Democratic Town Committee
Carlisle, MA
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"Real change, enduring change, happens one step
at a time."
"If you want to be
a true professional, do something outside yourself."
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 3/1933 - 9/2020
Welcome to News and Information
Next CDTC Meeting
What's New? (Feb 10, 2025)
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2025 Elections​​​
Contact Senators, Reps, MA Gov Officials
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Feb 13, 7:00PM 2024
Members: Attend meetings! We have a national emergency!
We Welcome Friends - Call to Action!
The Carlisle DTC has both members and a friends list. It you want to hear about committee events and opportunities to help, join our Friends list by emailing the webmaster (see bottom of page.) You need not be a registered democrat to be a friend, meetings are optional. Also see our Facebook feed at the end of this page.
Trump Presidency - Oath Betrayed
Trump appears to be taking direction from Project 2025. Changes prominently feature revenge for perceived slights and rewards for donating to the Trump campaign. Worse is the new, seemingly equal, partnership between Trump and Elon Musk who is tireless in his quest for power and money. In the last few days Musk and the DOGE team have been granted access to the US Treasury payment system allowing them to view all payments authorized by Congress. This should send shivers through all of us as it is a security risk to peoples' information and may be a precursor to even more access. The full faith and credit of the United States is at risk.
And what happened to "domestic tranquility" and "promote the general Welfare"?
Support Democrats in 2025 Elections!
If you thought it was all about 2026, it's a little early as primaries are fair distance off. However, there are important races down ballot, and we've examined state level races: Governors, State Supreme Court justices, Secretaries of State and Attorneys General. Read the research. Two races really stand out:
Governors
Virginia: Support Abigail Spanberger who was a US House Rep
State Supreme Court Justices
Wisconsin: Support Susan Crawford to protect abortion rights and fair district maps.
Pennsylvania: Primary March 29, Election May 3. This is a Y/N vote to retain 3 current judges for another 10 year term. In the past this has been pro forma. This year engerized conservatives are attacking all three Democrats who have done much good in PA. Support Christine Donohue, David Wecht, and Kevin M. Dougherty. They have a joint campaign wrt donations: https://www.padems.org/candidates/
Indivisible Meeting Monday February 3
This meeting focused largely on removing Musk from his unprecedented position of power. The first priority would be contacting Senators Warren and Markey and Rep Trahan. Also add the state officials: the governor and attorney general, links below for full contact information and message outline, but please use a short excerpt of the message that conveys your primary concern. ​
Support Legal Action
While Congress needs to exercise all their power against the attacks on our government, they are not exactly designed for instant response. In any case, there are legal organizations already working on advancing democracy and barring Trump from illegal and unfair practices. One of our best-connected members has two recommendations. ​Both Democracy Forward and Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) have relevant cases in progress. Please read and consider donating to one or both. Thank you.
How to Find Any Grassroots Work or Event You Want
Mobilize.us is a website where numerous organizations post events and you can sign up for. Filters describe what you are looking for. Create a mobilize.us account, and it records all your sign-ups.
​In your browser go to the mobilize.us home page
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Click "Filters" in the top menu bar
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In the "Type" box click the right down arrow (wedge), scroll through the choices and click any activity you are looking for, e.g. "text banks" and "phone banks"
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In "Campaign or Organization" hit the down arrow and select all that you think might offer what you want
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At the bottom of all the choices, click "Apply Filters"
Issues Awareness in Carlisle Center
Town rules: one sign held by one person, multiple people, each holding one sign. You can bring a chair. Skip the bad weather. Thanks to Frank and Bonnie!
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Purpose of Democratic Town Committees ​
"Town, ward and city committees are the foundation of Party organization and have the closest contact with the people...Local committees are intended to be working committees, dedicated to the cause of winning elections..." - Massachusetts Democratic Party Charter, Article Two, Section I.
Friends: You need not be a member to help the committee. In fact some of the grass roots activities you can do entirely independently. We encourage all to get involved.