1-10-2022 Newsletter

 

DEMOCRACY PREVAILED

THANK YOU: COUNTRY OVER PARTY "I decided to commemorate the day by writing to each member of the committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol and thank them for their work. I disagree with Cheney and Kinzinger on just about everything when it comes to policy, but I am so grateful that they are putting country over party when it comes to the insurrection."  -- Bebe Michel, INCO postcarding guru You can send a thank you postcard, too!   Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol Rep. Bennie Thompson, Chair 2466 Rayburn HOB Washington, DC 20515   Rep. Zoe Lofgren 1401 Longworth HOB Washington DC 20515   Rep. Elaine Luria 412 Cannon HOB Washington, DC 20515   Rep. Adam Schiff 2309 Rayburn HOB Washington, DC 20515   Rep. Pete Aguilar 109 Cannon HOB Washington, DC 20515   Rep. Stephanie Murphy 1710 Longworth HOB Washington, DC 20515   Rep. Jamie Raskin 2242 Rayburn HOB Washington, D.C 20515   Rep. Liz Cheney 416 Cannon HOB Washington, DC 20515    Rep. Adam Kinzinger 2245 Rayburn HOB Washington, DC 20515 Information about the committee and its work is here.

COMMISSIONERS CHOOSE NEW STATE SENATOR FRIDAY Click here to watch the meeting.  If you want to provide written comments about any of the nominees, please send to Columbia County; Jacyn.normine@columbiacounty.or.gov no later than 12pm on Wednesday, January 12, 2022, to be included in the record. More candidate info at these sites: https://www.melissafororegon.com/meet-melissa https://www.facebook.com/rachelgowland.4 https://www.linkedin.com/in/nadia-gardner-64052545

MEET MELISSA BUSCH ON JANUARY 22 All Indivisibles are invited to meet Melissa Busch via Zoom at the INCO meeting  Saturday, January 22 at 11 a.m. We invited Melissa to speak shortly after she filed to run for the state senate seat, then held by Betsy Johnson. After Johnson resigned from the senate, Melissa applied to fill the vacancy and is one of the three finalists, as described above. The five county commissions in this senate district (SD16) will choose the interim state senator on Friday, January 14.  "I will certainly still be running for the SD16 seat, whether I am appointed for the remainder of the current term or not, so I’d love to share more about myself and my campaign, as well as answer any questions the group may have for me," Melissa emailed to INCO. To get the Zoom link for the January 22 meeting, contact incoregon@gmail.com.

EMERGE AND RUN Emerge is a national organization that recruits and trains Democratic women to run for office. It focuses on effective state and national programming that gives women the tools they need to run and win. Several area women have taken part in Emerge training to learn how to run for office.  More information here. In May, Clatsop County voters will be electing candidates for local and county positions, including County Commissioners, Districts 1, 3, and 5.   If you don't run for office, who will?

WRITE POSTCARDS FOR JAMIE FOR OREGON Jamie McLeod-Skinner is challenging incumbent conservative Democrat Kurt Schrader to be the US Representative from District 5. Many of us locals who met Jamie in her previous campaign were impressed with her values, policy ideas, and understanding of the concerns of rural Oregonians.  You can be part of a statewide effort to support Jamie! If you'd like to write postcards to voters for her campaign, please contact incoregon@gmail.com.

THE GOP: PARTY OVER COUNTRY Congressional Republicans chose to obey Trump and GOP leaders by refusing to commemorate the January 6 insurrection, honor the officers who defended them, and memorialize those who died. The only Republican Member of Congress who attended was Representative Lynn Cheney.

MAJOR CORPORATIONS SUPPORT SEDITIONISTS Major corporations are donating millions to most of the 147 lawmakers in Congress who voted to overturn the election results last year. The original report published this week by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington is here. The New York Times article is here. Outraged Americans are writing to those companies. You can, too. An example and more information is in Robert Hubbell's column here.

HAPPENINGS  Tuesday, January 11 - INCO South County Community Group Zoom meeting, 6:30 pm - 8 pm. Please RSVP to Kathleenannmacdonald@yahoo.com thru Monday, January 10 for your Zoom link. Saturday, January 15 - INCO Warrenton Community Group, 11 a.m.  Contact incoregon@gmail.com by January 13 for more information. Saturday, January 22 - INCO Astoria - North County Community Group Zoom meeting, 11am - noon. Special guest speaker: State senate candidate Melissa Busch. If you are new to this group, contact incoregon@gmail.com by January 21 to get the Zoom link.  Every Friday - INCO Write to Voters (WTV) via Zoom, 3-4 pm. Informal chat while we write to voters. If you are new to this event, contact incoregon@gmail.com to get the Zoom link.  Write To Voters - Elections and issue campaigns need you year-round. Research shows that your letters to voters increased voter turnout significantly. INCO encourages you to sign up to write to voters at www.postcardstovoters.org. For general Get Out the Vote letter campaigns, sign up at Vote Forward. For supplies, stamps, or information, contact incoregon@gmail.com.

INSIGHTS  "The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity.” - - Reader’s Comment, New York Times

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