Democracy Out Loud #419.1: three corrections and an addition
Dear friends,
I was rushing to get this out today because of the 6 pm statewide call today with Siembra, and made a few errors.
The sharp eyes of Gretchen and Mitch and others caught one. Here’s the correction: Senator Murkowski said that because we flooded the phone lines, instead of the usual 40 calls a minute to Congress, there were 1,400 calls a MINUTE.
Also, I missed the important link to Common Cause NC’s campaign about Judge Griffin’s attempt to steal the Supreme Court election. This is for staying informed and for checking to see if you are one of the 65,000 votes he wants to throw out (long after the election, but don’t get me started…)
Speaking of the most outrageous power grab the NC Supreme Court has ever attempted (and that is really saying something), I want to correct the time we need to be in Raleigh tomorrow morning, Friday, to pack the court. Durham Republicans are calling for their people to pack the court to support Griffin at 9 am. Need I say more?
Wake County District Court is 316 Fayetteville St.
Finally, I wanted to include Rebecca Solnit’s piece contributed by Leigh, “Maybe you should shout fire in a crowded theater (if it’s on fire): the coup continues.” It is well worth reading. She writes, “There should be headlines the size of the headlines on January 6th or 9/11 or Pearl Harbor, because we're actually facing a far more dangerous threat than we were on any of those days.” So if anyone says you are overreacting, you’re not. And you’re not alone.
I hope to see you in the courthouse, or at the next protest, or on zoom.
Keep the faith.
love, Karen
As always, I'm impressed by your messages and work. However, I'm wondering who is trying to energize voters who supported Trump? Surely they have to be alarmed that education, Medicare and Social Security are being targeted. Seems that having them be in touch with Tillis would carry more weight than those who he expects to be against him. How can this be organized, particularly in strong holds like Eastern NC and other red areas of the state. Seems to time for broader coalition building. C2C just focusing on state elections but really it won't matter about state elections if we don't have some impact nationally now! I am calling and emailing Tillis everyday but it would be more powerful if he was getting pushback from those who voted for him. How does this get organized? Trust of those of us from this area will be weak. Need local leaders in those areas. Really wanting some ideas about this. We can't just stand by.
Just learned the correct address: The hearing is in Superior Court which will be in the Justice Center, on back side, across Salisbury St, from the courthouse on Fayetteville.
Address is 300 S.Salisbury.