Republicans are well on their way to overthrowing democracy, which will allow the GOP -- the party of white men -- to control the federal government through minority rule, leaving us a whisper away from Trump-like rule of unrestrained racism, government corruption, erosion of public health, and violent rightwing extremism, all while perverting the rule of law and truth itself.

What happens after the Congressional recess depends on our actions over the next two weeks. We are the ones making history. Join us to take action.

Our calls and activism in support of S.1 gave us a victory this past week. What happens after the Congressional recess depends on our actions over the next two weeks. We are the ones making history. Join us to take action. LFG.

“The people did not give Democrats the House, Senate and White House to compromise with insurrectionists. Abolish the filibuster so we can do the people’s work.”

--Representative Ayanna Pressley, Democrat of Massachusetts

Republicans’ war on democracy is now aimed at sabotaging America’s elections by passing state voter suppression laws, and ending nonpartisan election management. The For the People Act is democracy’s best defense. The Senate must crush the filibuster, pass the FTPA, and save democracy.

This week is a big week for saving democracy. Our Members of Congress need to stand strong and eliminate the filibuster, or at least exempt pro-democracy legislation from it -- so Republicans can't stall S.1's passage past redistricting deadlines. We can help by committing to call our MoCs today and tomorrow.

The Constitution is based on the principle of majority rule. Whenever the Framers required a supermajority, they said so. Thus, no such requirement for the passage of general legislation exists. We ask our Senators to request a ruling from Vice-President Harris that the silent filibuster, which effectively prevents popular legislation from ever receiving a Senate vote, is unconstitutional. This will force the Senate to determine how to protect both the principle of majority rule and the minority’s right to be heard.

On January 8, Republican operatives learned that trying to stop the For the People Act would be a waste of money. That’s because it was extremely popular, even among conservative voters because it would: “Stop billionaires from buying elections.” So the GOP disguised their opposition with a billionaire-funded nationwide campaign of voter suppression. It diverted attention and gave cover to Joe Manchin and his Republican and Democratic colleagues alike, all dependent on dark money.

Abolish the Filibuster. Pass S1. Save Democracy. It took months to defeat the filibuster to pass the 1960s Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act. Next week the Senate votes on the For the People Act. Just as we turned out in record numbers in the middle of a pandemic, we come together now to abolish the filibuster and pass the For the People Act. Join us. Save democracy.

We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both.

—Louis D. Brandeis

The Senate will be in recess for all but 35 days over the next three months. We must insist that our MoCs forcefully inform Majority Leader Schumer and President Biden that the only way to demonstrate that Republicans’ real agenda is delay and obstruction is for Schumer to force them to employ talking filibusters. Simultaneously, Biden must use his bully pulpit to call for the filibuster’s elimination. Only then will we have any chance of preserving our democracy.