As a birthday gift, we’re answering Obama’s call to honor the late Representative John Lewis by demanding that Senate Republicans work with Democrats to pass the Voting Rights Advancement Act, which has been sitting on Mitch McConnell’s desk collecting dust.
Barack Obama said it best in his eulogy: “[John Lewis] as much as anyone in our history brought this country a little bit closer to our highest ideals.”
Meanwhile, Republicans like Mitch McConnell shamefully continue to attack voting rights nationwide.
They’ve taken advantage of the Supreme Court’s Shelby v. Holder decision against the Voting Rights Act by enacting racist voter-ID laws and shutting down hundreds of polling locations. Republicans are doing everything in their power to suppress the votes of Black Americans.
Our voter protection team has hit the ground running to protect our voting rights – but we need your help.
