Contact Hakim Jefferies's Office tomorrow!

[iemanja]

Flood his phone lines: 202-225-5936
Also call your local congressperson.

We are under physical attack. We are being murdered. Now is the time for the Democratic Party to act. Their excuses must not stand.

This is about Jeffries refusal to whip against ICE funding because Democrats are afraid of being seen to be anti-law enforcement.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=20957118

Lives are at stake. Your calls could make a difference.

[Quiet Em]

1. Nearly every single Democrat in the House is going to vote no,

Jeffries and all Democratic House Leaders have made it clear they are no.

There is only one Democrat on record who says he may vote for it, and maybe 2 others who aren't sure yet.

If all Republicans show up to vote tomorrow, and all of them vote yes, there is no way to stop this. That one Dem Rep., or perhaps up to 3 Dem Reps. won't change that.

[iemanja]

3. Read the linked article

If they were all going to vote against the bill, Jefferies would whip the vote. Is it too much to ask you to make a phone call when human lives are at risk?

[W_HAMILTON]

4. Why would you whip a vote when everyone is already voting how you want them to?

[iemanja]

5. Why wouldn't you make a phone call?

When human lives are at stake?

[W_HAMILTON]

12. Because it's not going to matter.

Every Democrat could do exactly as you want, but Trump and his MAGA fascists are not going to stop what they are doing with ICE.

When you get done calling Jeffries and asking him to work a miracle, start calling all the elected Republicans that are actually responsible for all of this.

[crimycarny]

13. It will matter to the entire country watching what ICE is doing

At least it will show some strength and unity. Remember the Dems lack of a cohesive message regarding Palestine before the 2024 election? A very emotional issue deeply important to some. I realize that was a very tough needle to thread, but basically ignoring it in the hope it wouldn’t be enough to swing an election was a huge misstep.

I could be wrong but this issue “feels” very similar in the visceral reaction so many are having. It’s about human life, and we see visuals every day of atrocities, including a murder. I think the Dems need to come up with a cohesive message, not just “it would pass anyway”
.

[W_HAMILTON]

14. The "blame Democrats first" crowd that helped enable the election of the fascists directing ICE...

...won't give a damn about any of that.

It's unfortunate that so many are learning lessons they could have easily learned years ago -- or listened to those that had.

There are no miracles to be had here, no magic wand to be waved.

They were warned this would happen.

And yet they let it.

[Quiet Em]

6. I've read it. And I've read several others.

Henry Cuellar is the only Democratic Rep on record as considering to vote yes. One Rep. from Indiana and another unknown, unnamed Rep. aren't sure how they will vote.

Everyone else in the Democratic Caucus is expected to vote no.

[iemanja]

7. Then how do you explain Jefferies inaction?

And is it too much to make a phone call?

[Quiet Em]

9. You can make the phone calls to Jeffries or your Rep.

but they are already voting no, with the exception of maybe 3.

Even if those 3 vote no tomorrow we are outnumbered in the House by Republicans and it will pass.

[DJ Synikus Makisimus]

2. But whadduhbout those rural white voters?

All those Reagan Democrats. They'll never vote for a Democrat if we get rid of I.C.E. And the big institutional donors won't like it either. What "we" need is more Fettermans and Goldens and (Ed) Cases. We gotta win a majority, not that we'll do anything with it.

[Jack Valentino]

10. ICE should be ABOLISHED and replaced with a NEW department, who will

enforce our immigration laws with a maggot dirty word---


"EMPATHY" !!!!!


(oh yeah, and stop attacking US citizens--- that is a VERY BAD LOOK!)

[Jack Valentino]

8. Actually I was pleased to see his public announcement that he would vote to OPPOSE ICE funding---

but yes, his office should be contacted about leading our caucus in the same direction!!

[iemanja]

11. Thank you.