A new message from your friends at People For the American Way.

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[ [link removed]- ]The right to vote is SO fundamental to our American democracy, that no other
rights can be guaranteed without it.



People For Member,

A group of us was arrested in front of the White House this week – and I
wanted to let you know why.

Our civil disobedience event – a joint direct action with the League of
Women Voters, Declaration For American Democracy, and civil rights and
faith leaders from around the country – was designed to put pressure on
President Biden to push his party in the Senate to “fix or nix” the
filibuster in order to pass the Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis
Voting Rights Act. 

We’re willing to get arrested over this issue because the right to vote is
SO fundamental to our American democracy – no other rights can be
guaranteed without it. But we can’t do this work without your support. 

You see, People For the American Way is funded largely by grassroots
donations from people like you who are dedicated to preserving our fragile
democracy. And now – right now – is a defining moment.

We’re continuing to ramp up pressure on the Senate AND the White House
because it’s our work over the next few weeks that will determine if
voters’ rights are protected – and if their ballots are fairly counted –
in 2022, 2024, and all of our future elections.



[ [link removed]- ]So I'm asking that you chip in now, with a donation of any size, to
support the fight to defend democracy and the right to vote >>



The thing is, a lot of progressive organizations in Washington wouldn’t be
willing to confront the Biden Administration so directly this early in
their first term in office. But here at People For, we’ve always been
willing to stand up for our values and “walk the walk” – especially when
it comes to the most fundamental of our American rights, the right to
vote.

Sadly, Republican-controlled state legislatures all around the country
have passed dozens of new voter suppression laws in recent months, with
devastating impacts on voters of color and economically disadvantaged
communities.

The only viable solution to this problem is for the Senate to pass the
urgently needed voting rights bills that the House has already passed –
but to make that happen, President Biden must use all the powers of his
office to pressure Senate Democrats to ditch the filibuster rule.

So that’s why we’re planning to keep fighting, keep demonstrating, and
even keep risking arrest if necessary, as often as we need to in order to
get President Biden to understand the urgency of this issue.

We’ll do whatever it takes to save our democracy ... but we need your
financial help to do this work.



[ [link removed]- ]Will you please contribute to support this work today?



Thanks so much and all the best to you. 

– Ben Jealous, President



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