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

***********************

People For Member,

The well of excuses used by the Far Right to argue against passage of the
For the People Act is evidently bottomless and without shame. Just this
week, Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith of Mississippi argued in favor of Georgia’s
proposed ban on Sunday voting, saying that Sunday should be to “remember
the Sabbath and keep it holy” – apparently forgetting the times she has
held campaign events on Sunday or the part where she was sworn in as a
U.S. Senator… on a Sunday.^1, 2

The hypocrisy is not surprising, but it continues to expose the depths to
which the Right will go to obstruct the right to vote.

[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition demanding that the senate immediately pass the For
the People Act to protect our voting rights and elections from these Far
Right attacks! >>

Sen. Hyde-Smith’s remarks are particularly troubling given the historic
nature of many Black religious congregations encouraging voting and civic
engagement on Sundays. The longstanding tradition of ‘souls to the polls’
is centered around the very practice of voting on Sundays after religious
service and the attempts to ban Sunday voting serves as yet another direct
attack on the voting rights of the Black community.

Any effort to ban voting on Sundays could severely impact the Black
community’s voter turnout in ways that is quite clear to the measure’s
proponents.

Republicans in Georgia and across the country recognize the difficulty
they face in winning elections if voting becomes accessible to more
people, so rather than strengthen and improve voting rights, they want to
eliminate and restrict them.

[ [link removed] ]Tell the Senate to strengthen and protect our voting rights by passing
the For the People Act right away! >>

Thank you for joining us in standing up to these far right attacks.

In solidarity,

Zach, People For the American Way

--------------------------------------------------------------------------

[ [link removed] ]donate:

 

 

Sources:

[1] [ [link removed] ]"Sen. Hyde-Smith Says No Voter Events on ‘Holy’ Sundays. Why Were
Her Own Campaign Events Exempt?" The Daily Beast, 3/24/21

[2] [ [link removed] ]"U.S. Sen. Hyde-Smith to be sworn Sunday" WLBT News 3, 1/2/21

 

 

 


***********************

Do not reply directly to this e-mail. Please use [email protected].

Trouble viewing the email?
VIEW AS WEB PAGE:
[link removed]

This email was sent to [email protected]. Reaching you over email
is the best way we have to let you know about the ways you can take
action to fight the Right Wing and defend our constitutional rights
and values. If you have any thoughts, comments, or criticisms, or if
there's a better email address at which to reach you, please
let us know. If you'd like to unsubscribe from our list, you
can do that here:

You can unsubscribe from this mailing list at any time:
[link removed]
. But know that if you leave, it will be harder for you to stay involved with People For the American Way and continue our
crucial work. PFAW is able to win policy battles and elections, and
counter the Right's extremism and hate, because of dedicated
activists like you, and we're always eager to hear your thoughts.
Thanks for your support.

[link removed]

CONTACT:
[link removed]

PRIVACY POLICY:
[link removed]

FACEBOOK:
[link removed]

TWITTER:
[link removed]

YOUTUBE:
[link removed]

1101 15th Street, NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC xxxxxx-5002,
202-467-4999



You can unsubscribe from this mailing list at any time:
[link removed]