Progressives push Senate Democrats to nix filibuster ahead of voting rights fight
Progressive groups are ramping up pressure on Senate Democrats to nix the legislative filibuster ahead of a voting rights fight set to come to a head in a matter of weeks.
More than 100 progressive groups, led by Fix Our Senate, are poised to send a letter to Senate Democrats on Thursday painting the fight over the legislative filibuster as a decision between siding with democracy or defending a "'Jim Crow relic.'"
"We understand that the Senate plans to address voting rights and democracy protection as soon as it returns from recess. To meet the urgency of the moment and scale of the threat, we call on the Senate to return to Washington as quickly as possible to address the filibuster and deliver the federal voting and democracy protections we need," the groups wrote in the letter, a copy of which was obtained by The Hill.
"There is not a moment to waste. Every day that passes with the filibuster still standing, as it does today, threatens the health of our democracy and the voting rights of our fellow Americans. The choice is crystal clear: stand with us and your constituents and protect our democracy, or protect the abused and outdated 'Jim Crow relic.' There is no third option," the groups add in the letter.
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