John,

Just a few days ago, the 6-3 conservative majority of the U.S. Supreme Court issued a terrible ruling that undermined voting rights in our country. In her blistering dissent, Justice Elana Kagan wrote the Voting Rights Act “deserves the sweep and power Congress gave it. That law, of all laws, should not be diminished by this court.”¹

Did you see Deborah's email below which details how the Supreme Court's Thursday ruling sets back voting rights—particularly for marginalized voters? Read her email, and then donate $4 this 4th of July to demand Congress immediately pass legislation to protect our right to vote.

Thank you for all to do to strengthen our democracy and fight to advance our shared priorities.

Nicolai Haddal
Field and Events Manager, Coalition on Human Needs

¹ https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/07/brnovich-voting-rights-act-alito.html

--DEBORAH'S EMAIL--

John,

Voting is the cornerstone of our democracy.

The right to vote freely without discrimination is essential to elect lawmakers who will fight for our priorities. This week's Supreme Court decision, in Brnovich v. DNC, poses real and significant challenges for our democracy by undermining the Voting Rights Act and making it more difficult to vote.

The U.S. Supreme Court had an opportunity to protect our freedom to vote, but instead gave yet another pass to lawmakers who put up barriers to silence voters’ voices based on race, background or zip code.

This 4th of July weekend, donate $4 to fight for our democracy and our voting rights. Together, we’re fighting back against efforts to weaken our right to vote!

Here is what Wade Henderson, interim CEO of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, had to say about the Supreme Court's decision:

"Instead of taking a stand for an inclusive democracy, the Court ignored the very real discrimination voters of color and Native American voters face across the nation."

The Supreme Court didn’t just uphold Arizona’s policies, which discarded ballots accidentally cast in the wrong precinct and severely limit third parties’ ability to collect mail ballots and hand them over to election officials. The Court's ruling did major damage to the Voting Rights Act.

In the wake of this awful Supreme Court decision, we must come together to demand Congress defend and strengthen voting rights against a Court that appears dead set on limiting them.

To do so, Congress must prioritize passing the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, the For the People Act, and fully restore the Voting Rights Act.

Instead of taking a stand for fair and accessible elections for all, the Supreme Court decided that lies and mistruths about our elections are more important than the very real discrimination voters face. And, as a result of this week's Supreme Court decision, voters, especially Latino, Asian American, Native American, and Black voters—will continue to face more barriers than white voters in making their voices heard in local, state, and federal elections.

That is unacceptable. And, together, we must fight back. John, can you pitch in $4 this Fourth of July weekend to fight for our democracy?

Thank you for all you do to demand accountability from our political leaders to fight for our shared priorities and a stronger democracy.

Deborah Weinstein
Executive Director, Coalition on Human Needs