A disabled veteran in California named Tim shared this as he signed veterans' letter telling senators to pass the For The People Act: "I am a 100% disabled Vietnam Vet. I have used mail-in votes for years. It is very hard for me to walk. Please do not take away my vote."
Support veterans and voting rights by signing onto the letter here. (You don't have to be a veteran to sign.)
Many of America’s 4.7 million veterans with service-connected disabilities can’t drive to a polling place, stand in line for long hours, or go to a crowded or chaotic polling place. They are among millions of disabled people who will have their right to vote taken away by Republican-run state governments unless the Senate takes urgent action to guarantee early voting, mail-in voting, and other protections that enable Americans to vote.
Veterans are trusted messengers in our communities. They are a group that many senators -- including Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema -- listen to. Amplifying veterans’ message will put pressure on our elected officials and help secure voting rights for all.
As a veteran named Michael in Lewisville, TX signed the letter, he echoed veterans across the country: "This assault on voting Rights is unAmerican. It is against what I fought for."
Sylvia, a veteran in Maryland shared her personal story as she signed about the obstacles she faces with voting in person on Election Day: "I am a 100% disabled vet than can not stand for more than a couple of minutes. Early voting helps me avoid crowds that would result in my not being able to stand and wait long enough to vote."
And David, a veteran in New Mexico signed the letter, added this: "The Vietnam War was difficult but I went twice. Please don't let them make it difficult for me to vote."
Veterans served this country to protect and defend American democracy -- not to defend the Senate filibuster.
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VETERANS' LETTER TO SENATORS Millions of disabled people, including many military veterans, will have their right to vote taken away by Republican-run state governments unless the Senate takes urgent action to guarantee early voting, mail-in voting, and other protections that enable Americans to vote. We urge senators to pass the For The People Act and to reform the filibuster to get the job done of protecting America’s democracy. Veterans served this country to protect and defend American democracy -- not to defend the Senate filibuster. All Americans deserve an equal voice in the elections that shape our future. But all across the country, Republican state voter suppression laws hit veterans with disabilities particularly hard and threaten to disenfranchise veterans from the democratic rights they sacrificed so much to defend. Many of America’s 4.7 million veterans with service-connected disabilities can’t drive to a polling place, stand in line for long hours, or go to a crowded or chaotic polling place. Recent rulings show that this conservative Supreme Court won’t protect the right to vote or stand up to the corrosive influence of dark money on America’s democracy. This is why the Senate must take action, even if it means ending the filibuster rule that no American took an oath to protect and defend. |
Sign on to veterans’ message telling senators all Americans deserve an equal voice in the elections that shape our future. Pass the For The People Act and reform the filibuster to get the job done of protecting America’s democracy. (Then, please forward this to others -- especially to veterans and their family members.)
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