundreds of thousands of letters and petitions were signed to push for progress
74,000 people sent a letter to Speaker McCarthy's staff to tell Kevin McCarthy to stop holding America hostage with the debt ceiling fight
52,000 people sent letters to their members of Congress asking them to Expand the Supreme Court, create term limits, and institute a code of ethics to protect our voting and civil rights.
We published almost 300 posts
1.7 million people read our content
2.7 million people viewed our site
People Power United hosted 30 events
Over 1000 volunteers wrote postcards and letters to voters
The day we give up holding our leaders accountable, we forfeit freedom and embrace fascism. That day will not be today.
Our families and communities depend on us to show up and speak out.
We must advocate for our rights and freedoms and vote.
Today I ask that you consider joining us for our Letters and Postcards to Voters at 6:30 pm eastern and/or our Progressive Issues Activism meeting at 8 pm eastern.
We are stronger as a community when we advocate for our rights and freedoms together.
Oh, and don't ever give up. Don't ever cower to bullies. Be awesome today because you are!
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