A new message from your friends at People For the American Way.
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People For Member,
Across the country the Far Right is out to attack our voting rights – and
our fight to defend our democracy is intensifying; whether it's organizing
in Senate target states or supporting the boycott of Home Depot led by
Rev. Timothy McDonald and other Black clergy – we must keep up the
pressure.
Just this week, Florida Governor and Trump protégé Ron DeSantis signed a
bill that would make voting less accessible and more restrictive.
DeSantis’s actions follow just weeks after Georgia Governor Brian Kemp
also signed into law a bill designed to reduce voter turnout and make
voting less accessible – even going so far as to ban the distribution of
refreshments for voters waiting in line (sometimes for hours) to vote!
More than 360 bills just like these have been introduced in state
legislatures in 47 states across the country.
We have the power to stop these and future attacks – but only if the
Senate acts quickly.
[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition now and demand that the Senate eliminate the
legislative filibuster to pass the For the People Act – the future of our
democracy depends on it! >>
Disgruntled by 2020 election losses, Republicans across the country have
shown indifference to the outcry over their brazen attempts to make voting
less accessible for millions of people across the country. They know the
only way they can regain some of their lost power is to make sure fewer
people are able to vote in the next election, and they are expediting
their voter suppression bills as quickly as they can.
Currently, there is a bill before the U.S. Senate, the For the People Act
(S. 1), that would prevent the worst voter suppression provisions from
taking effect – but without urgent action by Senate Democrats, the bill is
destined to fail when it comes up for a vote.
The Senate filibuster, an archaic procedural rule in the Senate that has
been used in the past to block landmark civil rights legislation, now
stands in the way of this historic democracy-strengthening bill. We must
DEMAND an end to the filibuster so that these democracy-strengthening
measures and other important bills can be passed.
[ [link removed] ]Add your name immediately to our petition calling on the Senate to act
NOW to eliminate the legislative filibuster and to pass the For the People
Act (S.1)! >>
The Senate must act with the urgency the current situation requires; if
they fail to do so, we can expect to see the continued erosion of one of
our most fundamental rights, our right to vote, and with it – our
democracy.
Thanks for all that you do,
Zach, People For the American Way
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