[ [link removed] ]Ayanna Pressley


“I think the tragedy is that we have a Congress with a Senate that has a
minority of misguided senators who will use the filibuster to keep the
majority of people from even voting.” — Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.



Today, as we commemorate, reflect, and honor the ultimate justice-seeker
and movement leader, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., this quote feels
especially poignant.

Dr. King was an organizer, mobilizer, and intentional catalyst for change,
who led with love while building a movement to advance civil justice and
expand and protect voting rights.

And yet, Republicans continue to use the Jim Crow filibuster to block
urgently-needed voting rights legislation, time and time again — with the
audacity to quote Dr. King while actively endeavoring to sabotage his
life’s work.

We cannot allow obstructionists in the minority to use the language of
bipartisanship and compromise to withhold power from the people.
Bipartisanship is not the goal. The goal is justice.

[ [link removed] ]That’s why this Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, I’m asking you to join me
in urging all Democrats in the Senate to commit to abolishing the Jim Crow
filibuster and passing sweeping legislation that safeguards our right to
vote.

[ [link removed] ]Add your name

Let’s make it plain: Dr. King’s work is far from over.

Right now, what we're witnessing is a precise, intentional, and
coordinated assault on our sacred right to vote, and disdain for our
democracy from Republicans and corporate interests seeking to
disenfranchise Black and Brown folx, who turned out in historic numbers
this past cycle.

We must expand, protect, and strengthen voting rights to ensure that every
person’s voice is heard. That means ending the Jim Crow filibuster so we
can pass the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act, and other
meaningful policies that address the crises our communities are facing.
[ [link removed] ]If you agree, please add your name now.

I am not letting up in this fight. Together, we’ll follow the blueprint of
Dr. King and Coretta Scott King, continuing to organize, mobilize,
advocate, and legislate like our democracy depends on it — because it
does.

In solidarity,

Ayanna


 




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