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Rubio Is Asked To Leave Tampa Office Over Disruption From Weekly Protests

March 2, 2017 Tony Marrero, www.tampabay.com Resist! Florida, Protests, Republican Party

By Tony Marrero for Tempa Bay Times - TAMPA — Vocal crowds of demonstrators making weekly visits to the Tampa office of U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio have gotten the Miami Republican booted from the building. The owner of Bridgeport Center, a gleaming, nine-story office center at 5201 Kennedy Blvd., notified Rubio's office on Feb. 1 that it will not renew its lease. The reason: The rallies have become too disruptive to the other tenants and a costly expense for the company, said Jude Williams, president of America's Capital Partners. "A professional office building is not a place for that," Williams said. "I understand their cause, but at the end of the day it was a security concern for us. Rubio is now faced with the prospect of going without a brick-and-mortar office until a new location can be found.

Heated Town Halls Show Voters Are Turning On Senators

February 24, 2017 Kali Holloway, www.alternet.org Resist! Republican Party, Senate

By Kali Holloway for AlterNet - Iowa’s Chuck Grassley was challenged by two constituents. An Afghan man, who worked as an interpreter with the U.S. military, questioned what would be done to aid him as the Trump administration rolls out its unconstitutional Muslim ban. “Who will save me?” he asked the senator. And a local farmer revived the Republican myth of Obamacare “death panels” to drive home how lives would be imperiled by an ACA repeal. In Colorado, constituents held an "in absentia town hall" for legislators who were no-shows. Already familiar with the lie Trump again repeated the morning before, they kicked off the session by holding up their Colorado drivers' licenses to prove they’re local residents. Pennsylvania’s Pat Toomey avoided his constituents altogether, but they went ahead with a town hall anyway. It featured an empty suit in Toomey’s place, to which constituents directed their questions.

Ryan Dodges Constituents (On Horseback)

February 23, 2017 Deirdre Fulton, www.commondreams.org Resist! GOP, Republican Party

By Deirdre Fulton for Common Dreams - The speaker is not holding any hometown district meetings this week but is reportedly fundraising in several Texas cities. Constituents have for weeks been complaining of difficulty reaching House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) by phone, so on Wednesday a national advocacy group brought their messages right to the congressman's doorstep—"the old-fashioned way." He'll get them when he returns from a fundraising jaunt in Texas, presumably. Women's advocacy group UltraViolet organized the drop-off of 86,000 postcards, bearing custom notes from people around the country, along with a cake and a singing telegram. The postcards were delivered to Ryan's Janesville, Wisconsin, office in a truck carrying a giant, glittery slogan: "Special Delivery: To the Speaker of the House. From: Concerned Americans."

Republicans Protect Insurance Industry, Call It ‘Stablizing Obamacare’

February 17, 2017 Peter Sullivan, www.thehill.com Educate! Congress, Health Insurance, Obamacare, Republican Party

By Peter Sullivan for The Hill - The Trump administration on Wednesday proposed a regulation aimed at “stabilizing” the ObamaCare marketplace by making changes favorable to insurers to help prevent them from bailing out or hiking premiums. The move is surprising, given that President Trump has vowed to repeal the Affordable Care Act. But his administration is now in the position of trying to shore up the law’s marketplaces, at least temporarily, while Congress debates replacement plans and timing options. Now that he’s president, Trump faces the possibility of being blamed for premium hikes or insurers dropping out if the market deteriorates. Trump has also taken steps to chip away at ObamaCare. Most prominently, he signed an executive order that, while not specific, called on agencies to loosen ObamaCare requirements.

Congress Sets Value Of All Public Lands & Buildings To $0

January 14, 2017 Brody Levesque, www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com Organize! Congress, Property, Republican Party

By Brody Levesque for NCRM - The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives passed a rules change this past week by a vote of 234 to 193, that would allow Congress the ability to essentially give away federal lands and buildings for free. The new rule, authored by GOP Rep. Robert Bishop of Utah, Chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, codifies that any legislation to dispose of federal land and natural resources would have a net sum zero cost to taxpayers. As the rule applies only to the House legislative rules, it is not subject to approval by the Senate or a presidential signature and is effective immediately. All Democrats in the House voted against the measure, while only three Republicans joined them in opposing it, USA TODAY reports.

Push For Quick Medicare Overhaul Worries U.S. Senate Republicans

December 3, 2016 Sahil Kapur, www.bloomberg.com Resist! Health Care, Medicare, Republican Party

By Sahil Kapur for Bloomberg - Republicans have called for major Medicare changes for years, but now that they may be in a position to push something through, some party leaders are wary of sparking a fight over a popular program that President-elect Donald Trump promised he’d protect. “That falls under the rule of not biting off more than you can chew,” Senator Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, who chairs the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, said in an interview. “The problems about the solvency of Medicare should be left for another debate, another discussion, and not be part of the replace and repeal” effort on Obamacare.

How The Republican Party Rules A Nation That Hates It

November 26, 2016 Paul Street, www.truthdig.com Educate! Republican Party

By Paul Street for Truth Dig - The white nationalist and arch-regressive Republican Party is an unpopular political organization in the United States. Thanks to the chasm between its militantly pro-big business and right-wing record and agenda on one hand and the progressive sentiments of most Americans on the other, the Republican Party is viewed unfavorably by 62 percent of the nation’s populace. Just a third of the citizenry holds a favorable view of the “Grand Old Party” (GOP).

Republicans Were Wildly Successful At Suppressing Voters In 2016

November 21, 2016 Alice Miranda Ollstein, www.thinkprogress.org Resist! Republican Party, Voting

By Alice Miranda Ollstein for Think Progress - Last week, the first election in 50 years without the full protection of the federal Voting Rights Act propelled Donald Trump to the White House. Trump will assume the presidency because of the Electoral College’s influence — nearly a million more people cast ballots for Hillary Clinton as of November 15. The election was also marked by low turnout, with tens of millions of eligible voters choosing not to participate at all.

Republicans Can’t Believe That People Are Actually Protesting Trump

November 16, 2016 Valerie Richardson, www.washingtontimes.com Resist! Donald Trump, Protests, Republican Party

By Valerie Richardson for The Washington Times - After five days of anti-Trump protests and mayhem led by left-wing groups, including one linked to top Clinton donor George Soros, Republicans said Sunday that it’s time for Democrats to call off the dogs. Kellyanne Conway, Republican president-elect Donald Trump’s campaign manager, urged President Obama, Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders to use their influence to talk down those she described as “professional” agitators “masquerading as protesters.”

Millenials Arrested At Paul Ryan’s Office Target Republicans & Wall Street Dems

September 22, 2016 Deirdre Fulton, www.commondreams.org Resist! 2016 Elections, Republican Party

By Deirdre Fulton for Common Dreams - Decrying the GOP's "dog-whistle racism," which they say has contributed to the rise of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, a group of young people risked arrest during a surprise sit-in at the office of House Speaker Paul Ryan on Tuesday morning. "Paul Ryan has a choice," the millennial-led campaign All Of Us 2016 said ahead of the action, which saw 11 arrests. "Will [he] reject dog-whistle racism or, like Trump, will he keep encouraging Americans to hate each other?"

100 Sheroes Just Posed Nude At The Republican National Convention

July 19, 2016 Priscilla Frank, www.huffingtonpost.com Resist! Cleveland, Protest Demonstrations, Republican Party, RNC

By Priscilla Frank for The Huffington Post - On July 17, 2016, in the midst of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, 100 women joined forces and got naked. The mass undressing was organized by photographer Spencer Tunick, who has been planning his large-scale nude photography project, titled “Everything She Says Means Everything,” for months. In May, Tunick called out for volunteers to participate in his vision, to interrupt business as usual at the RNC with a flood of nude bodies.

Why Cleveland’s Black Lives Matter Chapter Is Sitting Out RNC Protests

July 19, 2016 Terrell Jermaine Starr, www.fusion.net Resist! #BlackLivesMatter, Black Lives Matter (BLM), Cleveland, Republican Party, RNC

By Terrell Jermaine Starr for Fusion - CLEVELAND—Thousands of activists will be in downtown Cleveland protesting the Republican National Convention this week, but one group you won’t see is Black Lives Matter Cleveland. The chapter doesn’t believe its organizing power will best serve black Clevelanders by protesting Donald Trump, a man who has shown no real interest in ending racist policing—the signature goal of Black Lives Matter chapters nationwide.

‘We Can Stand Together’: Protesters Prep For Cleveland As RNC Nears

July 18, 2016 Nadia Prupis, www.commondreams.org Resist! Cleveland, Protests, Republican Party, RNC

By Nadia Prupis for Common Dreams - Cleveland, Ohio is preparing for what many expect to be a volatile Republican National Convention (RNC) on Monday, as protesters and supporters converge on the city and controversy around presumptive nominee Donald Trump and his divisive running mate, Indiana Governor Mike Pence, continues to build. About 50,000 people are expected to take part in protests and rallies for the four days of the convention, from July 18-21. The Guardian reports that thousands of police officers, secret service, and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents "swarmed the downtown area throughout the weekend."

The RNC Will Be A First Amendment Disaster

July 16, 2016 Tabatha Abu El-Haj, www.slate.com Educate! First Amendment, Republican Party, RNC

By Tabatha Abu El-Haj for Slate - In lead-up to the Republican National Convention, Cleveland has been getting hit from every side. Civil rights activists have spotlighted the fact that the original security zone around the RNC—the area in which First Amendment activities would be restricted—was the largest ever proposed, covering a 3½-square-mile perimeter. Permit applicants have also dealt with ugly delays, while rightful attention has been drawn to the fact that the Cleveland police department is currently operating under federal monitoring because it was found to have engaged in an unconstitutional pattern of excessive force.

Protesters To Wall Off Trump’s Hate At RNC In Cleveland

July 16, 2016 Staff, www.mijente.net Resist! Cleveland, Donald Trump, Protesters, Republican Party

By Staff of Mijente - In response to Trump’s insults, threats and his promises of mass deportation and building a border wall to separate neighbors, communities are traveling to Cleveland to give him a wall of their own. While Trump’s wall is an emblem of his xenophobic drive to Make America Hate Again, the protest wall to be built by organizers, artists, parents, children, and veterans gathered together by Mijente, the Ruckus Society, Iraq Veterans Against the War, Working Families Party, the Other 98%, First Seven Design Labs, and others will be a line of defense for the future of the country.

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