While today’s lack of bipartisan support for a vote on the #FreedomToVoteAct was not an enormous surprise, it was still disappointing to see this reaction to the most significant #votingrights bill in a generation. 1/5 #FreedomToVote
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This is a transformative piece of legislation that, if enacted, will increase Americans’ access to the ballot box, neutralize partisan and racial gerrymandering and increase transparency in our campaign finance system to counteract the impact of dark money secret spending. 2/5
In an era where we see politicians erecting deliberate barriers to voting, with both parties enacting partisan gerrymanders and dark money pouring into elections in as-yet-unseen amounts, this compromise legislation would provide some of the most comprehensive advances... 3/5
...American democracy has seen in decades. @CampaignLegal has urged Congress to address these issues and others included in the #FreedomToVoteAct. Every American voter should feel that they have an equal voice in our political system,... 4/5
...and this legislation, supported by seven in 10 Americans, would help make the promise of #democracy real for us all. Today’s vote cannot be the end – in order to ensure that democracy is working for all Americans, Congress should pass the #FreedomToVoteAct. 5/5
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