Indivisibles, 

We have a big day ahead of us for democracy reform! Sometime after 1:45 pm ET today, the Senate will hold a procedural vote on The Freedom to Vote Act (the current version of the For the People Act). Republicans are expected to stop the bill using the filibuster, which will tee up a big filibuster showdown once the Senate is done with reconciliation. We need you to speak up now, so your senators know you’re watching. 

Without a functional democracy in which everyone is included and represented, all the issues we care about deeply are at risk. That is why it is so important that you click here to call your senators and demand they fix the filibuster and pass the Freedom to Vote Act before it is too late.

Despite the fact that Republicans currently are the minority in the Senate, they’re using the filibuster to block crucial structural democracy reforms. Extremist lawmakers have introduced over 400 anti-voter bills across the country this year alone, and now these same lawmakers are preparing to draw congressional maps that will disenfranchise voters for the next decade. This is unacceptable!

Here is what the Freedom to Vote Act would do for our democracy:

• Voter empowerment and access. Through measures such as automatic voter registration, same-day registration, and restoring portions of the Voting Rights Act, the Freedom to Vote Act ensures that everyone is included and represented in our democracy and has unimpeded opportunities to participate.
• Money in politics. A constitutional amendment is needed to overturn the chaos that Citizens United and related Supreme Court decisions unleashed into our campaign finance system. The Freedom to Vote Act starts that process by eliminating “dark money” by requiring disclosure of all political spending (including online ads), cutting off cooperation between candidates and super PACs, and empowering the Federal Election Commission to truly enforce campaign finance law.
• Redistricting and Fair Maps. The Freedom to Vote Act will ban partisan gerrymandering and provide a specific criteria for states to abide by for federal redistricting. 
• Preventing Election Subversion. The Freedom to Vote Act will prevent the arbitrary removal of local election administrators, increase protections for election workers, prohibit deceptive practices that discourage voting, and increase protections of election records and infrastructure.

It is crucial that Democrats show our commitment to fighting hard to ensure that everyone has the unimpeded right to participate in our democracy. Please click here to call your senators and demand they vote YES on the Freedom to Vote Act and save our democracy once and for all. 

The stakes are high, but by continuing our grassroots work on a national scale, we can ensure that the Freedom to Vote Act remains a top and urgent priority for senators upon returning to D.C.

Thank you so much for your continued work and dedication to voting rights and the Freedom to Vote Act.

In solidarity,
Indivisible Team

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