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BLOCK KAVANAUGH APPOINTMENT TO SCOTUS

FEDERAL DAILY ACTION: Monday, July 16, 2018
Submitted by: Margaret Petty

BLOCK BRETT KAVANAUGH FOR THE US SUPREME COURT
On July 9, Trump nominated Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. Kavanaugh spent 12 years on the D.C. Circuit appeals court, where he repeatedly issued extremist opinions. While the Supreme Court is intended to be apolitical, Kavanaugh also has a history of partisanship, even participating in the drafting of the Kenneth Starr report that laid the groundwork …

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WASHINGTONPOST.COM
Analysis | Lawmakers look to Kavanaugh’s past confirmation fight for lessons in new Supreme Court battle

President Trump’s nominee to replace Justice Anthony M. Kennedy was the subject of one of the Senate’s most contentious confirmation battles a dozen years ago.
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BLOCK TRUMP NOMINEE UNTIL INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETE

FEDERAL DAILY ACTION – Friday, July 13, 2018
STOP KAVANAUGH APPOINTMENT
Submitted by Jean Sealey & Cari Boyce
Contact Senator Rubio (202 224-3041 or 904 354-4300) and Senator Nelson (202 224-5274 or 904 346-4500) and your House Representatives to tell them the American people will not accept the appointment of a judge to the Supreme Court upon the recommendation of a president who is himself under criminal investigation. Allowing Donald Trump to nominate anyone for the upcomi…

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THEHILL.COM
Dems in terrible bind on Kavanaugh nomination

Senate Democrats are in a terrible bind as they search for a strategy to block Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, who is expected to determine the ideological balance of the court for decades.
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CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT NEEDED

FEDERAL DAILY ACTION – Thursday, July 12, 2018
CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT NEEDED NOW
Submitted by Jean Sealey
Contact Senator Rubio (202 224-3041 or 904 354-4300) and Senator Nelson (202 224-5274 or 904 346-4500) and your House Representatives to tell them it is time to assert their duty to oversee and challenge, if necessary, actions of the president that have questionable outcomes related to the protection, security, civil rights and benefit of the American people. Recent acti…

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WASHINGTONPOST.COM
Why nothing seems to be stopping Trump’s trade war

Congress, Wall Street and farmers aren’t pushing back as hard as they could.
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BLOCK KAVANAUGH FOR SCOTUS

FEDERAL DAILY ACTION Wednesday, July 11, 2018
BLOCK KAVANAUGH TO PRESERVE INDEPENDENT SCOTUS
Submitted by Jean Sealey
Contact Senator Rubio (202 224-3041 or 904 354-4300) and Senator Nelson (202 224-5274 or 904 346-4500) and your representatives in the House to tell them the checks and balances system of government created by the Constitution rests on the premise of three independent branches of government. That system already is precarious with one party solidly in control o…

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REUTERS.COM
Trump picks conservative judge Kavanaugh for Supreme Court

President Donald Trump nominated Brett Kavanaugh for the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday as he aimed to entrench its conservative control for years to come, but the federal appeals court judge faces a tough confirmation fight in the bitterly divided Senate.
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VOTE NO ON BENCZKOWSKI

FEDERAL DAILY ACTION – Tuesday, July 10, 2018
OPPOSE BENCZKOWSKI TO HEAD DOJ CRIMINAL DIVISION
Submitted by Jean Sealey
Contact Senator Rubio (202 224-3041 or 904 354-4300) and Senator Nelson (202 224-5274 or 904 346-4500) to tell them Brian Benczkowski poses too great a security risk to the United States to be considered to lead the Department of Justice Criminal Division, which is responsible for enforcement of all federal criminal law, because of his history with Alpha Ban…

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POLITICO.COM
Dems urge Trump to drop nominee who represented Russian bank

The bank came under scrutiny in 2016 after it was named in a dossier alleging ties between Trump’s presidential campaign and Russian officials.
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DEMAND BALANCED SCOTUS

FEDERAL DAILY ACTION – Monday, July 9, 2018
DEMAND BALANCE ON SCOTUS
Submitted by Jean Sealey
Call Senator Rubio (202 224-3041 or 904 354-4300), Senator Nelson (202 224-5274 or 904 346-4500) and your House representatives and tell them we will not tolerate a Supreme Court that is dominated by the White House. We must restore balance to the court and maintain a separation between our three branches of government. Approval of a partisan nominee favoring the extreme right will e…

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NYTIMES.COM
Trump to Name Supreme Court Nominee: What to Watch

President Trump is set to choose among four finalists and announce his Supreme Court nomination on Monday night.
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NO MORE EXTEMISTS ON SCOTUS

FEDERAL DAILY ACTION – Tuesday, July 3, 2018
CALL or RESISTBOT

PROTECT THE SUPREME COURT FROM ANOTHER EXTREMIST TRUMP NOMINEE
Submitted By: Chad Brockman

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CNBC.COM

Trump says he interviewed four potential Supreme Court justices

Trump plans to announce his replacement for retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy on July 9.
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OPPOSE BENCZKOWSKI FOR DOJ CRIMINAL DIVISION HEAD

FEDERAL DAILY ACTION – Monday July 2, 2018
CALL or RESISTBOT

OPPOSE BRIAN BENCZKOWSKI TO LEAD THE DOJ CRIMINAL DIVISION
Submitted By: Chad Brockman

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POLITICO.COM
Dems urge Trump to drop nominee who represented Russian bank

The bank came under scrutiny in 2016 after it was named in a dossier alleging ties between Trump’s presidential campaign and Russian officials.
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March for the Children Events

Scenes from the Families Belong Together Interfaith Vigil held at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Jacksonville on June 24, 2018.
Scenes from the Families Belong Together Interfaith Vigil held at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Jacksonville on June 24, 2018.
Scenes from the Families Belong Together Interfaith Vigil held at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Jacksonville on June 24, 2018.
Scenes from the Families Belong Together Interfaith Vigil held at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Jacksonville on June 24, 2018.
Scenes from the Families Belong Together Interfaith Vigil held at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Jacksonville on June 24, 2018.
Scenes from the Families Belong Together Interfaith Vigil held at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Jacksonville on June 24, 2018.
Scenes from the Families Belong Together Interfaith Vigil held at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Jacksonville on June 24, 2018.
Scenes from the Families Belong Together Interfaith Vigil held at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Jacksonville on June 24, 2018.
March on Jax ICE office, June 30, 2018.
March on Jax ICE office, June 30, 2018.
March on Jax ICE office, June 30, 2018.
March for the Children, Hemming Park, Jacksonville. June 30, 2018.
Vigilia for las Familias Unidas (Vigil for United Families) held at Drew Park, Jacksonville. June 30, 2018.
Vigilia for las Familias Unidas (Vigil for United Families) held at Drew Park, Jacksonville. June 30, 2018.
Vigilia for las Familias Unidas (Vigil for United Families) held at Drew Park, Jacksonville. June 30, 2018.
Vigilia for las Familias Unidas (Vigil for United Families) held at Drew Park, Jacksonville. June 30, 2018.
Vigilia for las Familias Unidas (Vigil for United Families) held at Drew Park, Jacksonville. June 30, 2018.
Vigilia for las Familias Unidas (Vigil for United Families) held at Drew Park, Jacksonville. June 30, 2018.
Vigilia for las Familias Unidas (Vigil for United Families) held at Drew Park, Jacksonville. June 30, 2018.
Vigilia for las Familias Unidas (Vigil for United Families) held at Drew Park, Jacksonville. June 30, 2018.
Vigilia for las Familias Unidas (Vigil for United Families) held at Drew Park, Jacksonville. June 30, 2018.
Vigilia for las Familias Unidas (Vigil for United Families) held at Drew Park, Jacksonville. June 30, 2018.
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March for the Children

The Florida Times-Union/Jacksonville.com published a photo gallery documenting the June 29, 2018 March for the Children at the Jacksonville ICE office. Hundreds joined Indivisible Jax, Women’s March Jax and a diverse coalition of other community groups to call for the immediate reunification of immigrant children with their parents and an end to the indefinite imprisonment of families.

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