Thursday, August 8 - Michigan Monday Phone Bank / Act on Biden’s SCOTUS Reforms
Actions You Can Take
Action 1: Michigan Monday Phone Bank
Action 2: Tell Senator Durbin to Act on Biden’s SCOTUS Reforms
DC: 202-224-2152 | Chicago 312-353-4952 | Email Sen. Durbin or call another office
Action 1: Michigan Monday Phone Bank
Join us in making calls Mondays to voters in the critical battleground state of Michigan. We’re fighting to make sure Michigan’s 15 electoral votes remain a solid piece of the Midwest Blue Wall that will turn back Trump and the MAGA Republicans.
Indivisible Chicago high-impact phone banks attract people from all over the country—volunteers who tell us they appreciate our thorough training, individual attention, and the camaraderie that develops in our Zoom rooms, where we learn from and encourage each other.
We'll give you the training and background you need on the super-easy auto dialer we use to connect callers quickly with voters. And our experienced moderators will stay connected with you throughout the phone bank to answer your questions and troubleshoot any difficulties.
Sign up and we'll send you the Zoom link to connect to the phone bank and background information you'll need to make calls.
Action 2: Tell Senator Durbin to Act on Biden’s SCOTUS Reforms
The Supreme Court is out of balance, controlled by extremist and corrupt MAGA justices. Some justices have accepted lavish gifts from right-wing billionaires and then ruled in favor of these donors’ issues. Justices with ties to the January 6 insurrection have refused to recuse themselves in cases involving former President Trump and Jan. 6 defendants.
The most recent outrage was the Court’s long-delayed immunity ruling, which has effectively interfered in the upcoming election by preventing Trump from being held accountable before November.
In response to this crisis on the Supreme Court, President Biden issued a statement calling for three SCOTUS reforms:
A constitutional amendment called the No One Is Above the Law Amendment. It would make clear that there is no immunity for crimes a former president committed while in office.
Term limits for Supreme Court Justices.
A binding code of conduct for the Supreme Court.
Our Illinois senator, Dick Durbin, is the powerful chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Senator Durbin has advocated for the Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act (the SCERT Act, pronounced “skirt”) but has otherwise been reluctant to take bold action to reform the Court.
As Senator Durbin’s Illinois constituents, we’re in a unique position to pressure this powerful leader. Call Senator Durbin’s office and thank him for advocating for the SCERT Act but call on him to implement all of President Biden’s proposed reforms. These three reforms represent an important first step to comprehensive Supreme Court reform.
Call Senator Durbin: DC: 202-224-2152 | Chicago 312-353-4952 | Email Sen. Durbin or call another office
Script: Hello, my name is _____________ and I’m a constituent of Senator Durbin, living in zip code __________.
The Supreme Court is out of balance at the hands of corrupt and extremist MAGA justices. I was glad to see President Biden’s call for three reforms to the Supreme Court.
I ask Senator Durbin to continue to advocate for the SCERT [“skirt”] Act and to take action on President Biden’s other two reforms: term limits and the No One Is Above the Law amendment. These reforms are not comprehensive, but they are an important start. Tell Senator Durbin to take action now to implement President Biden’s Supreme Court reforms!