Friend,

I wanted to send you a quick update about the voting rights debate occurring in the Senate this week.

Let’s be clear — Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans are standing in the way of federal voting rights legislation as Republican-controlled state legislatures pass laws making it harder to vote across the country.

Gone are the days of Senate Republicans voting for voting rights bills, like McConnell did in 2006 when he voted for the reauthorization of the Voting Rights Act. In addition, the conservative majority on the Supreme Court has fundamentally eroded the voting rights that Dr. King and countless activists of the 1950s and 1960s organized to win. So because of these actions by Republicans, there is now only one path forward.

We must change the Senate filibuster rules and pass comprehensive voting rights legislation with a simple Senate majority.

If you’re with me, sign my petition urging Senators to change the filibuster rules and pass the Freedom to Vote Act and John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act to protect voting rights for all Americans.

Since President Obama’s first election, Mitch McConnell and the modern Republican Party have weaponized and abused the filibuster to rule from the minority and block virtually every piece of major legislation.

Until recently, the filibuster was sparingly invoked because it wasn’t intended to block every major bill from receiving debate or a vote on the Senate floor — though it was most often deployed in opposition to civil rights legislation. Since the Obama administration, we have seen it increasingly used to obstruct meaningful legislation and prevent the Senate from doing its job.

It’s time for the Senate to act. Mitch McConnell is standing in the way as Republicans in states pass laws making it harder to vote across the country. We need to change the Senate filibuster rules and pass comprehensive voting rights legislation NOW.

Sign my petition urging Senators to change the filibuster’s rules and pass the Freedom to Vote Act and the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. We need to show every Senator that the American people demand comprehensive voting rights reform.

Thank you for making your voice heard on this important issue.

With love and gratitude,

— Cory