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Bill Pollard's avatar

I never in my worst nightmares thought I would see the Senate turn its back on voting rights. I hope this vote will energize people to vote for people who respect the fundamental right of every citizen to vote.

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Stefan Jones's avatar

It is time for people concerned about the future of democracy to start:

* Getting loud and visible. Demonstrations, letting their members of congress know how they feel, attending public meetings (RESPECTFULLY!), and writing letters to the editor.

* Volunteering with and donating to organizations fighting voter suppression, and encourage voter participation. (Such as Voters of Tomorrow: https://t.co/VYepsoPkjM, and WhenWeAllVote: https://whenweallvote.org/ and Vote Riders: https://www.voteriders.org/)

* Volunteering with and donating to campaigns of candidates with a progressive record.

* Let people know about programs that help them work through the snags of voting, such as the Election Protection Hotline 866-OUR-VOTE,

In just the last few days I'm seeing calls for more direct involvement:

* Becoming election administration jobs! Make sure they don't fall into the hands of corrupt trumpists (See: runforwhat.net)

* Run for school board! (https://t.co/6ZQ7cflvUU)

We can DO this. We HAVE to do this. It takes time, effort, and money, but it MUST. BE. DONE.

Stefan

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