For Immediate Release Press Contact July 19, 2021 press@justdemocracy.us Call to Eliminate the Filibuster Missing From President Biden’s Speech on Voting Rights Just Democracy: “Black organizers should not have to ‘out-organize’ Republican attacks on our right to vote — we already organized our coalition to victory in 2020 and now Congress must do its job” …
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For Immediate Release Press Contact July 13, 2021 press@justdemocracy.us Call to Eliminate the Filibuster Missing From President Biden’s Speech on Voting Rights QUOTE: “Black and Brown organizers didn’t turn out over 80 million voters to elect an Organizer-In-Chief.” QUOTE: “President Biden’s speech missed the more critical point today: until Congress eliminates the filibuster, voting rights …
For Immediate Release Press Contact July 8, 2021 press@justdemocracy.us President Biden and Vice President Harris Affirm Need to Do ‘Everything We Can to Protect the Sacred Right to Vote’ Democrats Must Pass the For the People Act and Abolish the Jim Crow Filibuster Washington, D.C. — Today, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris …
For Immediate Release Press Contact July 1, 2021 press@justdemocracy.us SCOTUS Allows Voting Restrictions in Arizona to Stand, Escalating Dangerous Right-Wing Attacks on Equal Voting Rights Across the Country PHOENIX, AZ — Today, the Supreme Court upheld undemocratic voting restrictions in Arizona in the case of Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee (DNC). The court’s 6-3 decision …
For Immediate Release Press Contact June 25, 2021 press@justdemocracy.us Justice Department Lawsuit Against Racist Voting Law in Georgia is Important, But Not Enough—Senate Must Pass For The People Act GEORGIA — Today, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that it has filed a lawsuit against the State of Georgia, the Georgia Secretary of State, and …
For Immediate Release Press Contact June 22, 2021 press@justdemocracy.us Senate Republicans Use Jim Crow Filibuster to Kill Voting Rights Protections for Black and Brown Americans—And a Handful of Democrats Let Them WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Senate Republicans used the Jim Crow filibuster to kill debate over the For The People Act (S.1), legislation that would …
For Immediate Release Press Contact June 21, 2021 press@justdemocracy.us Twenty Arizona Groups and Just Democracy Launch $1.5 Million Ad Campaign Urging Sen. Sinema to Choose Voting Rights for Black and Brown Arizonans, Not the Jim Crow Filibuster Groups leading the effort include Rural Arizona Action, Arizona Coalition for Change, Mi Familia Vota, and the African …
For Immediate Release Press Contact June 19, 2021 press@justdemocracy.us Just Democracy Tells Lawmakers: We Want Equal Voting Rights for Black and Brown Americans, Not Symbolic Support. “If the Senate can declare Juneteenth a federal holiday with bipartisan support, then they should do the same for equal voting rights for Black and Brown Americans.” WASHINGTON, D.C. — …
For Immediate Release Press Contact June 15, 2021 press@justdemocracy.us Just Democracy Responds to Sen. Sinema and Sen. Manchin’s Decision to Skip Voting Rights Lunch with Texas Democrats WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Sen. Krysten Sinema and Sen. Joe Manchin were no-shows at a lunch between Texas state lawmakers and Senate Democrats to discuss the aggressive voter …
For Immediate Release Press Contact June 14, 2021 press@justdemocracy.us Senate Confirms Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, Champion of Equal Justice Under the Law, to D.C. Circuit Appeals Court WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the U.S. Senate confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, a former public defender, to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. Just Democracy …
