Moments ago, President Biden made the most forceful statements of his
presidency about the need to reform the filibuster to save our democracy.

In Georgia -- the belly of the beast for Republican voter suppression laws
-- Biden sent a signal to Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema:

"To protect our democracy, I support changing Senate rules, whichever way
they need to be changed to prevent a minority of senators from blocking
action on voting rights."

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer has scheduled a vote on Martin
Luther King Day, January 17. Every senator needs to know their
constituents heard the president's words today and want action NOW on the
Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Act.

[ [link removed] ]Can you call Sens. Bob Casey and Pat Toomey and tell
them time has run out. Senators must put our
democracy first, reform the filibuster, and pass the Freedom to Vote Act
and the John Lewis Voting Rights Act. Click here for
their phone numbers and a script.

And if you're on Twitter, please share a couple important Tweets about
Biden's speech [ [link removed] ]here and [ [link removed] ]here.

With all 50 Senate Republicans obstructing voting rights, reforming the
filibuster has long been the only path forward to protect our democracy.
With this speech, the President may have just changed the dynamics in the
Senate and cleared the way for democracy to prevail.

Here's more of what he said:

"The filibuster has been weaponized and abused...

"Not a single Republican has displayed the courage to stand up to a
defeated president to protect America's right to vote. Not one.

"Let the majority prevail! And if that bare minimum is blocked, we have no
option but to change the Senate rules including getting rid of the
filibuster.

"I ask every elected official in America, do you want to be on the side of
Dr. King or George Wallace? The side of John Lewis or Bull Connor? The
side of Abraham Lincoln or Jefferson Davis?"

The Freedom to Vote Act sets national standards for elections, increases
access to the ballot box, bans partisan and racial gerrymandering,
protects our elections from partisan sabotage, and takes steps to ensure
our government works for all the people -- not just the rich and powerful.

The John Lewis Voting Rights Act restores the accountability in the 1965
Voting Rights Act, which was gutted by the right-wing Supreme Court. It
forces states to get approval from the federal government before making
major changes to how they administer elections.

Right now, while the President’s speech is fresh on senators minds, we
must show every senator their constituents want democracy protected NOW.

[ [link removed] ]Call Sens. Casey and Toomey now. Click here for
their phone numbers and a script.

Thanks for being a bold progressive.

-- The PCCC Team ([ [link removed] ]@BoldProgressive)

 

 

 


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