[1]Women's March
John, we'd
venture a guess that Women's Marchers like you know exactly what it feels
like when you're trying to get a word in, but a man just won't stop
talking.
If that's true for you, then you've got a pretty good idea of what it's
like to have to deal with a filibuster on the floor of the U.S. Senate.
The filibuster is a political procedure where one or more members of
Congress speak for a prolonged period of time with the purpose of delaying
— or outright obstructing — legislation from being brought up to a vote.
President Obama recently called the filibuster a “Jim Crow relic," because
of its use by segregationists to block landmark civil rights legislation.
Here's why ending the filibuster matters right now,
John: Now that Democrats control the White
House, Senate, and the House, we have a rare and important opportunity to
pass bold action on issues we care about, like climate justice, racial
justice, expanding voting rights, and more. Building our feminist future
can't happen with Mitch McConnell's obstructionist filibuster in the way,
so we must abolish it once and for all.
[ [link removed] ]Sign our petition to demand Senate Democrats to end the filibuster.
Eliminating the filibuster is the first, necessary step to passing the
bold, progressive legislation that Women's Marchers like you have been
fighting for.
Add your name →
Women all across the country organized tirelessly to help win the White
House AND both chambers of Congress — and together, we did
it, John. But with the
filibuster still in play, Mitch McConnell can still manage to stall, and
even outright block, progressive legislation from making it to President
Biden's desk.
We must do everything we can to eliminate the filibuster, but it will take
an enormous public pressure campaign to get it done. That's why it's
crucial that as many Women's Marchers as possible add their voices to this
petition today:
[ [link removed] ]Add your name to tell Senate Democrats that the filibuster must be
eliminated once and for all so that we can deliver the progress women and
families deserve.
Thank you for taking action,
Women's March
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