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Dear friend of People For the American Way,
Tonight, the House Select Committee investigating the January 6 insurrection will hold its first public hearing. After 11 months of investigation, we expect this series of hearings to provide a detailed and harrowing account of just how terrifyingly close we came to losing our democracy that day.
The question now turns to: how will we hold the insurrectionists accountable for their crimes? The stakes simply couldn’t be higher at this perilous moment in our nation’s history. Everything we stand for, and the fundamental rights of millions of Americans, will be on the ballot this November.
So today we're asking – please renew your People For membership now to ensure full accountability for the crimes of January 6 and prevent the Far Right from capturing control of Congress this fall. >>
It’s stunning. Most of the far-right candidates running for office this fall are vocal supporters of Trump’s “Big Lie.” And many – such as the Republican nominee for governor in the key swing state of Pennsylvania – actively participated in the events of January 6!
We know exactly what these extremists are planning if they seize control in Congress and/or state legislatures this November:
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More attacks on our fundamental right to vote.
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Shutting down access to abortion.
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Subversion of election results.
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Continued and expanded demonization of LGBTQ+ Americans.
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Intensified attacks on students’ Freedom to Learn in an attempt to whitewash American history.
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Continued inaction on addressing mass gun violence and the white supremacist hate that fuels so much of it.
Their long-term goal, of course, is to redefine the American Way as white supremacy and Christian nationalism. It moves us, perhaps permanently, down the road to authoritarianism and fascism – and we simply can’t let that happen.
That’s why People For’s midterm election programs are aimed at turning out the votes we need in November to prevent the cataclysmic unraveling of our democracy and Americans’ hard-won rights.
We know there are a LOT of groups emailing you to ask for donations these days – so please allow us to explain how we’ll use your financial support.
We’ll use your renewal gift today in the short term to expand our January 6 accountability efforts around the hearings starting tonight – including production and distribution of videos exposing the Far Right groups that planned the seditious conspiracy, social media events pairing our Right Wing Watch experts with celebrities who can expand our reach, and additional awareness and distribution of our activist toolkits.
And in the coming months, we’ll be going all-out to mobilize every last pro-democracy and pro-choice voter in key states between now and November – on the ground, online, on the phones, on the air, and by mail.
People For is uniquely positioned to carry out this work – with more than 40 years of experience fighting to stop hate and defend democracy, and a dedicated Right Wing Watch team shining a spotlight on these far-right extremists.
But as a grassroots-funded organization, we simply can’t do this work without financial contributions from our supporters like you. So please chip in a generous renewal donation today to power the fight for the American Way! >>
Thanks in advance for any support you can provide, and for fighting with us to defend freedom, equality, opportunity and justice for all.
Sincerely,
Ben Jealous, President
P.S. We hope you'll follow the Jan. 6 Select Committee hearings closely over the next several weeks. As committee member and former People For senior fellow Rep. Jamie Raskin told the Washington Post this week, the hearings will “tell the story of a conspiracy to overturn the 2020 presidential election and block the transfer of power ... so this is an extraordinary and unprecedented event in our history."
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