A new message from your friends at People For the American Way.

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People For Member,

Now – right now – we have a once-in-a-generation chance to pass sweeping
legislation to protect voting rights and strengthen our democracy.

But it’s going to take an immense effort because, while we have
pro-democracy congressional majorities now, those majorities are as narrow
as can be and we’re not guaranteed to keep them after the 2022 midterm
elections.

Far-right policymakers from coast to coast are moving to enact voter
suppression laws making it harder for voters to register, cast a ballot,
and have their ballots counted – well over 100 such bills have already
been introduced according to a report by the Brennan Center for Justice,
and the number is still growing.^[ [link removed] ]

We can STOP most of these attacks on voting by passing the For the People
Act – a historic piece of legislation that would help get Big Money out of
politics, stop racist and partisan gerrymandering, protect against
corruption, and, most importantly, PROTECT THE RIGHT TO VOTE.

Our campaign to pass the For the People Act – H.R. 1/S. 1 – is a massive
undertaking, and the next several weeks will make or break whether we’re
able to seize this opportunity to restore, rebuild, and reinvigorate our
democracy at a time when it’s under constant attack by extremists.

We need to raise roughly $9,000 per day over the next 11 days to stay on
track to pass this legislation and save democracy.



[ [link removed] ]Renew your 2021 support with an immediate donation to stop voter
suppression and PASS the urgently needed For the People Act!>>



The Far Right knows this legislation the greatest threat to their ability
to rig the playing field and hold onto power, despite not being able to
win over a majority of voters.

So, while they’re busy trying to erect barriers to the ballot box in the
states, the Right is making it their top federal priority to kill the
legislation!

We can’t let them. That’s why we’re organizing events every week,
mobilizing the grassroots and community leaders in target states and
districts, aggressively helping to place op-eds in those same places,
running ads, and joining with our partners to generate thousands of phone
calls, emails, hand-written letters, and more!

The For the People Act would easily be the most important legislation for
strengthening democracy in at least half a century. We fought hard coming
into this new Congress for both the House and Senate leadership to make
this bill their TOP priority – and they did! The For the People Act was
introduced under the bill numbers H.R. 1 in the House and S. 1 in the
Senate and we have firm commitments that this sweeping pro-democracy
legislation will be central to their policy agenda.

But we still need to get the votes. And that means waging a sustained
grassroots and media campaign in target states and districts that needs
your immediate support.



[ [link removed] ]Renew for 2021 by donating to protect the right to vote and strengthen
American democracy with the For the People Act>>



Thank you for standing with us and keeping up the fight to defend
democracy. Because if we don’t do it, who will?

-- Ben Betz, Digital/Organizing



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[1] [ [link removed] ]"Voting Laws Roundup 2021" Brennan Center for Justice, 1/26/21

 

 

 

 

 


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