PFAW Member,
Today Congressman John Lewis, a true American hero and giant of the civil rights movement, lies in state at the U.S. Capitol, allowing his colleagues and the public to pay their respects one final time.
While the nation mourns, Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans have wasted no time in hollowing out their condolences from mere days earlier – releasing a COVID response bill that would offer NO funding to help ensure that we can vote safely and securely this year.
If Senate Republicans truly want to honor the legacy of John Lewis and help finish the work he started, they can begin with restoring the Voting Rights Act by passing the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act!
The John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act would restore and strengthen the Voting Rights Act of 1965, including the provisions that were gutted by the Roberts Court in its disastrous 2013 Shelby County ruling.
Since that ruling, and especially in recent months, Republicans around the country have made it increasingly difficult to vote: by restricting voting hours, purging countless eligible voters from the rolls, closing polling locations, and more recently opposing ANY attempt to expand voting by mail to allow more people to vote safely and securely from home amidst the pandemic.
Through their inaction and outright refusal to address the critical democracy needs of our nation, Mitch McConnell and his Republican colleagues prove their sympathy is meaningless while they actively undermine one of our most fundamental rights.
We must continue putting pressure on Senate Republicans to pass the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act. The bill has already passed the House and is sitting on McConnell’s desk. Demand that they hold a vote on the bill immediately!
Thanks for all you do – and remember to keep making “good trouble, necessary trouble.”
– Zach, PFAW
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