Wednesday, August 17 - Protect Our Courts Postcards / Pass Marriage Equality
Actions You Can Take Today
Action 1: Protect Our Courts Postcards Sign-Up
Action 2: Tell Senators to Pass Marriage Equality
Action 1: Protect Our Courts Postcards
The Illinois Supreme Court is the court of last resort in Illinois. Conservatives already control 3 of the 7 seats on the court.
This November there will be two newly-redistricted seats up for election: the 2nd Judicial District (DeKalb, Lake, Kane, Kendall and McHenry Counties) and the 3rd Judicial District (Bureau, DuPage, Grundy, Kankakee, LaSalle and Will Counties).
If right-wing forces take over the Illinois Supreme Court and align with the politicized majority at the U.S. Supreme Court, many hard-won freedoms will be in jeopardy. We have already seen the federal court undermine fundamental individual rights, voting rights, equal access to justice and the democracy of our nation. With the United States Supreme Court controlled by far-right conservatives, the Illinois Supreme Court will become our last line of defense to protect hard-fought rights.
Sign up to write postcards to voters about the Supreme Court elections! Volunteers will be provided with postcards, voter lists, and a short template of what to write. Volunteers and groups are asked to purchase postage (postcard stamps will soon be $.44).
Action 2: Tell Senators to Pass Marriage Equality & Right to Contraception Bills
Following the Dobbs decision, same-sex marriage is now on the chopping block for the Republican Supreme Court. We cannot allow the MAGA-led rollback of our rights to continue -- not while our senators have the power to intervene. Voting against these bills would be wildly unpopular and put these politicians’ careers in jeopardy (which is why we saw some House Republicans vote with Democrats on these bills).
Let our Senators know you want them to pass the Respect for Marriage Act immediately. We can’t afford to wait while our fundamental rights are being stripped before our very eyes, like with abortion rights.
Action via Indivisible
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