TAKE ACTION NOW !
Take Action Now is a call from the Hanover Democratic Committee to preserve our democracy in these challenging times. Join us in taking these simple actions on the local, state and national levels.
It has been a terrible week for voting rights, especially here in Virginia. The U.S. Supreme Court gutted much of the Voting Rights Act, and now southern states are rushing to racially gerrymander in order to gain more seats in the House of Representatives in the fall. Also, the Virginia Supreme Court, in a 4-3 split decision, overturned the the redistricting referendum that was passed by Virginia voters in April, so, barring a miracle decision from the U.S. Supreme Court, Virginians will be voting in the old House districts in November.
Even without redistricting Rob Wittman (202-225-4261 or 804-730-6595) and John McGuire’s (202-225-4711 or 434-791-2596) House seats are vulnerable in the upcoming midterms. Let’s put pressure on them to take actions for the common good while they can by enumerating our major complaints:
It’s going to take all of us to fight the encroaching MAGA fascism. Join the Hanover Democratic Committee for our upcoming events.
A. The May meeting is a social with the group Drinking Liberally at the Mexico Restaurant (7162 Mechanicsville Turnpike) in Mechanicsville at 6:30 p.m. on May 28. Enjoy free appetizers compliments of the HDC. Please RSVP to hvademocrats@gmail.com if you plan to attend.
B. Visit the HDC booth at the Ashland Strawberry Fair on June 6.
C. Attend the June HDC meeting for a discussion of political strategy at The Gathering Place at RVA Around the Table (155 Junction Drive) in Ashland on June 14 at 4:00 pm.
D. Join or renew your membership at hvadems.com.
It’s hard to make a difference by yourself. Together we will!
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I am hopeful that our elected officials will review every pathway forward to defend the outcome of our fair election. The Virginia Supreme Court should not be able to overturn the will of the people. In the meantime, Hanover Dems, Let’s Get To Work! Now, more than ever, we are fighting to save our Democracy! We all need to stand up and fight back by making our voices heard, and do everything possible to get our Democratic Candidates elected in November. We have less than six months before the midterm elections. We don’t have time to sit back and lick our wounds.
I am proud of our Committee and the work we did to WIN the Vote YES election on April 21st. And I’ll be even prouder when we flip CD-01 and CD-05 and send Wittman and McGuire packing!
There will be NO meeting in May so we can all have a much-needed day off for Mother’s Day. Instead, we’ll have a joint social event with Drinking Liberally on Thursday, May 28th at 6:30pm at Mexico Restaurant in Mechanicsville (7162 Mechanicsville Tpke). Please join us for a fun evening with like-minded friends talking politics. Appetizers are on the HDC! And, of course, non-alcoholic beverages are always an option. If you plan to attend, please RSVP to hvademocrats@gmail.com so that we can plan accordingly.
Hanover Dems will be hosting an ICE Observer Training at our April 12th General Meeting, 4:00 pm at The Gathering Place, 155 Junction Dr, Ashland.
The training will be conducted by Janet Eddy and other members of Indivisible Central Virginia. They will have packets with whistles to give out. Anyone interested in attending the training is welcome to join us!
March 4 6:30 pm at the Mechanicsville Library – The Hanover Democratic Committee and NAACP are teaming up to hold a town hall on the reasoning for the redistricting proposition on the ballot in April.