People For Member,
To save our democracy – by stopping far-right voter suppression, extreme partisan gerrymandering, and getting Big Money out of politics – we need Congress to pass the For the People Act.
It's becoming increasingly evident that to pass the vital, democracy-saving reforms contained in the For the People Act, President Biden needs to go all in with his support. That means using the power and leverage of his office to increase pressure on senators to end the filibuster and pass the bill.
We have only a few weeks left until the Senate is back from recess and then a very tight window of time to pass the For the People Act into law in order for it to have effect before the 2022 midterm elections.
With the support of members like you, we've been mobilizing People For activists and members of People For's Young Elected Officials Network and African American Ministers in Action to ramp up pressure on both the Senate and President Biden.
Now, as we approach the anniversary of the March on Washington this weekend, we're kicking our efforts into high gear by spearheading civil disobedience actions – starting tomorrow with one near the White House, organized in partnership with the League of Women Voters, that will include People For members, elected officials, religious leaders, and other democracy activists.
This is the most urgent and "hottest" phase of our campaign as we near the all-important mid-September deadline. We need to raise another $73,550 just this week to keep these tactics going strong and ensure that they have the biggest impact.
Will you chip in with an urgent donation to power this work and save our democracy right now?
We only have until mid-September, after which millions of voters could have their rights denied and the 2022 and 2024 elections could be effectively stolen…
That’s how high the stakes are.
We’re seeing signs of progress on the For the People Act in the Senate – which means that our pressure is working! But what might be the make-or-break factor in the Senate for this historic and desperately needed bill is how much the president will use his bully pulpit and the leverage of his office to help us move senators, especially on the filibuster.
We recently joined with a handful of our partner organizations and members of Rep. John Lewis’s family to deliver 400,000 petition signatures to the White House, calling on President Biden to go all-in on the fight for voting rights – including pushing forcefully for filibuster reform.
Whether or not voters will continue to decide our elections – the very core of a functioning democracy – is on the line, just over these next few weeks.
The Far Right wants to cement its grip on power – despite having the support of far fewer voters. And if we can’t get the bills through Congress to thwart their voter suppression, their gerrymandering, their Big Money, and their Supreme Court majority’s dangerous anti-democracy decisions, they will succeed.
So WE need to continue to organize grassroots pressure on senators AND the White House, with events in DC to complement our ongoing work around the country, online, and in the news media.
Please rush a donation to fuel People For’s work to defend democracy before it’s too late >>
Thanks for everything you do.
-- Ben Jealous, President
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