What’s at stake with voter suppression?
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BACKGROUND
Voting built and continues to shape a government that influences almost every aspect of daily life -- from the air we breathe to the water we drink, and even our sense of safety.
Denying the vote can leave individuals and communities ignored, suffering in poverty and crime and illiteracy and disease and hopelessness.
Sure our government is flawed, but voting in fair elections is the only way we can make it work for all of us.
After 20 years of erecting barriers to the ballot box, the GOP, in at least 17 states this year, has enacted 28 new laws to block even more voters. These new laws also rig the vote-counting system.
The frenzy to enact anti-voting laws ensnared many groups, including disabled vets, who rely on mail-in ballots and other voting features. One vet said: “That’s what we fought for -- the right to vote.”
In America, each citizen has the right to vote, and each vote must be counted fairly. We must nurture this inheritance to keep improving our government.
If this is important to you, please call your Members of Congress and lend your support to the voter protections now at critical stages in the Senate and the House.
1. Call the Senate.
Script for 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].
We are running out of time to protect the vote from the suppression laws emerging in Red states. You must remain in session, through August, to pass the For the People Act and the John Lewis voting act. This also means reforming or killing the filibuster.
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].
We are running out of time to protect the vote from the suppression laws emerging in Red states. You must remain in session, through August, to pass the For the People Act and the John Lewis voting act. This also means reforming or killing the filibuster.
Script for Republican Senators
D.C switchboard: 202-224-3121
My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], [state], [zip code].
We are running out of time to protect the vote from the suppression laws emerging in Red states. You must remain in session, through August, to pass the For the People Act and the John Lewis voting act. This also means reforming or killing the filibuster.
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].
We are running out of time to protect the vote from the suppression laws emerging in Red states. You must remain in session, through August, to pass the For the People Act and the John Lewis voting act. This also means reforming or killing the filibuster.
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].
We are running out of time to protect the vote from the suppression laws emerging in Red states. You must remain in session, through August, to pass the For the People Act and the John Lewis voting act. This also means reforming or killing the filibuster.
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].
We are running out of time to protect the vote from the suppression laws emerging in Red states. You must remain in session, through August, to pass the For the People Act and the John Lewis voting act. This also means reforming or killing the filibuster.
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].
We are running out of time to protect the vote from the suppression laws emerging in Red states. You must remain in session, through August, to pass the For the People Act and the John Lewis voting act. This also means reforming or killing the filibuster.
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].
We are running out of time to protect the vote from the suppression laws emerging in Red states. You must remain in session, through August, to pass the For the People Act and the John Lewis voting act. This also means reforming or killing the filibuster.
3. Take Action
To preserve our freedom to vote, Congress must hear from constituents across the country. Please email/text this action to 5 friends in other states – especially those in red states – and ask them to call today.
Sources:
Mr. President, You’re Just Plain Wrong on Voter Suppression
150 Voting Rights Groups Warn Biden Against Attempting to ‘Out-Organize Voter Suppression’”
Democrats’ Divide on Voting Rights Widens as Biden Faces Pressure
Letter from Leadership Conference to President Biden, July 22, 2021
New Letter from 31 Former Senate Chiefs of Staff: “Repeal or Reform” the Filibuster
Voting Laws Roundup: July 2021
Biden says he doesn't want voting rights 'wrapped up' in filibuster debate
