Now is the time for all good wo/men to come to the aid of their country. In the lead up to Tuesday, November 3, I've done (drum roll, please) 238 postcards.
Through Postcards to Swing States, I wrote to 200 registered Ohio Democrats. If Sherrod Brown doesn't reign victorious, it's not on me.
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Through Postcards to Voters, I wrote 20 for James Talarico in TX, 10 for Roy Cooper in NC and 8 for David Jolly in FL
When people tell me that while they're appalled by Trump and today's GOP, "but there's nothing I can do," I point them to these two postcard organizations. Trump has only been able to flex his Authoritarian muscles because the other two branches of government haven't been holding him accountable. So down ballot races – judges and aldermen through state legislatures and governors up to Congress and Senator – are key. From ICE on the streets to The Kennedy Center takeover to waging war in Iraq without the Congressional approval to Epstein and grift, none of this is legal. All of it could be stopped/slowed if we elect qualified people who will do their jobs.
My late blogging buddy, Book Mama, turned me on to this. I can never send enough thanks to her in Heaven. I refuse to be helpless! Book Mama gave me this way to participate, to make a difference. We are not helpless!
I did Postcards to Swing States last year but because I have a shoulder impingement in my writing arm I couldn't do them this year. It hurts too much to hunch over the table to try to write. If I could have typed them, I'd have done them. It doesn't hurt to type. Good for you for doing them. I know how challenging it can be to try to get them done.
ReplyDeleteI am impressed and inspired by you! This is something I can do in my retirement.
ReplyDeleteWe sit on opposite sides of things, but I commend you for getting up and doing something in support of your views. So many just complain loudly and never do anything. I always try to keep in mind..."Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country."
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