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To: Every progressive who cares about defeating Trump, taking back the Senate, ridding ourselves of power monger Mitch McConnell?
Pledge To Reg
Make the pledge to have in your possession at least 5 voter registration application forms. You can find them in most Post Offices and at your local County government office. Imagine if just 10% of us who abhor Trump register 5 new voters simply by asking individuals you meet, socialize or do business with: Do you vote? Of course, the form is only effective if filled out completely and correctly.
Yes, you may register a Republican but the chances are fairly good given Trump's poling popularity, 50-54% disapprove of him, that your registrant will not be pro -rump and you will be doing your part to strengthen the democratic process. Further, while you cannot deny an application to someone who wants one, you can ask: “How do you feel about President Trump,” which may elicit an opportunity for you to say why you are a proud voter. Then you can ask, "Are you registered to vote?”
While it is preferable to get a registration form filled out, have a pen in hand, you can also copy the following: usa.gov/register-to-vote on small slips of paper and hand them out to those whom you meet. (In California one can register on line: Register-To-Vote.ca.gov. Or inform them that they can register on the spot with their smart phone by accessing the internet. And very importantly, on the application you will see that 16 and 17-year-olds can preregister).
If you are feeling cynical about the possibility of real change, take to heart Rabbi Tarphon's 2,000 year old admonition: “It's not up to you to finish a task all by yourself, but neither are you so free that you can desist from trying (to make a difference).” How much more so in the face of “egregious” evil as so courageously stated by Republican Senator Mitt Romney: “The president is guilty of an appalling abuse of public trust … Corrupting an election to keep oneself in office is perhaps the most abusive and destructive violation of one’s oath of office that I can imagine."
Please help make a difference: Pledge to Reg!
Yes, you may register a Republican but the chances are fairly good given Trump's poling popularity, 50-54% disapprove of him, that your registrant will not be pro -rump and you will be doing your part to strengthen the democratic process. Further, while you cannot deny an application to someone who wants one, you can ask: “How do you feel about President Trump,” which may elicit an opportunity for you to say why you are a proud voter. Then you can ask, "Are you registered to vote?”
While it is preferable to get a registration form filled out, have a pen in hand, you can also copy the following: usa.gov/register-to-vote on small slips of paper and hand them out to those whom you meet. (In California one can register on line: Register-To-Vote.ca.gov. Or inform them that they can register on the spot with their smart phone by accessing the internet. And very importantly, on the application you will see that 16 and 17-year-olds can preregister).
If you are feeling cynical about the possibility of real change, take to heart Rabbi Tarphon's 2,000 year old admonition: “It's not up to you to finish a task all by yourself, but neither are you so free that you can desist from trying (to make a difference).” How much more so in the face of “egregious” evil as so courageously stated by Republican Senator Mitt Romney: “The president is guilty of an appalling abuse of public trust … Corrupting an election to keep oneself in office is perhaps the most abusive and destructive violation of one’s oath of office that I can imagine."
Please help make a difference: Pledge to Reg!
Why is this important?
The only way we are going to defeat the worse president in the history of our country, we must get more voters who agree with us, especially younger voters so many of whom are not voting.