#todayimcalling

[drdemonprince]

Within 48 hours of taking office, Sessions has moved to withdraw federal protections of trans people under Title IX. #todayimcalling my Senators to oppose this move and protect the rights of trans people.

Here is an article on this development: http://www.politico.com/blogs/under-the-radar/2017/02/feds-obama-transgender-policy-234928

Enter your address to get your senators' contact info at: callmycongress.com

Can't call your reps? #illcallforyou! https://goo.gl/forms/7QrnmUI4NEJw9lBN2

If your senators and reps aren't saved in your phone yet, text your zip code to 520-200-2223. You'll immediately get a text back with everyone's contact info, INCLUDING your STATE senator and representative.

[igotyouholtzy-blog]

Call your Missouri Representatives and ask them not to repeal the affordable care act. Especially call Roy Blunt since he is a republican. 

Blunt, Roy - (R - MO).................................202-224-5721 McCaskill, Claire - (D - MO).......................202-224-6154

Clay, Wm. Lacy (D- MO 1st District)..........202-225-2406 Cleaver, Emanuel (D- MO 5th District)......202-225-4535

When I called it was very easy and it went like this:

Staffer: Hello, Senator Roy Blunt’s office.

Me: Hello, I’m calling to ask Roy Blunt not to repeal the affordable care act.

Staffer: Okay, may I have you zip code?

Me: Yes, it’s 55555

Staffer: Okay, I’ll pass on that message. good bye.

[drdemonprince]

#todayimcalling in support of the Save Net Neutrality Act (House Resolution 4585). #phoneactivistlunch

Call your Rep & Senators by dialing (202) 224-3121 and entering your zip code. Here is a script:

"Hello, my name is ____ and I am a concerned citizen from ______. I am calling in support of the Save Net Neutrality Act, House Resolution 4585. I rely on the free, open internet in many ways, and I am concerned that a handful of non-elected officials at the FCC get to guide our policies regarding how the internet is regulated. Reviewing and determining Net Neutrality rules should be in the hands of Congress, so that there can be a public, bipartisan process that is subject to constituent's scrutiny."

[drdemonprince]

Trump just rolled back the contraception mandate. Any employer can now refuse to cover birth control. #todayimcalling my Rep and Senators to express that this is unacceptable. #phoneactivistlunch

Call your Reps by dialing (202) 224-312 and entering your zip code. Here is a script:

Hello, my name is _____ and I'm calling from ______. I'm calling because I am deeply outraged that Trump has decided to remove the contraceptive mandate. Employers have no right to police the medical decisions of their employees. Birth control is an essential medication for people with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, Post-Menstrual Dysphoric Disorder, and many other conditions. Access to birth control helps keep people healthy and safe, and ensures their reproductive agency. We must reinstate this mandate, legislatively and swiftly. Otherwise, countless people with face unplanned, unwanted pregnancies, painful medical symptoms, and a loss of essential self-determination.

[drdemonprince]

#todayimcalling to defend Net Neutrality. #phoneactivistlunch

Call FCC Chairman Ajit Pai at: 202-418-1000

Call your Congress person and Senators at: 5calls.org

Script:

Hello, I am a voter from _______ and my name is ______. I am calling in strong support of Net Neutrality. An open, neutral internet is necessary for the United States to compete on the international stage. Net Neutrality is essential to business, creative collaboration, education, and journalism these days, and the destruction if it would plunge us into a dark age. It is unacceptable that the FCC is pandering to internet service providers in this way. I, and millions of other Americans, are outraged about this and will not stand for it.

[drdemonprince]

#todayimcalling in support of Net Neutrality. I’m also giving a brief reality check about some the claims that internet customers in Portugal have to pay additional fees per website they want to access (spoiler: they don’t, the EU has Net Neutrality). #phoneactivistlunch

Call Ajit Pai at: 202-418-1000 and tell him you support Net Neutrality, and that the internet is a public utility.

Can't call your reps? I'll call for you! Leave a request here: https://goo.gl/forms/cWu6H3OHpDecR8qH2

[drdemonprince]

Jeff Sessions has officially removed employment discrimination protections for transgender people. #todayimcalling in support of a bill, The Equality Act of 2017, that will counteract this hateful, despicable move. #phoneactivistlunch

Call your Reps by dialing (202) 224-3121. Here is a script:

Hello my name is ____ and I'm a constituent from _____. I am calling because Jeff Sessions' decision to revoke protections for transgender people is a disgrace. We must act now to protect the rights of trans people, who face incredibly high levels  of violence and prejudice in the workplace, when seeking housing, and in public life. Please support the Equality Act of 2017. Legal protection for the rights of LGBTQ Americans needs to be enacted swiftly so that craven, hateful acts like Jeff Sessions' cannot happen again.

Can't use the phone? I will call for you. Leave a request here: https://goo.gl/forms/OoQqCUYfYpPU52sk2

[drdemonprince]

#todayimcalling in opposition to Trump's threat of military action against North Korea. #phoneactivistlunch

Call the White House Comment Line at Comments: 202-456-1111 or the Switchboard: 202-456-1414

And call your Senators at: 202-224-3121

Here is a script:

"Hello, my name is ____ and I am a constituent from _____. I am calling to express extreme dismay and terror at the prospect of escalated conflict and nuclear war with North Korea. North Korea is an unpredictable state, and has less to lose than the United States. If engaged in nuclear conflict, North Korea, if provoked, could wipe out Guam, South Korea, and western parts of the U.S. We must not rush foolhardily into war. Congressional approval must be granted for all military action against this country. Cooler heads must prevail."

[drdemonprince]

#todayimcalling in support of Net Neutrality. #phoneactivistlunch

Call your Senators & Rep by dialing (202) 224-3121 and entering your zip code. Here is a script:

Hello, my name is _____ and I'm a constituent from ____. I am calling in support of Net Neutrality. I need access to the open, neutral internet to conduct business, collaborate with people around the world, and access information. Without Ne Neutrality, the United States would not be able to compete on the international stage in academia, business, science or technology. We must fight to protect it.

[drdemonprince]

#todayimcalling to oppose the Republican tax plan, which would permit up to $5 trillion in tax cuts for the wealthy, increase the deficit to fund those cuts, and take funds away from Social Security and Medicare. #phoneactivistlunch

Call your Senators & Congressperson at: (202) 224-3121

Here is a script:

Hello, my name is ______ and I'm a constituent from (city, zip). I am calling because the budget for 2018 is unacceptable. We cannot afford to fund $5 trillion in tax cuts for the wealthy by increasing the deficit and stripping funds from Social Security and Medicare. This bill will harm retired and working Americans and worsen income inequality throughout this country, all while increasing our deficit. I'm urging my representatives to reach across the aisle, listen to their infuriated constituents, and work to create a reasonable budget that covers necessary social services and doesn't line the pockets of the rich.

[drdemonprince]

#todayimcalling to tell my Rep & Senators that the final tax bill must remove the graduate student tax and the repeal of the individual mandate. #phoneactivistlunch

Here are some useful talking points to choose from, courtesy of 5calls.org:

— Tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations will create a massive deficit increase, which will then be paid for with devastating cuts to Medicare, Social Security, education, and other vital programs.

— This bill was written behind closed doors by lobbyists and the American people have been consistently lied to about what it will do to their pocketbooks and livelihoods.

— The repeal of the ACA individual mandate will completely upend the health insurance market, uninsuring millions, spiking premiums, and risking coverage for those with pre-existing conditions.

— This bill will hand over pristine Alaskan land to oil companies, destroying protected land and endangering wildlife.

— The elimination of the SALT deduction will cause millions of middle-income Americans to pay higher taxes.

[drdemonprince]

Not sure who to call about Charlottesville and other upcoming Nazi gatherings around the US? Let me walk you through some #actionitems courtesy of Rogan's List. #phoneactivistlunch #todayimcalling

Action Item 1. Call the White House Comment Line at: 202-456-1111 and tell President Trump to condemn the acts of terrorism in Charlottesville.

Action Item #2: Call Lexington, KY Mayor Jim Gray at (859) 425-2255 and thank him for accelerating his plans to have confederate statues removed from his city.

Action item #3: Call Marco Rubio at 202-224-3041 and thank him for calling the terrorists in Charlottesville white supremacists, and for calling on Trump to do the same.

Action item #4: Call Orin Hatch at 202-224-5251 and thank him for stating that Nazi ideas are unwelcome in the United States.

Action item #5: Fill out the contact form at whitehouse.gov and tell Trump that hate is not welcome in America, that there is only one side to this issue, and that white supremacists must be called out, named for what they are, and fought head on. https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact

Action item #6: Familiarize yourself with hate groups in your area. YES THERE ARE WHITE SUPREMACIST GROUPS IN CHICAGO. Visit the Southern Poverty Law Center's Hate Map at: https://www.splcenter.org/hate-map, zoom in on your city, and review the names and locations of hate groups around you. Share this information with people in your community.

[drdemonprince]

#todayimcalling to oppose federal spending cuts to Medicaid and Medicare. The vote is Thursday. Let's do this. #phoneactivistlunch

Call the Senate Switchboard by dialing:  (202) 224-3121 and enter your zip code.

Here is a script: Hello, I am a constituent from (city, zip). I am calling because it is unacceptable for the Senate to cut over five trillion dollars in funding from Medicare and Medicaid over the next ten years. With many states facing an increasingly large disabled and aging population and addiction issues on the rise, we cannot in good conscience strip these services of essential funds. We must provide access to life-saving medical care to all Americans, especially the most vulnerable among us.

[drdemonprince]

#todayimcalling about the tax plan. Demand that your reps protect Medicare and Social Security, remove the Grad Student tax, preserve the Alaskan wilderness, and maintain the individual mandate. #phoneactivistlunch

[drdemonprince]

The fight for the tax plan is not over. #todayimcalling my Rep & Senators to discuss what needs to be removed as the two bills are reconciled. And to chide the bastards that voted for it so far. #phoneactivistlunch

Call your Rep & Senators by dialing (202) 224-3121 and entering your zip code. Here is a script:

Hello, I am a constituent from _________. I am calling because it is unacceptable and disgusting to me that the Senate forced an unread, shoddily written tax bill down our throats on Friday night. We need a transparent, careful political process in place to make big decisions like these. As the two bills are being reconciled, I believe the following changes must be made: - The Graduate Student Tax must be removed- The repeal of the individual mandate must be taken out - The increase to the deficit must not be funded by cuts to social security and welfare- Alaskan wilderness must not be given to oil companies.

There are many things wrong with each of these two bills and the process by which they were passed. I'm counting on my representatives to address these issues and reduce the harm this awful bill will cause. Thank you.

[drdemonprince]

Aldermen voted 48-1 in favor of the cop academy yesterday, but we still don't know how they will go about securing funding for it. #todayimcalling my Alderman to express outrage at his vote, and to emphasize that we must fund schools and public services first, before we create a massive, bloated training camp. #phoneactivistlunch #nocopacademy

Look up your Alderman's phone number here: https://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/mayor/iframe/lookup_ward_and_alderman.html

Tell them you still don't support the cop academy, and that the city must fund schools, mental health services, hospitals, infrastructure, and so much more long before they consider building this facility.