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BigmanPigman

(52,269 posts)
Wed Dec 6, 2017, 01:45 AM Dec 2017

Are you ready to fight the Tax Scam?

Let your GOP reps know it! Last night and today the MSM has FINALLY taken notice that we are fighting the shitty plan and we are NOT going to roll over and play dead. Get on this and DO NOT STOP! The 3 MSNBC hosts last night and today all showed the rallies, protests, events taking place all over the country. The GOP was hoping we would buy their BS bill and think it is a done deal...well it is not done and neither are WE!
Last Sunday I was part of a nation wide call with the Resistance (Cory Booker, Bernie, MoveOn, Indivisible, etc) and they told us the truth. The bill is not finalized and we still have a chance to stop it. There are 3 things we must do and DO it NOW! Call your reps in both houses and keep CALLING. Our calls last week were being heard and that is why the GOP is so scared now that they are backing Moore (a pedophile's vote is better than none at all they figure). Also, go to rallies, protests, sit ins, whatever and make sure the local media is there. Finally, use social media to spread the word...this part is crucial. Use Facebook and Twitter to share what you have seen, heard, done, experienced and get everyone you know to call their reps.
Ryan needs to select a special committee for the House to decide on a single bill. We need 23 of the 28 congressmen who voted for one bill or the other but not both, then we can flip the House. The two chambers then have to negotiate their two separate bills. This gives us time. Just remember to stay focused. THIS is our most important priority until Jan 1st. Keep pressuring the GOP relentlessly and passionately. Stay strong, loud and be stubborn. RESIST! Peace.
Here are two links with good info. The number of events and the sizes have probably increased since they were posted a few days ago so they may not be current to for today but are pretty close.
https://www.trumptaxscam.org/
https://notonepenny.org/take-action/?p2asource=20171204tmemail

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Are you ready to fight the Tax Scam? (Original Post) BigmanPigman Dec 2017 OP
I'd love to protest. But you're right. I'll keep up calling my representatives. ffr Dec 2017 #1
Call Congress!!! Pass a clean DREAM Act!!! #FightWithLight #MN03OLB @IndivisibleMN03 @IndivisibleTe riversedge Dec 2017 #2
In San Diego there were two marches . BigmanPigman Dec 2017 #3

ffr

(23,127 posts)
1. I'd love to protest. But you're right. I'll keep up calling my representatives.
Wed Dec 6, 2017, 02:06 AM
Dec 2017

It's worth a try, because what the KGOP is delivering is hurting my pocketbook bigly.

riversedge

(73,134 posts)
2. Call Congress!!! Pass a clean DREAM Act!!! #FightWithLight #MN03OLB @IndivisibleMN03 @IndivisibleTe
Wed Dec 6, 2017, 05:29 AM
Dec 2017



Indivisible Guide Retweeted
Anita Smithson‏ @anitalynns
10h10 hours ago

Call Congress!!! Pass a clean DREAM Act!!! #FightWithLight #MN03OLB @IndivisibleMN03 @IndivisibleTeam @OLBLightBrigade










Indivisible Guide Retweeted
Gretchen Haynes‏ @GlobalLibrarian
10h10 hours ago

Hats off to my intrepid fellow #MN03 #Indivisible members who are braving the harsh winter elements to stand on an interstate overpass in Bloomington! #DACA #DreamActNow

BigmanPigman

(52,269 posts)
3. In San Diego there were two marches .
Wed Dec 6, 2017, 07:19 AM
Dec 2017

One was about DACA and the other was the Tax Scam. They both were in the same area of the city and joined into one big March. Keep spreading pictures of events on social media like you did here!

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