This is an emergency update post on fighting the GOP tax bill from December 2-4, 2017.
So we’ve been telling you to follow @Celeste_Pewter, over and over, for weeks now.
Around noon on December 2, she tweeted a thread of actions that you can take, right now, to fight the GOP tax bill. Yes, it’s passed the Senate, but there’s still time to push back, and we need to push back forcefully and firmly over the next 72 hours.
We are just going to paste her tweets here. We don’t want you to miss any of them. (We didn’t copy over the first as it’s more of a throat-clearer.)
Update, later on December 3: Scroll down for a script from Celeste for calling the governor of your state. The GOP tax bill would remove the SALT deductions, aka State And Local Taxes. Right now, you can deduct them from your federal tax bill. If the GOP has its way, you won’t, and certain blue states will be hit doubly hard by that. Your governor will be alert to this and terrified by it, regardless of her or his party affiliation. It’s worthwhile to call.
Also, here is a Storify link that includes all the tweets below, plus later updates, which you can post to your Facebook page:
https://storify.com/Celeste_pewter/steps-on-how-to-fight-the-tax-bill
And we stress again–if you’re not following @Celeste_Pewter, do it, and follow @roadto2018, which she’s involved with as well.
Read.
Learn.
Act.
NOW.
Thanks.
Ok, massive #TaxBill thread coming up. Mute as needed. 1. Yes, it passed the Senate last night. Yes, you should be mad about this. However, this doesn’t mean it’s over. 2. The bill still has to go to conference committee, where they reconcile the House and Senate versions.
3. No, we don’t know if the House is just going to pass the Senate version. It’s possible, but they’ve traditionally been more conservative than the House. Without having a crystal ball in front of me, I believe they’re not going to like the sweeteners in the Senate version.
4. Per CSPAN, the House is going to vote on going to conference on Monday, at approximately 6:00 PM. (This is schedule to change. I’ll update once their calendars update) This means you have about 72 hours to take a stand. So these are your next steps.
5. Begin by calling your Senators, and responding appropriately to however they voted last night. Scripts below for GOP/Dem Senators. Yes, your Dem Senators need to hear from you. Validate what they just did. They worked pretty damn hard against near impossible odds.


6. Then call your House member, and let them know you want them you oppose both versions of the tax bill as it stands. Demand they strip out as many of the egregious amendments as possible.

11. Attend a protest in your area. @benwikler and the @MoveOn team have you covered. If you know of random events taking place, respond to this tweet and hashtag w/ #ICalledMyReps:
15. Other thing to do: Donate to the Democratic senators who stood AGAINST the tax bill last night, including several who are in very pro-Trump states. If you don’t want scenarios like last night to repeat, we need to hold their seats.
16. But your first donation should be to @GDouglasJones. There are ten days until the election in Alabama. Any seat removed from the GOP majority will be an achievement for the balance of power. (Google “Douglas Jones Donate” to get resources for this.)
18. Correct misinformation. I’m seeing a lot of misinformation going on about the #taxbill, from the legislative process, to how much individual taxpayers stand to benefit.
Start here:
And here is the script to use when calling your governor, also courtesy of Celeste:
Find the contact info for your governor:
https://www.usa.gov/state-governor
Here’s a script from Celeste that you can use:
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