posted by Etta Worthington
It was three years ago yesterday, January 15, 2017, when we were all still reeling from the election of Donald Trump President--it was three years ago yesterday that 30 people gathered in my living room because we all wanted to figure out how we could Resist Trump.
Three years later, a solemn line of Democrats marched over to the Senate to deliver the Articles of Impeachment for Donald Trump.
Three years later, this group has changed in makeup but is still meeting, and some of the original attendees still involved. We have been resisting for three years.
Three years later, we have logged untotaled hours of canvassing. We have made endless calls to our Representatives and Senators. We have met with legislators. We have demonstrated. How many demonstrations have we met at? How many signs have we made? I have lost count. We have grabbed sharpies and gel pens and decorated and written so many postcards to voters.
While doing that, we have continued to meet. Every month. At least once a month. We found a name, Western Front Resist, which we changed to Western Front Indivisible, when we wanted it to be clear we were part of this massive nationwide grassroots resistance movement.
We have gotten discouraged at times. We have watched the news too often. We have decided to avoid the news. We have come back to try and figure out what to do.
We have been encouraged when we have seen the courts side with what is right time and time again, even while the Administration again and again pursued efforts to take away the rights of citizens and immigrants. Illegally.
We were encouraged in November 2018 when the color of the House of Representative changed, as the Blue Wave swept into Washington. We have been encouraged as that House passed bill after bill that worked on reclaiming our democracy.
And now . . . and now, today, we have the official start of the Impeachment Trial of Donald Trump. This has only happened three times in our history. And now, we are waiting to see if the Republican Senators have any souls, have any real commitment to upholding the Constitution.
Come this Sunday to our monthly meeting where we will have a CNN commentator and former federal prosecutor, Renato Mariotti, help us understand what has has happened and what may happen and what we can do about it. Can you join us? It's at 3 pm at the Euclid Avenue Methodist Church, 405 S. Euclid, Oak Park.
This is not the time to be discouraged. Certainly, we do not know the outcome of the trial, but it's happening folks! This is what we have been working for! And we don't know the outcome. Whatever it is, this man will be weakened by this trial, and may even be removed.
And we have November! We will remove him then for sure. And we need everyone to work to make sure that happens. If you have just been wishing and hoping, now is the time to start doing!
We can do this!
It was three years ago yesterday, January 15, 2017, when we were all still reeling from the election of Donald Trump President--it was three years ago yesterday that 30 people gathered in my living room because we all wanted to figure out how we could Resist Trump.
Three years later, a solemn line of Democrats marched over to the Senate to deliver the Articles of Impeachment for Donald Trump.
Three years later, we have logged untotaled hours of canvassing. We have made endless calls to our Representatives and Senators. We have met with legislators. We have demonstrated. How many demonstrations have we met at? How many signs have we made? I have lost count. We have grabbed sharpies and gel pens and decorated and written so many postcards to voters.
While doing that, we have continued to meet. Every month. At least once a month. We found a name, Western Front Resist, which we changed to Western Front Indivisible, when we wanted it to be clear we were part of this massive nationwide grassroots resistance movement.
We have gotten discouraged at times. We have watched the news too often. We have decided to avoid the news. We have come back to try and figure out what to do.
We have been encouraged when we have seen the courts side with what is right time and time again, even while the Administration again and again pursued efforts to take away the rights of citizens and immigrants. Illegally.
We were encouraged in November 2018 when the color of the House of Representative changed, as the Blue Wave swept into Washington. We have been encouraged as that House passed bill after bill that worked on reclaiming our democracy.
And now . . . and now, today, we have the official start of the Impeachment Trial of Donald Trump. This has only happened three times in our history. And now, we are waiting to see if the Republican Senators have any souls, have any real commitment to upholding the Constitution.
Come this Sunday to our monthly meeting where we will have a CNN commentator and former federal prosecutor, Renato Mariotti, help us understand what has has happened and what may happen and what we can do about it. Can you join us? It's at 3 pm at the Euclid Avenue Methodist Church, 405 S. Euclid, Oak Park.
This is not the time to be discouraged. Certainly, we do not know the outcome of the trial, but it's happening folks! This is what we have been working for! And we don't know the outcome. Whatever it is, this man will be weakened by this trial, and may even be removed.
And we have November! We will remove him then for sure. And we need everyone to work to make sure that happens. If you have just been wishing and hoping, now is the time to start doing!
We can do this!
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