People For Member,
Today, the late Rep. John Lewis would’ve been 81.
In 2013, the Supreme Court’s right-wing majority gutted a key section of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 in its decision in Shelby County v. Holder.
What followed was an onslaught of voter suppression policies and new barriers to the ballot box, pushed by far-right legislators and election officials in states and counties across the country.
The Shelby County decision, as devastating as it was, reserved the ability of Congress to update and modernize the Voting Rights Act and restore its strength. The John Lewis Voting Rights Act does just that, and then some.
There’s never been a greater need for robust federal legislation to protect the right to vote. Frustrated by their defeat in the 2020 presidential election, right-wing lawmakers – who still control the majorities is many state legislatures – are aggressively pushing new laws to rig the playing field to their advantage by making voting more difficult, especially for voters of color and low-income voters.
On John Lewis’s birthday, you can help carry on his legacy and his lifelong fight for justice by taking action to defend voting rights and strengthen our democracy.
Sign now to urge Congress to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Act!>>
Thank you for everything you do. Now let’s keep making “good trouble.”
In community,
Amol, People For the American Way
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