Tell Congress to pass the For the People Act to fix our democracy, ensure every vote is counted, stop voter suppression, and return power back to the people! SIGN NOW

Hi Friend,

The events of the past few months have really shown a light on why we need to pass legislation to protect our democracy and give power back to the people ASAP. This is why Congress is prioritizing the For the People Act (H.R.1, S.1) and we need you to speak out to show your support. Read more below to learn more about the For the People Act and be sure that you add your name if you haven’t already signed on.

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*Sign on now: Tell Congress to pass the For the People Act to fix our democracy and ensure every vote is counted, stop voter suppression, and return power back to the people.

Also! TOMORROW - Join activists across the country to show some love for democracy and the For the People Act on a virtual rally at 5:30pmET/2:30pmPT! (*Details below). We’ll be joined by Emmy Award Winner and activist Debra Messing, American Actress and activist Anjelika Washington and voting rights advocates to demonstrate their strong support of the For the People Act. **Sign up here to get the details and link to the rally: https://action.momsrising.org/signup/love-democracy/

*When you hop online tomorrow at 5:30pmET/2:30pmPT for the virtual rally, we’ll also create fun virtual and physical valentines to send to our members of Congress - thanking them for their support of HR1. Afterwards, we’ll all hop on a phonebank to call voters across the country to encourage them to voice their support for the For the People Act. Here’s the link again to RSVP for the virtual rally and get information about how to sign up to phonebank with our partners at Declaration for American Democracy: https://action.momsrising.org/signup/love-democracy/

Thanks for all you do to protect our democracy!
- Felicia

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From: Felicia, MomsRising.org <[email protected]>

Dear Friend,

Recent years have shown us more than ever that who we elect to represent us has a big impact on our lives, our community, and our country. For too long, there have been assaults on our democracy. Unnecessary barriers to voting, gerrymandering, and intentional voter suppression of communities of color is locking too many people out of our political process, and big money and corporate interests still dominate our political system.

But right now, we have a chance to fix it. The For the People Act — the most sweeping democracy reform package seen in a generation — will be top priority for Congress. [1] This is huge.

While it’s clear that the new Congressional leadership understands the urgency of repairing our democracy, we need to make sure that all of our leaders know that fixing our democracy needs to be a top priority in 2021.

*Quick signature: Add your name to our letter asking your members of Congress to support the For the People Act of 2021!

What’s the deal? If enacted into law, the For the People Act would:

• Protect and expand access to the ballot, and break down barriers to exercising the right to vote through reforms like automatic voter registration and ending racially discriminatory voter purges.
• Make representation in government more fair by ending partisan and racial gerrymandering.
• Amplify the voices of ordinary Americans in our politics, now overwhelmingly dominated by a wealthy few, by establishing a small donor matching system for federal races.
• Fight corruption by enacting new ethical standards for elected officials. [2]

These reforms will return power in our democracy where it belongs - to the people. We expect the vote on the For The People Act soon so there’s no time to waste! In order for it to pass, we need you to make your voices heard.

*Sign on now: Urge your members of Congress to give power back to the people by passing the For the People Act!

The intentional voter suppression of communities of color must end. The barriers to voting and to democratic participation must be taken down. We want (and need) our democracy to bloom and thrive. It’s time to make sure our democracy really works for the people. It’s time to make sure every vote is counted.

And we know that if we want Congress to take on hard issues like health care, fair pay, childcare, criminal justice and policing reform, gun violence prevention, and paid family/medical leave, or the other priorities we need fixed, we need a democracy that works. This is our chance. Let’s make sure that every member of Congress knows that having a strong democracy is a priority for their constituents.

The more people who speak out, the bigger our impact. Please take a moment to forward our action link to your friends and family and share it on social media: https://action.momsrising.org/sign/hr1_2021

Together we are a powerful voice for our democracy.
- Felicia, Tasmiha, Donna, Kristin and the whole MomsRising / MamásConPoder team

[1] The Hill, Senate Democrats make democracy reform first bill of new majority 
[2] Congress.gov, H.R. 1 - For the People Act of 2021 

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