People For Member,
This weekend, as we celebrate Independence Day, let’s also remember that we are celebrating the founding of what was promised to be the world’s greatest democracy.
Our democracy has never been accessible to all Americans. But generations of fighters, from abolitionists to suffragists to civil rights activists, have put their lives on the line to move us toward a truer, more inclusive democracy that reflects the egalitarian principles articulated, albeit imperfectly, in our founding documents.
Now, our democracy is under assault, and centuries of progress are threatened because the Far Right has decided that their need to hold power takes precedence over the will and the fundamental rights of We the People.
Defending our democracy from the threats of voter suppression, Big Money in politics, gerrymandering, and corruption requires action from our federal government that is being BLOCKED by an arcane Senate procedure that has most famously been employed by senators to stall or defeat civil rights legislation. I’m writing, of course, about the filibuster.
To save our democracy, we must END the legislative filibuster in the U.S. Senate. Our goal is 40,000 petition signatures to senators from People For supporters, before the end of the July 4 congressional recess, demanding this necessary reform.
If the filibuster is not removed, the Senate will not pass the legislation needed to preserve and strengthen the freedom to vote. And other critical legislation is on the line as well.
Bills to reform our gun laws ... to end police killings … to protect the rights of LGBTQ+ people … to protect the environment, women’s rights, workers’ rights, and more … they are all condemned to languish in Mitch McConnell’s legislative graveyard if we cannot break the filibuster.
The Independence Day holiday should be a time when we recommit to our democratic ideals and vow to do whatever we can to preserve them, both for ourselves and for future generations.
This year, you can do that by urging the Senate to eliminate the filibuster before its abuse damages our democracy beyond repair.
Join me by signing today to end the filibuster >>
Thank you, so much, for all that you do,
Ben Jealous, President
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