People For Member,
As the Senate nears passage of an infrastructure bill, we need to remind them that their work is far from done. Efforts to steal the next election are underway across the country and the tip of the spear of these efforts is the wave of racist, Jim Crow-esque voter suppression laws being rammed through Far Right-controlled state legislatures.
Congress CAN protect voters from these attacks and save our democracy. But right now Senate Republicans, a few Democrats, and the filibuster are standing in the way.
It's up to us to keep the pressure on! Please help us get to 30,000 signatures right away to send strong message to senators – we're already 74% of the way there!
SIGN NOW: Tell Majority Leader Schumer that recess can wait – saving our democracy can't. >>
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People For Member,
We’re running out of time to prevent the Far Right’s voter suppression efforts before the next election. According to the Brennan Center’s latest data, 18 states have enacted more than 30 new laws that restrict voting access, aimed squarely at Black and brown voters, in this year alone. And these right-wing lawmakers are not done yet.
The Senate has the power to act by passing legislation that would mitigate the worst of these voting rights attacks: the For the People Act (S. 1). But some Democratic senators are hesitant to remove the filibuster as an obstacle to passing this vital bill.
Every day we’re getting closer to a very real deadline to take action to pass the For the People Act: If the Senate does not overcome the filibuster and pass S.1 by August 2021, states will not have enough time to implement the legislation’s regulations before the 2022 midterm elections.
The Senate’s August recess can wait – our democracy is more important.
In order to pass the For the People Act, the most transformative bill to strengthen our democracy in our lifetime, the filibuster must be removed as an obstacle. It’s become clear that anyone who thinks there will be bipartisan agreement on this piece of legislation is wrong.
We need Senate Democrats to lead on this issue and fight back in every way possible – including by eliminating the Senate filibuster. It simply can’t wait.
Thank you for taking action to save our democracy,
Ben Jealous, President
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