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