As we enter the holiday season, we’re giving thanks where it is due. We join Moms Demand Action and other advocacy groups in applauding Senators John Cornyn and Chris Murphy (D-CT) for introducing bipartisan legislation to improve the criminal background check system. We also call on Ted Cruz to join his fellow Texas senator and add …
Category Archives: Dear John
Rally for Peace at John Cornyn’s Office – Nov. 9 at 12:30 p.m.
Sponsored by Indivisible Austin, Beyond the Bomb Austin Chapter, and TX10 Indivisible President Trump is attempting to normalize the idea of a nuclear war with North Korea. Such a war would have devastating human, and environmental consequences. Senator John Cornyn is the second ranking member in the Senate and sits on the Senate Intelligence committee. On …
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Tell John Cornyn to Withdraw Support for Judicial Nominee Jeff Mateer
We call upon Senator John Cornyn to publicly withdraw support from Jeff Mateer, who is nominated for a lifetime seat on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. We request that the senator vote against his confirmation both in the Judiciary Committee and on the Senate Floor. Mateer has called a first …
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So you’re meeting with a staffer. Now what?
During the Cornyn Stakeout last week, I, on impulse, walked into the Chase Bank Building, rode the elevator to the 15th floor, and knocked on the door to Cornyn’s office. Next thing I knew I was sitting face to face with a young staffer. Now what? I had my talking points about the Senate Intelligence Committee’s–and especially …
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Cornyn Stakeout: A Statewide Success
Cross-posted from cornynstakeout.com The stakeout was amazing, y’all. Thirty-one groups came together from all over the state to hold John Cornyn accountable at each of his Texas offices, all day long, for four days. (See highlights here.) As an all-volunteer community of citizen activists, this was a big commitment of time and energy, and we definitely got Sen. …
Day One: Why We Need the Cornyn Stakeout
Cross-posted from cornynstakeout.com Today is the first day of the Cornyn Stakeout. Citizen activists are making their concerns known at Sen. Cornyn’s offices all over the state. Sen. Cornyn himself has reacted, if obliquely. His Houston office has a sign on the door cautioning protestors not to demonstrate on private property. And there was this …
It’s a Stakeout! Conference call on the John Cornyn Stakeout
https://soundcloud.com/indivisibleatx/conference-call-may-23-2017-cornyn-stakeout Guest Speaker: Dan Epstein, TX-19 Congressional Candidate and founder of West Texans Concerned About Vladimir Putin Dan Epstein is a Visiting Instructor at Texas Tech University. He received his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 2008. His research focuses on political parties, electoral competition, and political culture in developing countries in Eastern Europe and Latin …
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John Cornyn wants to hear your Obamacare stories
From Sen. John Cornyn’s newsletter: Health care affects each and every Texan’s life. As the United States Senate continues the process of replacing President Obama’s healthcare law, I want to hear about your experiences and how we can do better. Texans across our state have told me that under Obamacare, they haven’t been able to …
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Dear John : Democrats’ Scorched-Earth Strategy and the Trump Tax
Dear John Cornyn, Your tweets continue to show that you prefer careful consideration to knee-jerk extremism. Thank you! First, you tweeted — without comment — a link to this Politico article about the Democrats’ scorched-earth strategy. Both sides will interpret this as a dog whistle: Trump supporters will hear “look at those idiot Dems!” and progressives will …
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Dear John: Voter Fraud and The Wall
Dear John Cornyn, We know you know that Trump is dangerous. According to the New York Times, you tried to prod Trump to change the subject after he used an unhinged anecdote about a golf buddy to justify his lies, and now a possible Executive Order, on voter fraud: “The anecdote, the aides said, was greeted with …