Monday meet with Sen. Baldwin aide

A meeting with Senator Tammy Baldwin's La Crosse aide has been scheduled for Monday, February 24 at 1 p.m. at the La Crosse office, 210 7th St. S., 2nd floor. This will be a peaceful, respectful meeting.

If you attend, please try to bring a one page statement of your top one or two issues to leave with the aide. Indivisible has suggestions; here's an excerpt:

If You Have a Democratic Senator: Make Them Hold the Line

Democrats held the floor for 30 hours to try to block Vought, but the fight isn’t over. They need to keep up that level of resistance—not just for one nominee, but for every part of Trump’s agenda.

• Demand they vote NO on every Trump nominee and block his judicial picks.
• Push them to use every procedural tool available to slow down and obstruct Trump’s takeover.
• Make sure they understand: This isn’t business as usual. If they don’t fight now, it will be too late.

The ACLU has a good guide for writing an effective statement/letter. Stick to one page. Clearly state what you want. Tell how the issue affects you, your family, or your community. If you can, include your contact info to confirm you are a constituent.

If you can't attend in person, please plan to call the office (608-796-0045) and/or email Send. Baldwin using this form: https://www.baldwin.senate.gov/contact/contact-tammy

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The voter who set up this meeting included the following information:

There are two major concerns with the chaos that has erupted in the Executive branch of the U.S. Government since January 20, 2025. First, we have experienced a great number of people’s lives being compromised, physically, economically, professionally and most assuredly psychologically. Second, we have seen the utter disregard for the rule of law as enacted by the Congress and as determined by the Judiciary.

Brief examples of the first include: US Dept of Agriculture programs such as EQIP and US AID Funding blocks that have hurt Wisconsin Farmers and millions of needy persons overseas, and the blocking of operation funds for Head Start programs here in Wisconsin. Dedicated public servants have been forced out of their positions in D.C and in national parks across the land.

Secondly, examples include: the pardoning of January 6 rioters who were convicted in various jurisdictions by a full court trial and the continued impoundment of legislatively appropriated funds even after court orders to release them.

Thus, we must protest the breaking of the Constitution by the actions of Musk and Trump. This is “Shock and Awe” (1) that the U. S. has used internationally from Central America to SE Asia, to Africa and the Middle East, to overthrow “unfriendly” governments in disregard to international law. It is now being used against the citizens of the United States to destroy our democratic rule of law system.  In the U. S. Constitution there are three branches of government with different responsibilities that check and balance each other. We the people choose representatives to a Congress that makes laws and appropriates funds. We the people elect an Executive who can veto laws but once the law is signed it must be carried out. The Congress has oversight. New laws can be enacted that change the previous- but that goes through the Congress – not by executive action. Congress has passed legislation that the impoundment of funds is illegal also. 

Trump had the votes in Congress to do what he has done through Shock and Awe. Instead he has sidelined Congress. He and Musk have chosen the way of Shock and Awe and we are called to protest, to resist. There are safeguards with each of these two branches that have oversight – they have been destroyed by the actions of Trump and Musk.  We protest.

Article Three of the Constitution provides for an independent judiciary one of whose tasks is to decide on whether laws follow or do not follow the Constitution and its Amendments.  Lawsuits have been filed concerning the actions of Trump and Musk. For the most part Musk and Trump have not followed the court orders requiring them to desist. On 2/18 one lower court supported Trump’s and Musk’s actions but most have called for them to desist.

We demand that Senator Baldwin abide by her US Congressional oath to protect and defend the US-  and it's Constitution. We see that Congress and the courts - Articles1 (especially section 5), 2 and 3 of the Constitution - are sidelined by the actions of Musk and Trump. 

We urge Senator Baldwin, by banding together as an elected Senate representing "WE the PEOPLE" to stop the illegal sidelining of Congress and abuse of the separation of powers.  She has always stood for the ordinary people so we are counting on her to return after this recess energized to stop business as usual and declare a crisis of Constitution Rule of Law.

1) Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein:  Privatization, Deregulation, and Union Busting are the three primary principles.