This explanation of how we can oppose the current federal administration's actions while remaining nonpartisan was recently published in the the April edition of LWV of Washington's "in League" newsletter, but it deserves wider attention.
"Recently, the League of Women Voters promoted the April 5, Hands Off rallies organized around the country, and we encouraged members to participate. Some local Leagues noticed complementary and congratulatory postings on their social media accounts, such as: “Way to go!,” “Glad you were there, LWV!” and “Excellent!”
"We do not engage in partisan politics by rallying and calling for an end to the assault on democracy and the rule of law.
"A few, though, posed questions about the League’s presence at the protest. One, for instance, noted, “I thought you were supposed to be nonpartisan.”
"Whether such inquiries were sincere or the work of someone looking to ignite an online fight is not clear. What is clear, though, is that the members of League of Women Voters—at the local, state and national levels —are not jettisoning our commitment to nonpartisanship.
" We do not engage in partisan politics by rallying and calling for an end to the assault on democracy and rule of law. The Executive Orders and disregard for judicial rulings by the current administration are not about politics, right or left, Republican or Democrat. They are an assault on our democracy, on our country.
"As LWV leaders have stated: “The League cannot stand by silently while we watch the executive branch ignore not only tradition and protocol, but, more significantly, legislative and constitutional law …”
"Living our values has never been so important, both defending democracy and maintaining our nonpartisanship. No one should connect defending democracy with aligning ourselves with a particular party.
"As an organization with Leagues in all 50 states, and in Puerto Rico, members will maintain our commitment to nonpartisanship as we partner with and participate in events with others. But we will carry our own signs and make—without apology—our own statements that express our values, and the values of defending democracy and empowering voters that we have lived out for more than a century.
"Read more about nonpartisanship in the League of Women Voters
here."