Hi,

Joe Biden hasn't even been president for a week, and Republican Senators
already are working hard to undermine his ability to deliver for the
American people.

Sen. Mitch McConnell is desperate to preserve the legislative filibuster
and has blocked the Senate from getting to work. McConnell only cares
about three things: making the rich richer, stacking the judiciary, and
preventing yet another Democratic administration from succeeding.

The American people can wait no longer. But some conservative Senate
Democrats, including Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema, are vowing to keep
the filibuster in place even though it means giving McConnell the power to
stop everything.^1 This is totally unacceptable.

[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition and [ [link removed] ]tell the Senate: End the filibuster and stop
Mitch McConnell from undermining Biden's presidency! 

The filibuster isn't about the rules of debate -- it's really about
blocking progress. The filibuster is rooted in slavery, grew up as the
protector of Jim Crow laws, and is now used to stymie a progressive
agenda.^2

Remember, the filibuster doesn't apply to Republican tax cuts or
installing federal judges. But, under current Senate rules it can apply to
healthcare, consumer protection, civil rights, and voting rights.

McConnell wants to keep the filibuster in order to do things like block HR
1, the landmark expansion of voting rights that passed the House in 2019
but died in the Senate. He will use it to block the federal response to
COVID. He will prevent economic relief to help millions of suffering
Americans.

We cannot afford to wait any longer. We cannot let Senate Democrats allow
McConnell to undermine progress. Justice delayed is justice denied.

[ [link removed] ]Add your name: Tell the Senate to end the filibuster NOW!

Thanks for taking action,

Tal and the team at Demand Progress

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Sources:
1. Washington Post, "Fight over the rules grinds the Senate to a halt,
imperiling Biden’s legislative agenda," [ [link removed] ]January 25, 2021.
2. New York Times, "Joe Biden May Have Only Two Years to Get Things Done,"
[ [link removed] ]January 20, 2021.
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