Ask Our Senators What They Are Doing to Influence Other Senators to End the Filibuster!
Call BOTH of your Senators.
SF Office: (415) 981-9369
DC Office: (202) 224-3553
Email (use your own words): Sen. Padilla’s email contact form
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Call Script
Hi, my name is _____ and I live in ZIP code _____, and I’m a member of Indivisible SF. I want to thank [Senator Padilla/Senator Feinstein] for [his/her] commitment to do everything necessary to pass S1, the For The People Act, including modifying or even eliminating the filibuster, if necessary.
While citizens like me, all across the country, are similarly lobbying their own Senators to do the same, I want to know what MY Senator is doing to influence [his/her] Democratic colleagues who might not yet be on board with the importance of protecting ALL Americans' freedom to vote.
[Bonus email/Resistbot language for Sen. Feinstein] Senator Feinstein has often spoken of the collaborative relationships she has developed with other Senators like Joe Manchin and others, during her quarter century of service in the U.S. Senate. There is no more important time for her to leverage those relationships to the fullest, if we are to protect our democracy. So, again, my question is, "What is Senator Feinstein doing to convince her colleagues of the importance of reforming the filibuster, so that we can pass S1 in the Senate?"
[Bonus email/Resistbot language for Sen. Padilla] Senator Padilla has proved himself to be a strong advocate of voting freedom, during his short tenure as our junior Senator from California, and for that we are grateful. As the former Attorney General for the State of California, he also has a unique knowledge of the importance of voter protections and voting rights laws. As such, I would like to know how the Senator is using his passion and his expertise to convince other Senators, who are perhaps less convinced of the importance of voting freedoms, to do what is necessary to ensure S1 can be passed in the Senate, including reforming or eliminating the filibuster, if necessary?
This Week's US Congressional Call Scripts:
Tell President Biden and our Members of Congress: continue to stand firm against MAGA government shutdown blackmail
Tell President Biden and our Members of Congress: Stand fast, don’t surrender to MAGA Republican shutdown blackmail!
Republicans are playing brazen, dangerous hardball in order to force Trump-era immigration policies in exchange for support for Ukraine, and Democrats are considering caving to their demands. Tell your Senators to reject these draconian policies.
Thank you for standing strong against MAGA Republican extremism in favor of protecting a functioning government by providing enough votes to pass a Continuing Resolution without the draconian cuts MAGA extremists were seeking. Please remain strong in protecting our values in the second batch of bills in February.
Tell your Members of Congress: Support the Biden Administration’s supplemental funding package!
We repeat: Call President Biden and your Members of Congress and tell them: "Hold fast! Do not surrender to political blackmail—even if it means a government shutdown!"
We’ve enjoyed decades of online life with strong protections for freedom of speech. It’s a complicated subject of rights and responsibilities, just as life—online and off—is complicated. But while the current state of things is not perfect and there may still be room for improvement, it’s a pretty good balance on the whole.
A bill introduced in the previous Congress and reintroduced in this year threatens to upset that balance. As is so often the case, the proposal is ostensibly “for the children;” the new bill is called the Kids Online Safety Act. It would force messaging services like iMessage, Signal, and WhatsApp, along with social media services like Twitter, Facebook, and Mastodon, to gatekeep who can participate in online life and to monitor what we say.
This is a dangerous, poorly-thought-out bill with a dangerously high number of bipartisan cosponsors in the Senate. We must stop this bill from becoming law.
As the House and Senate begin debating the ransom deal legislation today, it is possible that Republicans will raise new extortion demands. Our response has to be: “Not one penny more! Not one policy retreat further!”
Tell the President and our senators that President Biden should withdraw the nomination of Elliott Abrams because it is antithetical to the Biden administration’s diplomatic support for democracies worldwide.
Contact your Members of Congress and tell them: pass the Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act of 2023 and show that they are serious about binding the Supreme Court to a code of ethics.