Dear MoveOn member,

This is huge. The Democratic state lawmakers of Texas have left their
state en masse in order to stop Republicans from forcing through extreme
attacks on voting rights.^1 And now, they need us to do our part to get
their backs for this courageous act.

Leaving the state was the only way Democrats could deny a quorum to the
state legislature—and the only way to stop the latest right-wing voter
suppression efforts.^2 They have left their families and homes and are
risking arrest to head to Washington, D.C., to demand that federal
lawmakers act now to protect Americans' freedom to vote.^3

This courageous move by Texas Democrats comes just days after a Texas man
was arrested for voting. Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton has
despicably charged Hervis Rogers with voter fraud because he voted while
on parole—not realizing that racist, antiquated laws meant he'd still be
barred from democratic participation.^4

These attacks on voting rights and voters of color aren't coincidental: In
state after state, Republicans are mounting a concerted effort to attack
our voting rights, and especially those of people of color and others
marginalized by society—a multi-decade effort now fueled further by their
adherence to Trump's destructive lies about the 2020 election.

Democrats hold the majority in the U.S. Senate and House—but maybe not for
long. Which makes it essential that Democrats in Congress act right now to
secure the right to vote, stop the GOP from further rigging our democracy,
and undo the Republican rollbacks on voting rights.



[ [link removed] ]Can you pitch in $3 right now to fuel MoveOn's efforts to
pressure Democrats in Congress to take urgent action to pass the For the
People Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Act and secure our freedom to
vote?



Texas Democratic lawmakers are doing their part. Now it's time for
Democrats in the U.S. Senate to do the same. The House has already passed
the For the People Act, a transformational bill that would secure voting
rights across the country and institute other pro-democracy reforms.^5

But Senate Democrats are slow to move—mired by Senate protocols and the
abuse of the Jim Crow filibuster, a tool that is allowing a minority of
senators representing 43% of Americans to overrule the majority of the
Senate representing 57% of Americans.^6

We're tired of excuses. Texas Democrats are leaving their homes to use
every tool at their disposal to fight against these attacks. Democrats in
D.C. need to be as bold, inventive, persistent, and unapologetic about
securing our freedom to vote.



[ [link removed] ]MoveOn is doing everything in its power to demand that Congress take
action, but we need your help, John. Will you chip
in $3 now?



Just last week, MoveOn joined the Poor People's Campaign to make the
phones of key senators ring off the hook, with constituents demanding that
they pass the For the People Act, the John Lewis Voting Rights Act, and
more. MoveOn members are joining allies at rallies and speak-outs across
the country. And we've been turning up the heat—using our social media
megaphone, our in-house video team, and our petition tools—to demand
action from Democrats in Congress.



[ [link removed] ]Can you help power this work by chipping in $3 now?



The resources are urgently needed to turn up and keep the heat on
President Biden, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, and all Democrats
who need to know that we can't wait, that the time to fight for and secure
our freedom to vote is now.

Thanks for all you do.

–Emma, Arvin, Jensine, Seth, and the rest of the team

Sources:

1. "Texas Democrats Flee State to Highlight G.O.P. Voting Restrictions,"
The New York Times, July 12, 2021
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2. Ibid.

3. Ibid.

4. "Texas man who waited 'over six hours' last Super Tuesday to vote now
faces illegal voting charges," CNN, July 11, 2021
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5. "House passes sweeping voting rights, ethics bill," NBC News, March 3,
2021
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6. "Republican Senators Haven’t Represented a Majority of Voters Since
1996," New York, February 25, 2021
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