Fix Congress in 2018 @midtermelectionscountdown - Tumblr Blog

And if you’re afraid of the power Trump already wields, hear this: if we don’t show up in the midterms, the Republicans could get a supermajority in the Senate. That means no ability to filibuster. No recourse. No way to stop them.

We’ve got to make sure the blue states stay blue and try to turn some of those red states blue as well. Don’t count your state out just because it usually votes Republican. Historically, midterms have way lower turnouts than presidential election years. So lets actually show up this time and do some damage.

Oh, and one hopeful note, all the House seats are up for reelection. So let’s take that shit away from Donald Trump and his Republican Party.

grilledcheesd

Also, remember to vote in local elections! Keep track of when they are, the candidates, and make sure you stay informed on local and state politics. We have to show up in 2018, and at every. Single. Thing.

luciferissatan

I dont like adding things but this needs to be said: DO NOT ASSUME THAT THERE WILL BE A HIGH DEMOCRATIC TURNOUT. Do not think that “oh EVERYONE else will show up to vote, I dont have to” Do not do that. Because trust me you wouldn’t be the only person thinking that. Now, if everyone assumes it’ll be a high turn out so they dont go, then nobody goes. Assume always that your vote will be the tipping point, assume that your vote is necessary and needed (because guess what: it absolutely is). Go vote. Keep track of the dates. And just go do it.

elljayvee

Register to vote. Check that you’re registered even if you think you are, even if you (like me) have voted in every election since you were old enough to do so. And then do it.

If you can, volunteer to drive people to the polls.

tzikeh

Re: luciferissatan’s comment – 100% correct – even more correct is that midterms’ low voter turnout? Is because Dems skip the midterms. More Republicans go to the polls for midterm elections, historically, than Democrats.

IF YOU STAY HOME, REPUBLICANS WILL WIN. END OF.

phenioxgirl

All you high schooler turning 18 in time for the election make sure you register to vote!!

Y’all are woke right now and that is so amazing, but you need to keep the momentum going. Real change happens when you show up and help put people into power the will actually make changes.

15 states—California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Utah—plus the District of Columbia, allow or have enacted legislation allowing 16 or 17 year-olds to pre-register to vote even if they won’t turn 18 before Election Day. So when you are getting your license register so that come election day you don’t have to worry about it. Tell your friends to do the same.

wigmund

Voter age requirements for every state

Most states allow 17 years olds to register if they turn 18 on or before Election Day (Tuesday after the first Monday in November, generally Nov 2 - Nov 8)

ALSO! People should check their voter registration status to make sure they’re still on the rolls due to various shenanigans (hackers, illegal voter wipes, forgot to update your info when you married or moved)

quakerjoe

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One thing I haven’t seen anyone mention yet about the FCC disaster is how it’s going to affect LGBTQ teens. If they repeal net neutrality, then your ISP is going to be charging you separate extras for each website you access, right? Which means they’re going to TRACK which websites you access, because of course they will, how else are they going to know what to charge you for? Which means your internet history is going to SHOW UP ON YOUR MONTHLY INTERNET BILL. You know, the ones the parents see every month, in a household with teenagers. So suppose you have a gay teen, living in a household where it isn’t safe to come out? You know, like the one I was in? The one my husband was in? They now would not be able to look up any information, use any resources, or contact any allies online. You know, the thing I did. The thing my husband had to do. That option is completely off the table if Net Neutrality goes down.

klinkitty

Seriously, net neutrality is going to fuck everyone that isn’t an ISP executive, but this is one of the even MORE horrifying possibilities.

Contact your Senators and representatives, people. Email the people on the FCC (there’s a post floatin’ around with their emails that I can’t dig up right now). Making enough noise is the only way we might stop this from happening.

But, if it does pass? Don’t get discouraged. There are already groups gearing up for a legal fight, as the FCC may not actually be legally allowed to remove Net Neutrality without giving a compelling reason.

Most importantly, though? Whether or not they manage to pull this shit, we must vote in 2018 (and in the Alabama special election, if you live there), and vote for Democrats. The GOP will be throwing every trick in the book at minorities and other liberal demographics to try and disenfranchise us; we need to overwhelm those efforts with numbers, and it is absolutely vital that we get rid of as many of these scumbags as possible.

(Oh, and while you’re contacting your Congresscritters, make sure to tell ‘em that the GOP’s latest “tax reform” bill is an atrocious pile of shit too; let’s not let them use the net neutrality debate as a smokescreen.)

(and yeah, this is going on the main blog, despite being even more political than most of my NN posts. Gotta get what exposure I can for this.)

thefingerfuckingfemalefury

It is SO IMPORTANT to keep loudly and vocally making your voices heard about this issue okay

Make it clear to your senators and representatives that if they want your vote, then they had damn well better vote AGAINST repealing net neutrality

Remember, politicians are some of the most self interested people on the planet: if they think repealing net neutrality might cost them a future election you can be damn sure they’re going to think twice about doing it

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