A new message from your friends at People For the American Way.

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PFAW Member,

Republicans in Florida are proving just how much they're opposed to the
expansion of voting rights.

A preliminary study has found that despite a voter referendum to restore
voting rights to former felons, a newly passed law by the Republican
legislature would prevent almost EIGHTY PERCENT of otherwise newly
eligible voters from ever reaching the ballot box - and a disproportionate
number of them are individuals of color.^1

[ [link removed] ]Take our short voting rights survey today and let us know how
progressives should fight back against Republican attempts to suppress
voting rights!>>

In a scathing editorial, The New York Times blasted Florida Republicans
for defying the will of voters by passing a law that almost immediately
neutralized the effects of Amendment 4:^2

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"Florida’s Republican lawmakers decided Amendment 4 was too much
democracy for their taste.

As the lawmakers surely knew when they wrote the law, they would be
re-disenfranchising a large number of people who just had their rights
restored.

Florida Republicans, like their counterparts in other states and in
Washington, D.C., are becoming increasingly comfortable with the perks
of minority rule, like the ability to disregard what the majority of
voters demand. They appear to know that when you can’t win on your
ideas, you win by undermining democracy."

Republicans know damn well their actions are deliberately disenfranchising
MILLIONS of voters in Florida and across the country. Progressives must
continue fighting back in courts and at the polls.

PFAW and other progressive organizations are fighting hard to stop
Republican attempts to suppress voters, by empowering and investing in
progressive organizers and candidates across the country through our
proven electoral programs.

With your continued support and feedback, we can continue this crucial
work to unseat Trump Republicans and strengthen the American Way.

[ [link removed] ]Take the survey today and let us know what you think>>

Thank you,

- Zach, PFAW

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[1] [ [link removed] ]"Study: New law drastically undercuts felon voting rights
restoration" Palm Beach Post, 8/16/19

[2] [ [link removed] ]"Why Are Florida Republicans So Afraid of People Voting?" The New
York Times, 8/10/19

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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