AOC: there today for the H.R. 9495 vote (bill that would have allowed labeling nonprofits as terrorist supporting orgs)

[Dennis Donovan]

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez‬ ‪
@aoc.bsky.social‬
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Was there today for the H.R. 9495 vote (bill that would have allowed labeling nonprofits as terrorist supporting organizations).

Voted no, of course - but I do want to report that the activism DID work and persuaded members.

I thought it’d be a lonely NO vote, which we take often. It wasn’t.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
‪@aoc.bsky.social‬
In comparison, a similar bill was brought up before the House earlier this year. There was much less organizing against it and it got further then.

Today’s vote was a very different story. The attention + organizing played a role.

If you can thank your rep for voting NO, please do so. It matters.
November 13, 2024 at 12:00 AM

https://bsky.app/profile/aoc.bsky.social/post/3laskw4vfds2d

[pat_k]

1. People-power is about more than voting in elections.

Being active between elections is as important, if not more important.

Lobbying for Change: Find Your Voice to Create a Better Society Paperback
by Alberto Alemanno
Amazon link: https://a.co/d/a5l6I42

[onenote]

2. The vote on the bill is nothing to be all that happy about.

There were 256 votes for it, including 52 Democrats. Only 145 votes against.
It didn't pass because the procedure under which it was being voted on required a 2/3 majority to move forward.

[kerry-is-my-prez]

4. What is going to happen when there's more Republicans in there????

[kerry-is-my-prez]

3. It is downright scary. They could shut down any organization - media outlets.

The ACLU, Planned Parenthood, etc