Yesterday, 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 and
election subversion 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....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?"

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer has scheduled a vote on Martin
Luther King Day, January 17. That's this coming Monday. 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.

Can you call right now?

YES! -- [ [link removed] ]I will call Sens. Bob Casey and Pat Toomey and tell
them I fully support reforming the filibuster
and passing the Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Act.
(Click here for their phone numbers and a
script.)

NO -- I can't call right now, but [ [link removed] ]I will donate $3 to the PCCC's
ongoing work fighting for voting rights and our democracy.

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. Yesterday, for the
first time, Senator Manchin laid out some filibuster reforms he could
support. The pressure is working!

Here's more of what the president 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.

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.

Can you call today?

YES! [ [link removed] ]I'll call Sens. Casey and Toomey now. (Click here for
phone numbers and a script.)

NO -- I can't now, but [ [link removed] ]I will chip in to the PCCC's ongoing democracy
work. This is important!

Thanks for being a bold progressive.

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

 

 

 


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