56 years ago today, President Johnson signed the 1965 Voting Rights Act into law.
It happened because people protested, marched & put their lives on the line to engage the conscience of the nation — and because LBJ used the full force of his office to ensure the law would pass.
It happened because people protested, marched & put their lives on the line to engage the conscience of the nation — and because LBJ used the full force of his office to ensure the law would pass.
Today, as we face a weakened Voting Rights Act, and as state legislatures across the country erect new barriers to the ballot box, it’s going to take another historic movement and strong leadership from President Biden to pass new federal voting rights legislation.
Here in Texas, Governor Abbott just called a second special session yesterday to again try to force through voter suppression legislation that would effectively disenfranchise tens of thousands of Texans.
We are running out of time. We need Congress and President Biden to act.
We are running out of time. We need Congress and President Biden to act.
To meet this moment, President Biden must make voting rights his #1 priority.
If he uses the full power of his office to reform the filibuster and pass the For the People Act, he will stand alongside Johnson as a champion and savior of American democracy. cnn.com/2021/07/30/opi…
If he uses the full power of his office to reform the filibuster and pass the For the People Act, he will stand alongside Johnson as a champion and savior of American democracy. cnn.com/2021/07/30/opi…
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