Tell Our Senators to Fix the Filibuster to Save Our Democracy

From Common Cause (http://www.commoncause.org):

Go to https://actionnetwork.org/forms/log-your-call-the-senate-must-pass-the-for-the-people-act to call our senators at 1-833-497-4273 and tell them: No More Excuses — fix the filibuster to save our democracy.

Any senator who thinks we can preserve both the filibuster and democracy just got a major wake-up call.

The Freedom to Vote Act — legislation that is necessary to protect voting rights across our country — just won support from the 50 senators we need. But as we expected, Mitch McConnell continued his abuse of the filibuster in order to block this urgently needed bill.

Sen. Joe Manchin, a key co-sponsor of the Freedom to Vote Act, has spent more than a month trying to win even one Republican vote in favor. But now that Senate Republicans have rejected his good-faith effort — and instead voted in lockstep to side with vote-suppressing politicians — it’s clear the only path forward is fixing the filibuster.

We knew this moment would come — and we knew we’d need to meet it with an urgent, immediate grassroots outcry. It’s go time, and EVERY senator needs to hear that inaction isn’t an option.

Please call our senators today at 1-833-497-4273 and tell them that no Senate rule like the filibuster should stand in the way of our freedom to vote — then log your call to let us know how it went.

The Freedom to Vote Act, alongside the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, is the best remedy for the terrifying wave of anti-democracy actions by state legislators in places like Georgia and Texas. Plus, it would end partisan gerrymandering, make voting more accessible for millions, and help get big secret money out of politics so billionaires can’t buy our elections.

And that is precisely why Mitch McConnell is so hell-bent on blocking it. Now that we know that not even one single Republican is willing to break ranks and save our democracy, it’s time to take away McConnell’s veto power.

We only need 50 senators to stand up for our rights and reform the filibuster — the same 50 senators who just came out in support of protecting our democracy.

As President Biden said yesterday: “The right to vote — to vote freely, to vote fairly, and to have your vote counted — is fundamental. It should be simple and straightforward. Let there be a debate and let there be a vote.” [1]

This is our best shot in years to convince the last few Senate holdouts that there’s no way around fixing the filibuster — AND to pass this transformative voting rights bill that will protect our democracy for the next generation. Can you call 1-833-497-4273 and tell our senators to do whatever it takes to protect voters across our nation?

When it comes to our democracy, we all know that failure is not an option — and that yesterday’s vote is the reality-check we need to convince all 50 Democratic senators we must pass the Freedom to Vote Act over Mitch McConnell’s filibuster.

You already know how important these reforms are to ending gerrymandering, protecting our freedom to vote, and keeping big money from dominating our elections. And you know that we can’t waste any more time on procedural obstacles — risking the 2022 elections being sabotaged by partisans. The Freedom to Vote Act will modernize our election infrastructure and protect election administrators from partisan meddling at a time where they’re more under threat than ever.

If we give up now, Texas and Georgia’s restrictions are just the tip of the iceberg for the coming damage to our democracy.

That’s why we need your help to seize this unprecedented chance to reform the filibuster — and STOP Mitch McConnell’s Senate minority from blocking the urgent action that “We the People” demanded in last year’s election.

Your voice is urgently needed to strengthen our fragile democracy and secure the right to vote. We can’t let voters down or put their rights at risk — so will you join us in making your call today?