#fighting oppression
The Supreme Court has had eight months to exercise their right to advise and consent in regards to President Obama’s pick for the Supreme Court seat. They have failed to exercise this right in an effort to obstruct his choice, and they have waived their right by causing an excessive delay. Here is a petition to have Obama make his Supreme Court pick before leaving office:
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/we-people-ask-president-obama-immediately-appoint-merrick-garland-supreme-courtThis one is less likely, but we lose nothing by trying. The Electoral College was instated by the Founding Fathers to insure that someone who does not have the qualifications does not hold the office of President, arguably a situation we have happening right now. Here is a petition to have the electors that are not bound by their states change their decision to reflect the popular vote when they meet in December:
https://www.change.org/p/electoral-college-electors-electoral-college-make-hillary-clinton-president-on-december-19?recruiter=619135&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylinkMore information on how this process works can be found here:
http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/12897066If you want to donate or volunteer to organizations that work to protect the people who are most at risk with Trump in office, here is a list of organizations to consider. You can also look into finding local organizations that need your help:
http://jezebel.com/a-list-of-pro-women-pro-immigrant-pro-earth-anti-big-1788752078
This is not by any means an exhaustive list of actions you can take, but it is a start. Please don’t ever feel you are helpless or that you can’t do anything. You matter. Your votes matter. Your actions matter. And no matter how difficult things feel right now, you are not alone.
The Supreme Court has had eight months to exercise their right to advise and consent in regards to President Obama’s pick for the Supreme Court seat. They have failed to exercise this right in an effort to obstruct his choice, and they have waived their right by causing an excessive delay. Here is a petition to have Obama make his Supreme Court pick before leaving office:
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/we-people-ask-president-obama-immediately-appoint-merrick-garland-supreme-courtThis one is less likely, but we lose nothing by trying. The Electoral College was instated by the Founding Fathers to insure that someone who does not have the qualifications does not hold the office of President, arguably a situation we have happening right now. Here is a petition to have the electors that are not bound by their states change their decision to reflect the popular vote when they meet in December:
https://www.change.org/p/electoral-college-electors-electoral-college-make-hillary-clinton-president-on-december-19?recruiter=619135&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink
More information on how this process works can be found here:
http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/12897066
If you want to donate or volunteer to organizations that work to protect the people who are most at risk with Trump in office, here is a list of organizations to consider. You can also look into finding local organizations that need your help:
http://jezebel.com/a-list-of-pro-women-pro-immigrant-pro-earth-anti-big-1788752078
This is not by any means an exhaustive list of actions you can take, but it is a start. Please don’t ever feel you are helpless or that you can’t do anything. You matter. Your votes matter. Your actions matter. And no matter how difficult things feel right now, you are not alone.