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

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[ [link removed] ]When it comes to voting rights, failure is NOT an option.

Dear People For Supporter,

I’ve asked my staff to send you this message shortly after I was arrested
today.

I hope you got a chance this morning to tune in online and watch our fifth
civil disobedience action in front of the White House. Hundreds of us were
arrested today, including leaders and volunteers from an ever-growing
coalition of nonprofit and faith groups.

We’re rocking the boat and continuing to take our protests to the
president because even though he says the right things on voting rights,
when it comes to the future of our democracy, failure is not an option —
and just saying the right things is not enough. We need action.

And we
need your help here. The work that we do here at People For – including
these direct actions – is only possible thanks to generous donations from
grassroots supporters like you.

[ [link removed] ]If you agree with us that the fundamental right to vote is worth
protecting, would you please renew your 2022 membership early with a
contribution today?

We’ve watched with dismay lately as state after state – all of them
controlled by the Far Right – have systematically passed voter suppression
bills that strip away the voting rights we’ve worked so hard for decades
to secure for each and every American.

President Biden simply must urge the Senate to “fix or nix” the filibuster
in order to pass the Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights
Advancement Act.

Now, in a democracy, majorities should matter, and Democrats currently
hold the majority in both houses of Congress. But Senate Republicans have
blocked these bills from even being debated – from even being considered –
with their unprecedented abuse of the filibuster rule.

As a movement, we simply can’t allow our democracy to be held hostage. So
we’re going to keep agitating, keep protesting, and, if necessary, keep
getting arrested over this issue — because if the President won’t protect
our freedom to vote, our democracy is in grave peril.

But the unfortunate reality of our world these days is that all this work
takes money. Signs cost money. Organizing busloads of people costs money.
Batteries for the megaphones cost money. Basically, the work of what the
late Congressman John Lewis would call “good trouble” — costs money.

[ [link removed] ]So we’re asking you today: please renew your People For membership for
2022 with a generous donation TODAY to help support our work to protect
the most fundamental American right we have – the right to vote. >>

We thank you for any support you can provide, and promise that we’ll keep
fighting for you – and for a better America.

Most sincerely,

– Ben Jealous, President

 

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