How to Respond to the Supreme Court Decisions

There are so many ways to help elect Democrats across DuPage this summer

Greetings! Yesterday only five of nine Justices on the Supreme Court were willing to uphold the 14th Amendment. While Brett Kavanaugh ruled against Trump's executive order, he based his opinion solely on a law passed by Congress that could be changed at any time. While birthright citizenship was upheld, the bedrock of our democracy has never been more vulnerable to right-wing extremism. The Court also handed down horrible rulings that harm transgender athletes, allow even more special interest money to go to candidates, and that destabilize the separation of powers in the federal government. We absolutely have to do everything possible to elect Democrats up and down the ballot across the country on November 3. But our focus cannot be on simply defending institutions and a system that has failed generations of Americans. Fortunately, our Democratic candidates lead with our shared values and a deep belief that government should play an active role in allowing people to thrive with basic rights, freedoms and economic opportunity. Too often, Republican politicians use government power to extract wealth from working Americans to give to millionaires, corporations, and their donors. We learned this week that Trump has made at least $2.2 billion since he took office last January. The level of corruption and self-dealing rivals Putin and other authoritarian leaders. Nearly all of his profit is due to our president using the office entirely to enrich himself and his children. Meanwhile, we've watched millions of Americans lose access to healthcare and food assistance while prices continue to rise due to Trump's costly disaster of a war in Iran. Now is the time to get involved and prioritize helping Democratic candidates win at every level of the ballot. Please join our candidates and show your patriotism by marching in one or more of the July 4th parades this weekend! We should be proud of our American values — now more than ever, as they're under attack by extremists from within. Finally, here's an uplifting article by one of our amazing summer interns, Grace Ramsey, about marching in the Aurora Pride Parade in June. Thank you! Reid McCollum, Chair Weekly Candidate Canvass Saturdays at 10:30 AM and Sundays at 12:00 PM Join us for a weekly canvassing event to support DuPage County candidates. Let's get out the vote to keep DuPage #BluePage. Weekly Virtual Phone Banks - Calling Our Volunteers Wednesdays and Thursdays | 5:30 – 7:30 PM | Virtual  Help us call friendly DuPage Dems supporters to recruit them to knock doors for our Democratic candidates, become election judges and write postcards. You'll also get to meet some of our amazing student interns. UPCOMING EVENTS All Upcoming Events RSVP RSVP RSVP RSVP RSVP RSVP Paula McGowen for Dupage County Board, District 4 Fundraiser Wednesday, July 15 | 5:00 - 7:00 PM | DuPage Dems Office | Carol Stream RSVP March with Candidates in Your Local 4th of July Parade March with County Board Member and Candidate for Treasurer Yeena Yoo and DuPage Dems Interns Saturday, July 4 | 10:00 AM | Hinsdale March with Candidate for State Rep Erica Bray-Parker and Team Erica  Saturday, July 4 | 10:00 AM | Wheaton Saturday, July 4 | 10:00 AM | Carol Stream March with Candidate for State Senate Ben McAdams Friday, July 3 | 6:00 PM | Warrenville with Winfield Dems Saturday, July 4 | 10:00 AM | Wheaton Saturday, July 4 | 10:00 AM | Carol Stream with Milton Dems Sunday, July 5 | 11:00 AM | Bartlett with Wayne Dems March with Candidate for Sheriff Pete Coolidge  Friday, July 3 | 6:00 PM | Warrenville  Saturday, July 4 | 10:00 AM | Wheaton  March with County Board Chair Deb Conroy and County Board Member and Candidate for Clerk Paula Deacon Garcia Saturday, July 4 | 10:00 AM | Wheaton Saturday, July 4 | 12:00 PM | Glen Ellyn March with Rep Sean Casten Saturday, July 4 | 1:00 PM | Downers Grove March with IL Senator Karina Villa Saturday, July 4 | 10:00 AM | Aurora Sunday, July 5 | 10:00 AM | West Chicago March with County Board Member and Candidate for Clerk Paula Deacon Garcia Friday. July 3 | 6:00 PM | Warrenville with Winfield Dems Sunday, July 5 | 10:00 AM | West Chicago with the Wayne Dems March with Forest Preserve President Daniel Hebreard  Friday, July 3 | 6:00 PM | Warrenville  Saturday, July 4 | 10:00 AM | Carol Stream  Sunday, July 5 | 10:00 AM | West Chicago Walk with Judge Christina Kye Saturday, July 4 | 10:00 AM | Hinsdale Walk with Candidates for County Board Christopher Espinoza and Mary Rada Walters Saturday, July 4 | 10:00 AM | Lisle Saturday, July 4 | 1:00 PM | Downers Grove March with County Board Member Greg Schwarze and Carol Stream Clerk Julia Schwarze Saturday, July 4 | Parade 10:00 AM | Cookout 2:00 PM | Carol Stream Walk with State Rep Diane Blair-Sherlock Saturday, July 4 | 10:00 AM | Villa Park March with Lisle Township Dems Saturday, July 4 | 10:00 AM | Lisle  March with Milton Township Dems Friday, July 3 | 6:00 PM | Warrenville  Saturday, July 4 | 10:00 AM | Wheaton Saturday, July 4 | 12:00 PM | Glen Ellyn March with Wayne Township Dems Saturday, July 4 | 10:00 AM | Carol Stream Sunday, July 5 | 10:00 AM | West Chicago Sunday, July 5 | 11:00 AM | Bartlett March with Winfield Township Dems Saturday, July 4 | 6:00 PM | Warrenville Sunday, July 5 | 10:00 AM | West Chicago **Note: Times are listed as Step Off time. Check Links for Line Up time** MORE UPCOMING EVENTS Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR) Migra Watch Training | Entrenamiento de Migra Watch Thursday, July 2 | 6:00 PM | Zoom  Thursday, July 16 | 6:00 PM | Zoom  Community Connection Resource Fair with Karina Villa and Barbara Hernandez  Thursday, July 9 | 5:00-7:00 PM | West Aurora High School | Aurora Democratic Party of Illinois Youth Coalition Call Tuesday, July 14 | 5:30 – 6:00 PM | Virtual Coffee and Conversation with Erica Bray-Parker Saturday, July 18 | 10:00 - 11:30 AM | Shibam Coffee | Glendale Heights Illinois Democratic Women Annual Meeting & Convention  Saturday, July 18 | 1:00 - 4:00 PM | LIUNA District Council | Burr Ridge  Indivisible Naperville Good Trouble: John Lewis Week of Action Saturday, July 18 | 6:00 - 8:00 PM | 815 S Washington St | Naperville  Addison Township Young Dems Day of Action with Melissa Villanueva, Amanda Zahorak, Ben McAdams Sunday, July 19 | 12:00PM | Brewpoint Craft | Elmhurst  Democratic Women of DuPage County Operation Sunday Stroll  Sunday, July 19 | Lisle & Milton Townships  Sunday, August 16 | Bloomingdale & York Townships Swing Left DuPage, Indivisible DuPage, and the DuPage Dems Postcard Writing Parties Saturday, July 25 | 1:00 - 3:00 PM | Wheaton Library See All Upcoming Events WAYS TO GET INVOLVED Volunteer Interest Form Postcards to Swing States Candidate Canvass Mobilize Events ICIRR ICE Watch Training ISD Food Drive Driving it Home with Patti Vasquez - WCPT 820 Chicago's Progressive Talk Radio Listen to Patti's interview with DuPage Dems Chair Reid McCollum from June 25 on Facebook Live Minocqua Brewing Company Locations that sell Minocqua's progressive beer in Illinois and DuPage County We rely on supporters like you to fund our efforts to boost Democratic turnout and elect Democratic candidates. 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