Dear MoveOn member,
Time is running out to stop the Republican attacks on free and fair
elections.
Last week, Senate Republicans used the filibuster to block sweeping and
urgently needed legislation to protect and expand voting rights.^1
Now, the ball is in the Democrats' court. All 50 Senate Democrats support
the bill, the Freedom to Vote Act.^2 They can band together, scrap the
filibuster—an arcane Senate rule with a long racist history—and pass the
bill.^3 It could become law within a matter of days, blocking the
avalanche of new GOP-written voter suppression laws in the states and
taking the most significant step forward on voting rights in a generation.
Or Democrats can decide that a racist Senate rule is more important than
American democracy.
We have one simple message: Let the people vote. This message needs to be
everywhere right now. Everywhere!
[ [link removed] ]That's why we teamed up with a union printer to produce these new,
limited-edition "Let the People Vote" pins. These pins were so popular
that we ran out of stock, but we're bringing them back by popular demand!
If you make a $10 donation to MoveOn right now, we'll send you one.
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So far this year, in the biggest rollback of voting rights since Jim Crow,
19 states have enacted 33 laws that will make it harder for people of
color and young people to vote.^4
It's a wholly unprecedented effort by Republicans to undermine the
election process while promoting the Big Lie of a stolen election and
continuing to defend the violent insurrectionists and attempted coup.
And they are getting away with it.
John, the very future of our democracy hangs in the balance.
That's why people everywhere need to help spread the message: "Let the
people vote."
[ [link removed] ]You can help out by pre-ordering one of our limited-edition pins and
proudly wearing it on your coat, backpack, or wherever other people will
see it. Click here now to get yours while supplies last.
We are SO close to passing the Freedom to Vote Act, a sweeping bill that
would:
* Create automatic voter registration and same-day registration systems
and enable voters to register to vote online;
* Make Election Day a national holiday;
* Strengthen early voting and require states to provide a minimum of 15
days for early voting, including two weekends;
* Ban gerrymandering;
* Get dark money out of politics; and
* Protect state and local elections officials from partisan interference
by extremist Republicans looking to overturn elections.^5
[ [link removed] ]We can do it, together. Help spread the word by pre-ordering your
limited-edition "Let the People Vote" pin now.
Thanks for all you do.
–Kelly, Elizabeth, Dan, Michael, and the rest of the team
Sources:
1. "Voting legislation blocked — again — in Senate as Republicans unite
for filibuster," NBC News, October 20, 2021
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2. "The Freedom To Vote Act is the latest fight in a bitter battle over
voting rights," NPR, October 20, 2021
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3. "The filibuster’s racist history, explained," Vox, March 25, 2021
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4. "Voting Laws Roundup: October 2021," Brennan Center for Justice,
October 4, 2021
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5. "The Freedom to Vote Act," Brennan Center for Justice, September 20,
2021
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