Keep Up The Drumbeat
Pass For The People and John Lewis Voting Rights Acts. Expand the Supreme Court.
Jump to today’s actions:
Background
Democrats govern for us all. Republicans attack our freedom to vote.
In 2004, one of our sons observed an elderly Black man in Raleigh NC being told by a poll worker that the flyer left on his door was misinformation and his voting place was some distance away. The man did not own a car, and Raleigh had virtually no public transportation at the time. The man, who was old enough to remember not having the freedom to register or vote safely, shuffled down the street, stopped at a trash can, ripped up his voter registration card, and then continued his trek home. After SCOTUS gutted the Voting Rights Act’s protections in 2013, this man, not being a driver, would have lacked the necessary ID to vote.
The For the People Act criminalizes disseminating misinformation to voters. It eliminates hours-long lines that impede hourly workers' freedom to vote and voter IDs requiring burdensome expense and travel to obtain.
Call your MoCs daily to insist they eliminate or reform the filibuster and lead their reluctant colleagues to pass legislation that protects our freedom to vote. Repetition works. We will keep up the drumbeat. We will persist. We will prevail.
1. Call the Senate.
Script Oregon Senators
SEN. MERKLEY: Portland office: 503-326-3386 | D.C. office: 202-224-3753
My name is [--] and I'm a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code].
I am calling again to urge you to do whatever it takes to pass the For the People and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Acts, and the Judiciary Act of 2021 -- including reforming or eliminating the filibuster and persuading all Democrats support pro-democracy legislation. The urgency becomes greater every day.
SEN. WYDEN: Portland office: 503-326-7525 | D.C. office: 202-224-5244
My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code].
I am calling again to urge you to do whatever it takes to pass the For the People and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Acts, and the Judiciary Act of 2021 -- including reforming or eliminating the filibuster and persuading all Democrats support pro-democracy legislation. The urgency becomes greater every day.
Script for Republican Senators
D.C switchboard: 202-224-3121
My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], [state], [zip code].
GOP Senators: I'm calling today to ask you to stand up for our democracy by voting for the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act in committees and on the floor of the Senate. You cannot claim you're not a racist and oppose protections from racially targeted voter suppression, even if you call the suppression ensuring integrity. Those who use that thinly veiled racist trope reveal who they are.
2. Call the House.
Script for Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01)
Oregon office: 503-469-6010 | DC office: 202-225-0855
My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code].
I am calling again to urge you to do whatever it takes to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, and the Judiciary Act of 2021. Please join your House colleagues who have spoken out for reforming or eliminating the filibuster so S.1., the For The People Act, can pass the Senate. The urgency becomes greater every day.
Script for Cliff Bentz (OR-02)
Medford office: 541-776-4646 | DC office: 202-225-6730
My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code].
I am calling again to urge you to prioritize democracy over party and support passage of S.1, the For the People Act. I expect my Senator to honor their oath to protect and defend the Constitution, including from those who would undermine it to retain power.
Script for Earl Blumenauer (OR-03)
Oregon office: 503-231-2300 | DC office: 202-225-4811
My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code].
I am calling again to urge you to do whatever it takes to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, and the Judiciary Act of 2021. Please continueto speak out for reforming or eliminating the filibuster so S.1., the For The People Act, can pass the Senate. The urgency becomes greater every day.
Script for Peter DeFazio (OR-04)
Eugene office: 541-465-6732 | DC office: 202-225-6416
My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code].
I am calling again to urge you to do whatever it takes to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, and the Judiciary Act of 2021. Please join your House colleagues who have spoken out for reforming or eliminating the filibuster so S.1., the For The People Act, can pass the Senate. The urgency becomes greater every day.
Script for Kurt Schrader (OR-05)
Salem office: 503-588-9100 | DC office: 202-225-5711
My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code].
I am calling again to urge you to do whatever it takes to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, and the Judiciary Act of 2021. Please join your House colleagues who have spoken out for reforming or eliminating the filibuster so S.1., the For The People Act, can pass the Senate. The urgency becomes greater every day.
3. Take Action.
Join us on Tuesday June 1st from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. PT for Indivisible Tuesday - a district visit with Senator Wyden’s and Representative Blumenauer’s staff.
Sources:
2021 Round-Up: Efforts to restrict voting in the states
Annotated Guide to the For the People Act of 2021
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/policy-solutions/annotated-guide-people-act-2021
How to Restore and Strengthen the Voting Rights Act
House Committee on the Judiciary re the need for the Judiciary Act of 2021
https://judiciary.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=4508
