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Announcing the 2019 Spring Conference for Mormon Women for Ethical Government
Peacemaking and Politics: The Influence of Women in the Public Sphere Co-Sponsored by BYU’s Romney Institute of Public Service and Ethics Saturday, March 30, 20199 am ā 5 pmBYU Campus ā Tanner Building Please join us for a day of learning and empowerment as we explore new strategies and develop skills for promoting legal and ethical governance and for further promoting peacemaking in a society that appears less civil each day. Our powerhouse lineup of speakers hails from the worlds of politics, law, social work, academia, the media, and more. This conference is open to the general public, but there is a cap on the number of participants, so be…
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Official Statement From Mormon Women for Ethical Government on the Joint Resolution in Response to the President’s Declaration of National Emergency
February 26, 2019 This week, members of Congress will vote on a joint resolution to terminate President Trump’s declaration of national emergency that would allow him to reallocate government resources to build a wall on the southern border–a wall that Congress voted not to fund. Congress must pass this joint resolution in order to fulfill its duty to act as a necessary check on the executive branch of our government. If Congress abdicates its responsibility to oversee our government’s purse strings, whether out of political expediency, misplaced loyalty, or fear of potential political fallout, our entire inspired system of checks and balances will be seriously threatened. Our elected representatives in Congress…
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Become a Sustaining or Supporting Member!
January 26, 2019 As MWEG enters its third year, we are excited to share more about our mission, objectives, structure, and advocacy policies. Most importantly, we want to invite you to become part of our inaugural group of sustaining and supporting members by following the instructions here. The financial support of our members and friends, along with our leadership team’s efforts to bring greater clarity to our vision, will help us expand our reach, amplify our voices, and increase our impact in 2019 and beyond. Please watch our birthday celebration broadcast video and become a sustaining and supporting member today so that we can continue moving forward in this important…
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Official Statement from Mormon Women for Ethical Government on Continuing Government Shutdown
January 24, 2019 This afternoon, the Senate failed to pass a continuing resolution that would have ended the government shutdown and given Congress two weeks to come to a compromise on border security and immigration reform. It is unconscionable for Congress to allow hundreds of thousands of federal workers and their families to continue to suffer because of a purely political crisis. We have been praying for our leaders to have wisdom and humility, and we have persistently contacted their offices to ask that they bring an end to this unnecessary shutdown. We are especially grateful to Senator Lamar Alexander, Senator Susan Collins, Senator Cory Gardner, Senator Johnny Isakson, Senator Lisa Murkowski, and Senator Mitt…
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Official Statement from Mormon Women for Ethical Government on New Revelations About the Separation of Children from Their Families at the Border
January 17, 2019 This morning the Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released a report indicating that “thousands” more children had been taken away from their families and guardians at the border than previously reported. This news is horrifying and completely unacceptable. It underscores the inescapable moral responsibility that we have as a nation to fix our broken immigration system. This kind of thingāthe separation of children from their familiesāmust never again happen on American soil. We echo the statement from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints asserting that “immigration reform should strengthen families and keep them together. The forced separation…
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A Citizensā Proposal for Ethical Immigration Reform
We are a nation in crisis. We are in the midst of a partial government shutdown that is threatening to become the longest in our nationās history. Real people, real families are being hurt by the inability of our government to find solutions through bipartisan compromise. It is time for the citizens of this government of, by, and for the people to show the way forward. Mormon Women for Ethical Government has spent the past year working in collaboration with immigration scholars, law professors, and attorneys to craft the following citizensā proposal to the current gridlock over immigration reform. This proposal is an attempt at genuine compromise and focuses on…
