Dear John,

This is the moment we've been waiting for: President Biden is officially backing a carve-out to the filibuster for voting rights legislation!

"If the only thing standing between getting voting rights legislation passed and not getting passed is the filibuster, I support making the exception of voting rights for the filibuster," Biden said.¹

This marks the first time Biden has directly expressed support for the Senate to act immediately on filibuster reform.

And Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is capitalizing on the momentum. He just announced that the Senate will vote on changes to the filibuster on or before January 17.

Sign Now

Sign the petition: We need to eliminate the filibuster to pass new voting rights and electoral college protection bills.

This news is HUGE. The Jim Crow filibuster, which requires 60 votes in order to hold a vote on legislation, allowing a minority of extremists to block progress for generations, is the only thing standing in the way of protecting our freedom to vote. ²

And with Donald Trump and the Republican Party laser-focused on undermining and rigging democratic elections in the United States, passing federal legislation to protect free and fair elections couldn't be more important.

The Freedom to Vote Act would do all this:

Require all 50 states to offer early voting periods for at least two weeks prior to Election Day.
Permit no-excuse vote by mail for every eligible voter.
Make Election Day a federal public holiday.
Require states to ensure that voting lines last no longer than 30 minutes.
Ensure states offer same-day voter registration.
And much, much more!

The future of our democracy hangs in the balance. And we have only a few days to protect it. Add your name to support Senate Majority Leader Schumer and tell Congress to vote on changes to the filibuster on or before January 17.

Thanks for all you do,

– MoveOn

P.S. This petition was created on MoveOn.org, where anyone can start their own online petitions. You can start your own petition to push for progressive change here.

Sources:

1. "Biden says he supports filibuster carve-out for voting rights," CNN, December 23, 2021 https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/23/politics/joe-biden-filibuster-voting-rights/index.html

2. "The Freedom to Vote Act," Brennan Center for Justice, November 3, 2021 https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/freedom-vote-act

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