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IMPORTANT MEETING INFORMATION
Our next full chapter meeting will be JUNE 1, 2025 at the St. Matthew’s Community Center (now known as The Arterburn) from 2-3 p.m.
We will not be holding a full chapter meeting in May due to Derby, Mother’s Day, and Memorial Day. However, we will be holding action circle meetings. Information to come about date, time, and location.
THREE IMPORTANT ACTS TO KNOW ABOUT
The Insurrection Act
This is an early 19th century device to put down domestic insurrection and Trump is considering whether to invoke it. It would allow him, under certain conditions, to deploy the U.S. military domestically and the National Guard. If he claims there is an invasion or massive civil unrest and invokes this act, he can use troops to enforce laws, suppress unrest, or crack down on what he claims is a rebellion. And it doesn’t require state permission.
On his first day in office Trump signed an executive order declaring a national emergency at the southern border. That order gave DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth 90 days to recommend additional actions – including whether to invoke the Insurrection Act. The report is due on April 20.
If Trump invokes this Act, here’s what could be on the table:
*Troops deployed for domestic law enforcement – not just at the border but potentially in cities across the country
*Military involvement in immigration raids, including far from the southern border
*Protests, organizing, and dissent met with an increased military presence under the guise of “maintaining order”
*A dangerous precedent an emboldened executive branch normalizing the use of military force in civil society
This will be invoked as a way to deal with immigrants but it won’t stop there.
Information on what we can do will be forthcoming if this happens.
The Reconciliation Act
This is about the budget. The Republicans passed this in the House and it now goes to the Senate. This bill is a loose framework for the final budget bill and would cut $1.5 trillion in unnamed spending only achieved by slashing Medicaid, SNAP, and more and giving the richest Americans $5 trillion in tax breaks.
Budget Reconciliation is a Senate maneuver allowing some bill, namely those related to spending to pass with just 51 votes instead of the 60 normally needed to bypass the filibuster.
What does this bill mean for everyday Americans like us?
*Millions of Americans could lose their healthcare or face medical debt
*Hospitals and healthcare facilities could close, particularly in rural areas
*Tens of thousands of kids could go hungry due to planned cuts to SNAP and other nutritional assistance programs
*Billionaires like Ellon Musk will gain even more power and extra billions
What we want to do in the Senate is drag it out so public opposition can mount making the most vulnerable R’s in the Senate very nervous that their job is on the line if they vote for this, that their constituents will be so furious that they will have to either water it down or vote against it and kill it.
We can win and here’s how we do that:
1. Sound the alarm by talking to neighbors about the harm to our own communities, sharing this newsletter, and hosting highly visible local events.
2. Turn the heat up on Republicans. Make them own this. See Calls to Action below.
The Save Act
This is an attempt at mass disenfranchisement, disguised as an election integrity bill, requiring every voter to show documentary proof of citizenship at their local election office. Among the acceptable documents are a valid U.S. passport and a government-issued photo ID card alongside a certified birth certificate when registering to vote for federal elections.
This would end online and mail-in-voter registration. It would disenfranchise many from marginalized communities who are less likely to have the necessary documentation on hand or readily available.
It could also pose a barrier for millions of American women and others who have changed their legal name because of marriage, assimilation or to better align with their gender identity. An estimated 69 million American women and 4 million men do not have a birth certificate that matches their current legal name.
What to do? See Calls for Action below.
KENTUCKY NEWS
Governor Andy Beshear joined a multi-state group suing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for freezing COVID-era health grants, arguing “the federal health department cannot “ ‘abruptly and arbitrarily’ cut off $11 billion in already appropriated public health funding nationwide.” This would impact $148.8 million in Kentucky public health grants.
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The Resist List 4-13-25
Calls to ActionFEDERAL1. Call Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul and tell them: TO OPPOSE HB22, the SAVE Act, which is an attempt at mass disenfranchisement, disguised as an election integrity bill, requiring every voter to show proof of citizenship bearing their current name when registering to vote. This would end online and mail-in voter registration. It means showing a certified birth certificate or valid U.S. passport and a government-issued photo ID. The last name on the birth certificate must match the person’s current name. TO CALL for the resignation of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth for Signal gate. TO REINSTATE the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program and the Local Food for Schools Cooperative Agreement Program. These programs give schools and food banks money to buy food from local farms and ranchers, money that schools and child care facilities are counting on. TO OPPOSE the Reconciliation Act that slashes vital programs for the American people in the budget. TO RETURN the 17 people who were deported to El Salvador. Make sure they see this as a core civil liberties issue. 2. Call Mitch McConnell and tell him: TO OPPOSE the deceptively named National Right to Work Act, proposed by Senator Rand Paul. These laws would weaken unions, suppress wages, and strip workers of their power. Destroying unions gives move power to corporations. Stronger unions lead to benefits for all workers. They set higher standards for wages, benefits, and safety regulations. If this bill becomes law, every worker in America will be affected. 3. Call Rand Paul and tell him: YOU ARE OPPOSED TO his defense of Trump’s executive order to dismantle the Department of Education. 4. Call Morgan McGarvey and tell him: TO BLOCK any bill that slashes funding for vital programs in the budget for 2026. YOU APPRECIATE his responsiveness to his constituents.
Action Events
PEOPLE’S UNION USA BOYCOTTS The People’s Union seeks to fight back against corporate rollback of DEI initiatives. Shopping at locally owned stores is encouraged through the boycotts
“TARGET FAST” FOR LENT BOYCOTT Sponsored by the Black Faith Leaders Now through April 17 INTERFAITH ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION SUMMIT Co-sponsored by All Peoples Justice Center Friday, April 25 from 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Christ Church Cathedral, 421 S. Second Floyds Fork Democratic Club John Yarmuth, speaker Tuesday, April 15 at 6:30 p.m. All Peoples UU, 4936 Brownsboro Rd. Action Circles Want to get even more involved? Indivisible, Louisville Chapter, has created Action Circles. We have nine circles and each circle focuses on a different issue. Choose the one that interests you the most – immigration, health care, veterans, energy and the environment, freedom of speech and press, reproductive rights, education, LGBTQIA rights, foreign relations. You can sign up below by clicking on the Action Circle of your choice. Make a difference. It starts here. Reminders
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Want to make a difference? Join an Action Circle.Action Circles – in May (TBD)
Want to get even more involved? Indivisible, Louisville Chapter, has created Action Circles. We have nice circles and each circle focuses on a different issue. Choose the one that interests you the most – immigration, healthcare, veterans, energy and the environment, freedom of speech and press, reproductive rights, education LGBTQIA+, and foreign policy. You can sign up below just by clicking on the Action Circle of your choice. Make a difference. It starts here.
Veterans Action Circle https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe4WzFMTABno5M-YsyL8pJ5_KJTFTbKi2_pfD0ccTsIuBVi9w/viewform
Freedom of Speech & Press Action Circle https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc-irdb-hCStAQZTysvrA5-kXW5OJ05IsYfiniFK0qP9KhGww/viewform
Environment & Energy Action Circle https://forms.gle/6XDdjoxdFeT35zqV8
Immigration Action Circle https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfELq0Ty04nRwBkHW6g0PelvhQp-3EhLdnqyqL1XEW1tOTDow/viewform
Reproductive Rights Action Circle https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdN9BI8-ti85cql4mrBHX5Y9VhkD8sSQhz9czZFEPSi5DjCfQ/viewform
Healthcare Action Circle https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdBv1Ll3HoPtmk4u8WctoHUlTrRNOgnFswbCJffPnuOVUK84A/viewform
Education Action Circle https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf7RAUtGb6ZFToa20MI014pfAnAgcVpvod9_0tg3UtGcvoCDQ/viewform
LGBTQIA+ Action Circle https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScO9pZhB0yesaZCF4s0glgaU4EpKvaIfii5k1cdVUOhIKOrkg/viewform
Foreign Policy Action Circle https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScO9pZhB0yesaZCF4s0glgaU4EpKvaIfii5k1cdVUOhIKOrkg/viewform
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