Indivisibles,
The American Rescue Plan is one of the most significant, progressive
relief plans ever passed in our country’s history, and it’s overwhelmingly
popular with Americans. And yet, not a single Republican in the Senate or
the House voted to support it. The struggle to pass COVID-19 relief
confirms what many of us already knew: Republicans are planning to
obstruct at every turn, so if we hope to get anything done going forward,
we have to fix our broken Senate.
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Here’s just the tip of the iceberg of what we could lose if we don’t
abolish the filibuster:
* Restoring and expanding voting rights through the John Lewis Voting
Rights Act,
* Fighting voter suppression, gerrymandering, corruption, and money in
politics with the For the People Act,
* Securing representation for D.C.’s 700,000+ residents with the D.C.
statehood bill,
* Addressing the climate crisis and its consequences for the economy and
racial justice through the THRIVE resolution,
* Raising the minimum wage to $15/hour,
* And much, much more.
Senate Democrats face a choice: either accept congressional gridlock where
nothing gets done or do away with the filibuster in order to pass their
priorities with a Democratic majority.
We’ve identified a few target states (Arizona, West Virginia, and Maine)
where mobilizations are necessary to apply pressure on the moderate Senate
Democrats and Independents who can get rid of the filibuster once and for
all. We’ve budgeted $369,000 for tactics like ads, events, billboards, and
more to pressure them. And that’s just half our total budget for our For
the People Project -- nationally, we’re also funding staff expenses,
digital infrastructure, ad campaigns, and everything else that keeps our
work moving!
We can’t do any of that work without funding, and your grassroots
donations are what makes all possible. That’s why we’re asking for your
help: [ [link removed] ]donate $10 today to pay for ad campaigns, trainings, and more to
abolish the filibuster, pass progressive legislation in the Senate, and
fund all our other work.
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The filibuster gives Mitch McConnell the power to subvert the will of the
American public by blocking every single piece of progressive legislation
that passes through the Senate. We hope you’ll join us in reclaiming our
majority power.
In solidarity,
Indivisible Team
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