Indivisibles, More than 40 people turned out on a Wednesday afternoon to regale the passing of more than 2,000 vehicles in 90 minutes of “rush hour” (Livingstonians, et al are a mobile lot). Did we make an impression? Judge for … Continue reading
Indivisible Upper Yellowstone
EVENT
Monday July 16 was a turning point.
Protect the Rule of Law – Defend Democracy takes on a different complexion in the light of what we witnessed in Helsinki. Whatever your feelings about the President of the United States, in full view of the world and standing next to the Russian uber-oligarch, betraying his country’s institutions – including the Mueller investigation; we are at a point where public demonstration of outrage and protest becomes an exemplary and effective force of public opinion.
Whatever affects you most: The policy of cruelty at the southern border, the coming legal storm of revelation, the unmolested exercise of political and commercial corruption – and so much more – join us.
A Demonstration: Protect the Rule of Law – Defend Democracy
Wednesday July 18, 2018 from 4:30 to 6:00 PM
Park Street West at 5th (the rail crossing)
Bring your signs of protest – and support for the rule of law in our democracy.
What will motivate you to join your fellow Americans on the side of the road with your signs and your personal protest?
Dear Indivisibles,
The so-called summit meeting between Pres. Trump and the communist dictator of North Korea Kim Jong-Un is a perfect example of the seemingly important but actually only marginally important event. As you may have heard, our intelligence agencies are already reporting that North Korea is not honoring any sort of reduction in development for nuclear arms. To the contrary, they are apparently continuing to enrich plutonium and prepare facilities for long-range missiles. Obviously we are not, as Pres. Trump tries to maintain, completely free from the threat of nuclear war. In fact, Secretary of State Pompeo has already said that negotiations with North Korea will endure for many months if not years.
On the other hand, the fundamentally disgusting events on the southern border with Mexico, the separating of parents from children, is real and unfortunately enduring. It’s clear by now that the Trump zero-tolerance policy was a typical shoot from the hip, play to the base, nobody will give a damn what happens – crisis. The policy was not well thought out, even though some of the infrastructure for detaining children was already under construction. The policy quickly exposed the moral, political and human failure of this administration.. We demonstrated against it – twice. Our second demonstration was one of the most successful we’ve had in Livingston in recent memory. People know this issue is important, because it stands for all the immigrants and immigration policy for the last 250 years of American history.
But suddenly, we now have the issue of dealing of with what to do with ICE. This branch of Homeland Security has quite clearly become a police arm with overtones of race related violence and punitive action. There is a call from some to do away with ICE. Actually, what has been said is not destroy ICE, but replace it with another agency less militarily oriented and less punitive. No matter, Trump and the GOP have already seized upon this idea and use it as a propaganda tool. Should the reform of ICE become another issue added to the border problems, should it be ignored, should it be rejected? These are the kind of questions we will examine in the next meeting of Indivisible Upper Yellowstone.
It’s midsummer, it’s getting hot, and people’s time is frequently diverted. We hope you can take a couple of hours and join us to continue the discussion of what issues are important, which need to be emphasized, and what steps we can take in the next month or two as we get closer and closer to the midterm elections.
Nelson and Dixie
Indivisibles, …pictures from Saturday’s “Keep Families Together” demonstration –
All tolled, with around 175 demonstrators, one of the largest such events in Livingston
in recent memory.
What is the most important thing you can do for your country this year?
Vote Tuesday June 5, Montana Primary
Vote Tuesday November 6, Midterm Elections
What is the second most important thing you can do for your country this year?
Motivate as many people as you can to vote!
Primary Get Out the Vote Rally
Indivisible Upper Yellowstone and Montana Women For invite you to join us Saturday, June 2, 2018 for a “Primary Get Out the Vote Rally”. We’ll gather on the sidewalk east of 5th and Park Street (in front of the depot park) from 1130am-1pm. Our intention is to show excitement and remind folks about the June 5th primary, and to raise awareness for those who may not know it’s happening or who aren’t yet registered (we’ll have voter registrations on hand). Bring your enthusiasm and signs, and please remember to stay on the sidewalk. There’s plenty of parking behind the park next to the railroad tracks, and on both sides of Park Street. Let’s kick off the mid terms with a big show of enthusiasm for change through voting.
