Andrew,
Georgia's governor Brian Kemp just signed a massive law that includes restrictions on voting by mail and greater legislative control (read: Republican) over how elections are run.
This is a direct attack on Black voters across Georgia. Not only is this undemocratic, but it's a disgustingly racist power grab.
We could fix things in Georgia and block the hundreds of other similar bills in other states by passing H.R. 1 in Congress -- the For The People Act which is the most expansive voting rights bill since the Voting Rights Act of 1965. To no surprise, another Jim Crow-era tool that's been used to preserve white supremacy just so happens to be the filibuster -- and it's blocking this critical piece of legislation in the Senate.
H.R.1 has the potential to expand voting rights not just in Georgia, but across the entire country. Restoring dignity and justice to strengthen our democracy is long overdue -- and it's on us to make sure that they don't get away with stripping Black people of equal access to the ballot. Please send an email to your senators, urging them to put an end to the Senate's racist filibuster for good -- and then, pass H.R.1 immediately. These laws are yet
another white supremacist attack on the very foundation of democracy. Instead of listening to Black voters, Republicans in Georgia are silencing our voices by stripping away our access to the ballot through law after the law.
Rather than celebrate the record turnout of Black voters across Georgia in the last election, Republicans want to "reform" the electoral process -- when we know that that just means suppress the Black vote. We haven't seen voter suppression this aggressive since the Jim Crow era -- and we can't let Republicans in Georgia continue to get away with this. Please send an email to your senators demanding they eliminate the filibuster so we can pass H.R.1 and protect our right to vote. Andrew, times like this can be troubling. But as Georgia Rep. Park Cannon -- a queer Black woman who was
arrested trying to enter the bill signing -- said,
"Rest today so you can fight again tomorrow." In love and solidarity,
Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation
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