The Indivisible Movement has chapters all over the country. Even in deep red states they are raising their outcries, going after their elected officials. At this time, Arkansas has turned into a Ruby Red GOP trifecta. This is the same state in which Bill Clinton (and his horrid wife Crooked Hillary) had their political power in full force.
Now, the Democratic Party's political power has all but disappeared.
Yet the Indivisible Arkansas Movement is claiming some form of political victory because they halted the full repeal of Obamacare. Two votes failed, but they act as they their pressure on Tom Cotton made the difference.
What? Cotton voted every time to repeal Obamacare in full and in part. He supported the skinny repeal as well as the full repeal. If they were paying attention, they would have noted that the tax reform package has repealed the corrupt, officious individual mandate.
I can't wait for the employer mandate, the taxes, the fees, and the overburdening regulatory structures are repealed next. Repeal the whole thing!
Indivisible Arkansas is fluffing their victories about getting town halls ready. Really?
Tom Cotton should be praised for his willingness to host a town hall with his most vocal critics! I would defy anyone to find evidence of a Democratic throwing a town hall following vocal outrage from conservatives and anti-liberal Republicans in their districts or their states.
The latest eblast is the latest iteration of the left-wing delusion which has overtaken the Indivisible Movement:
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Dear Indivisibles,
My name is Caitlynn, and I’m a group leader of Ozark Indivisible in Arkansas. Like a lot of others after the 2016 election, I thought, “What the hell. What are we going to do?”
I work at a furniture store, and in the aftermath of the election, many customers and I shared a mutual sadness. But one day last December, a customer came into the store and tipped me off about a Google doc that was posted online. It was called The Indivisible Guide.
After I left the store that evening, got on a computer, read the guide, told a friend about it, and we formed a group. Through word of mouth and connections alone, we quickly had 300 members.
This year has given me and so many others hope. It’s hard to be a progressive in such a conservative state. A lot of time you feel alone and helpless and Indivisible has changed that for me.
Republicans seemed to be on the fast-track to repealing the Affordable Care Act before Trump even came into office. For many of our group members, the fight for healthcare became more personal when a co-leader’s young daughter was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer out of the blue. Never did the importance of having health coverage without a lifetime cap seem so dire.
We combined with another Indivisible group to form Ozark Indivisible. We thought of what we could do to stop the repeal of the ACA and followed the Guide’s advice. Our first goal: get a town hall with Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR), talk face-to-face with him about the Affordable Care Act, and his plans to vote to repeal it.
Our first step towards that goal was trying to get a meeting with the Senator’s Springdale, Arkansas office, and we got one… until they canceled last minute. Next, we staged a protest right after President Trump’s inauguration. 150 Arkansans came out and demonstrated in front of Sen. Cotton’s district office to demand a town hall. Surprisingly, the Senator called me and said, “let’s have a town hall.”
 Protesting outside Senator Cotton’s district office and demanding he hold a town hall!
The night of the town hall, 2,200 Arkansans came out in force. We had no idea the town hall would draw that many people or that much media. We saw footage of our town hall everywhere, with constituents shouting over the senator demanding he protect the Affordable Care Act, protect refugees, and demand more accountability of Trump. Combined with other Indivisible groups and organizations across the country showing up at town halls, we sent a message: our representatives cannot hide from their constituents.
And eventually, our constituent power beat the repeal of the ACA twice.
Two months ago, our co-leader’s daughter passed away after battle with cancer. Her memory gives us something more to fight for and we’ve kept up the pressure. Recently a number of Ozark Indivisibles flew to DC and were arrested protesting against the tax bill and the repeal of the ACA’s individual mandate Republicans snuck into the bill.
Thank you,
Caitlynn Moses
Ozark Indivisible
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Reflections:
I want to focus a few of the paragraphs above:
I work at a furniture store, and in the aftermath of the election, many
customers and I shared a mutual sadness. But one day last December, a customer
came into the store and tipped me off about a Google doc that was posted
online. It was called The Indivisible Guide.
This Indivisble Guide is available for everyone on both sides of the aisle. It is a practical copy of the Tea Party Movement's playbook. There is nothing novel about this approach. In addition, Trump supporters have read and used this playbook for their own successes against these Indivisibles.
We are having more effect because we are rallying for policies that work!
This year has given me and so many others hope. It’s hard to be a
progressive in such a conservative state. A lot of time you feel alone and
helpless and Indivisible has changed that for me.
Why? Because progressive policies are disastrous for any state. Look at the national map, and you will find that the Democratic trifectas are losing population fast, and they are on track to lose House seats in the next decennial census.
Republicans seemed to be on the fast-track to repealing the Affordable
Care Act before Trump even came into office. For many of our group members, the
fight for healthcare became more personal when a co-leader’s young daughter was
diagnosed with stage 4 cancer out of the blue. Never did the importance of
having health coverage without a lifetime cap seem so dire.
Health insurance is not a charity. It's a business, and nothing can be free through human means. It is good to know that this woman had insurance for her daughter. That is wonderful.
But there is nothing to withhold more people from receiving good health care and affordable health insurance ... except for government meddling and overreach like Obamacare. We need to reduce the role of the state and retract the centralization of health care.
We combined with another Indivisible group to form Ozark Indivisible.
We thought of what we could do to stop the repeal of the ACA and followed the
Guide’s advice. Our first goal: get a town hall with Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR),
talk face-to-face with him about the Affordable Care Act, and his plans to vote
to repeal it.
US Senators all over the country have been holding town halls. Congressmen have been holding town halls, too!
Our first step towards that goal was trying to get a meeting with the
Senator’s Springdale, Arkansas office, and we got one… until they canceled last
minute. Next, we staged a protest right after President Trump’s inauguration.
150 Arkansans came out and demonstrated in front of Sen. Cotton’s district
office to demand a town hall. Surprisingly, the Senator called me and said,
“let’s have a town hall.”
YES! Good! There is nothing wrong with pressuring one's elected officials to have those town halls! In fact, the Ozark Indivisibles should be glad to have a US Senator who readily met with them and hosted an event with all of them, despite their hostile views against him.
The night of the town hall, 2,200 Arkansans came out in force. We had
no idea the town hall would draw that many people or that much media. We saw
footage of our town hall everywhere, with constituents shouting over the
senator demanding he protect the Affordable Care Act, protect refugees, and
demand more accountability of Trump. Combined with other Indivisible groups and
organizations across the country showing up at town halls, we sent a message:
our representatives cannot hide from their constituents.
Now this is a major whopper: Cotton did not hide from his constituents. He met with them, but he did not accede to their demands. He has been a strong stalwart supporter of President Trump and working Arkansans.
And eventually, our constituent power beat the repeal of the ACA twice.
No they didn't. John McCain and the Deep State, the Big Bureaucracy which thrives off of more government did not want Obamacare repealed. It's that simple!
Two months ago, our co-leader’s daughter passed away after battle with
cancer. Her memory gives us something more to fight for and we’ve kept up the
pressure. Recently a number of Ozark Indivisibles flew to DC and were arrested
protesting against the tax bill and the repeal of the ACA’s individual mandate
Republicans snuck into the bill.
It's sad to hear that one of their members passed away from cancer. I can assure anyone reading that we need to put more interest and investment into customer and doctor centered health care. Obamacare ruined that relationship. That is wrong!
Fewer people would have to face death or diminishing quality of life if the patients had the power to choose and thus to pay decent prices through competition.
Also, Notice that the Indivisibles are getting violent. They got arrested for violent, lawless protesting!
One of them tried to take my camera phone outside of a Congresswoman's office in Southern California:
Also, getting arrested did not prevent the Republican majorities from passing tax reform bills to President Trump's desk. The power of militant organizing has its limits. Are these Indivisibles going to protest against more money in working Americans' paychecks, or the increase in available jobs?
The Indivisible Movement is falling apart as they continue pushing policies which have no basis in facts or reality or even constitutional rule.
