Happy Halloween!

It’s the time of year when ghosts and ghouls roam our streets.

On Halloween night, it’s all in good fun…

But when the monsters come out again in the morning,
it's scary.

Our political discourse these days seems to unleash
the inner goblin in many Americans.

Distrust and hatred ferment like a potent witches’ brew.

Ghastly thoughts are spewed in comment sections.

Ghoulish memes spread like wildfire.

And sometimes, the monsters are truly terrible....

Acts of violence strike real-life terror in our hearts.

What drives this monstrous frenzy?

Our fears…

We fear for our personal safety.
We fear for our financial security.
We fear for our personal rights.
We fear for our health.
We fear for our planet.
We fear for our families.
We fear for our future.

Political campaigns capitalize on these fears.

The closer we get to Election Day,
the scarier the political messages become.

Let’s remember FDR’s words,
“The only thing we have to fear is...fear itself.”

If we give into our worst fears,
we will be torn apart.

If we understand,
instead,
that many of
our fears are
SHARED,
we can work
together
to find solutions.

This Halloween,
how do we chase
​the monsters away?

We talk.

We listen.

We VOTE.

We work together.

We offer light to 
one another
in the darkness.

Election Day is right around the corner.

Are you ready?

If you have a mail-in ballot sitting on your table,
fill it out and send it today!

If you’re planning to vote in person,
take a friend with you!

If you have friends who are not planning to vote,
convince them to go to the polls!

Also,
let’s remember that as we get closer to
Election Day, 
the media messages we see are 
intended to stoke the fires of division.

It’s easy to get caught in the flames.

This election cycle…

Let’s support our causes
and our candidates
with all our hearts.


Let’s be grateful that we have
the right to speak our minds
and vote our conscience.

AND

Let’s keep a purple perspective.

Let's remember that...

Win or lose

We’re all in this together.

Now,

Get Ready...

Get Set...

VOTE!

​

The recent Supreme Court confirmation process
should be a wake-up call for our country.

We look to the
Supreme Court
for neutrality.

We look to the
Senate
for respectful discourse.

We look to the 
White House 
 for unifying leadership.

How are we doing?

Seems like we have plenty of room for improvement.

Fortunately,
we have two
important tools
to help us
FIX
our problems...
our
VOICE
and
our
VOTE!

At the Purple Living Room Project,
 "Guns in America"
has been our focus issue this year.

This week,
we're adding
"Supreme Court Nominations and Confirmations"
as an additional
​focus issue.

How do we make sure we don't repeat
the rancorous debacle of the past few weeks
the next time there's an open seat on the Supreme Court?

We can't allow ourselves
to be
divided
as a nation
again and again and again.

There must be a better way forward. 

Let's work
together
to find a solution
​to the problem.

What changes can we make in the system to get
politics out of the Supreme Court confirmation process?

Talk to your friends.
Talk to your neighbors.
Talk to your family.
Talk to your colleagues.
Talk to anyone who is ready to join the conversation!

​What are the possible solutions?

Let's wake-up and find them.

Then let's get to work using our tools...

We can use our 
VOICES
to tell 
our senators we want 
a change.

AND...

We can use our
VOTES
to make sure
that change finally
​happens.

​The confirmation process for the
Supreme Court nominee
is on pause this week
as the Senate
awaits the findings
of an FBI investigation.

Unfortunately,
it looks like
no matter what
the investigation finds,
half of the country
is going to be
crying foul.

It feels like an impossible situation.

What can we do about it?

We can TALK to one another.

Is anyone happy with the way this is unfolding?

How can we fix the confirmation process?

How do we change the system
so we don't wind up in this
dysfunctional place again in the future?

We need to trust that our Supreme Court is unbiased.

It's hard to do that when the
confirmation process has become
so politically charged.

What can we do to make sure
Supreme Court nominees have overwhelming
support from both parties?

How do we restore the balance in the system?

What are your thoughts?