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Georgia Runoff Elections & How You Can Make a Difference

By MUUSJN on Saturday, December 5th, 2020

GEORGIA RUN OFF VOTE KEY TO WHICH PARTY CONTROLS SENATE Recent polls show both races are close According to The Hill newspaper (12/30/20), Democrat Rev. Raphael Warnock leads his opponent, GOP Senator Kelly Loeffler 52 to 45%. Democrat John Ossof is slightly ahead of his Republican opponent Senator David Perdue 50 to 48%. If either Republican wins, the GOP will retain control of the Senate. However, if both Democrats win, the parties will be evenly split which would allow VP Kamala Harris to cast tie breaking votes on legislation. Elections have consequences! Recently, Trump ally Attorney General William Bar declared that he has “not seen fraud on the scale that could affect a different outcome of the election”. In mid November, Christopher Krebs, a top […]

UU’s Agree to Get Out the Vote in 2020

By MUUSJN on Monday, February 3rd, 2020

National & State UU’s Planning to Get Out the Vote Click HERE for “UU the Vote” Resources from the Unitarian Universalist Association The Michigan UU Social Justice Network (MUUSJN) Board of Directors voted to make Get Out the Vote (GOTV) a priority during 2020. Voting is not just political, but a moral action. UU’s uphold the right of every person to have their voice heard. Elections have consequences for our environment, for people of color, women, LGBTQ people, immigrants and low income families. The national UU organization, the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA), launched an ambitious campaign called “UU the Vote”. This email provides an an update on what the UUA and what MUUSJN are doing to encourage people in our communities to understand what’s at stake […]