John, Raising the debt ceiling is necessary to pay for our existing debt from money Congress already authorized to spend, and failing to do so could result in the United States defaulting and causing a massive global economic crisis. A few weeks ago, we nearly reached default because Republicans were threatening a filibuster until they backed off at the last minute and allowed a temporary extension through December 3rd to pass. John, we can’t allow Republicans to continue to use the filibuster — a racist relic from the Jim Crow era — to hold a metaphorical gun to the head of the global economy and prevent protections for voting rights. Add your name here to demand that Joe Manchin and Krysten Sinema stop standing in the way of ending the filibuster so that we can protect our economy and preserve American democracy!
In West Virginia and Arizona, there is no “moderate” constituency of voters who want the global economy or American democracy to collapse due to an authoritarian push from an increasingly fascist Republican Party. There is absolutely no constructive excuse for Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema to keep allowing the filibuster to enable Republican obstruction. The major beneficiaries of the filibuster are powerful corporate special interests who use it to block any new regulation that could reduce their profits. Are corporate profits really worth more than preventing a global depression or an authoritarian takeover of the United States? The answer should be obvious to every patriotic American. Defend our economy and our democracy by signing here to tell corporate Democrats to end the racist filibuster. In solidarity, Our Revolution 
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