John,

Democracy is under attack. We face a critical and urgent need to repair, rebuild, and improve our democratic processes. In the past year: Insurrectionists stormed the Capitol in an unprecedented, violent attack incited by a sitting president. State legislatures introduced hundreds of bills to restrict voting rights and bring us back to the Jim Crow era. Meanwhile, our representatives in Congress have failed to take the necessary steps to secure our democracy in the wake of these grave threats, making them more likely to reoccur.

Free Speech For People is ready to lead the fight in 2022 and beyond. We laid the groundwork this year through litigation and grassroots efforts, doing everything in our power to ensure that every American has an equal voice and an equal vote in a functioning democracy. Among our initiatives in 2021:

• We challenged blatant attempts to disenfranchise and intimidate voters in Arizona, Texas, and Minnesota, particularly voters of color and those from underrepresented communities.
   
• We demanded accountability for former President Trump and his associates for inciting the January 6th insurrection and for all other federal crimes they may have committed. We called on Attorney General Merrick Garland to create an independent task force in the Department of Justice to investigate these crimes, and we made clear to chief election officials across the country that under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, Trump and his elected allies who took part in the insurrection are disqualified from seeking public office.
   
• We introduced model legislation on the statewide and federal level to hold major corporations accountable for interfering in our democracy, whether it be through campaign spending by foreign-influenced corporations or amplifying disinformation and violence on online platforms for the sake of profit.

Democracy champions, like you, make this work possible. We cannot do this work without you. Thanks to your support, Free Speech For People will continue to lead key initiatives to defend our democracy and our Constitution. We are honored to be in this fight with you, and we look forward to sharing more victories in the year ahead.

Thanks for everything you do,

Alexandra Flores-Quilty
Campaign Director, Free Speech For People