Move On.org: Voting Rights Act

[amul]

It should be noted that I've done no research on this whatsoever, I'm just using politics as a distraction from the situation here in my apartment.

Hi,

I just found out that a group of Republicans in the Senate are trying to derail the renewal of the 1965 Voting Rights Act - a vital law that protects voting rights for minority citizens. They managed to hold it back for over a month in the House, and now it could be delayed even longer in the Senate. In just a few weeks, it could get bumped off the calendar all together.

The NAACP is sending 2000 volunteers to Washington next week to push the Senate not to let the VRA expire. MoveOn.org has launched a petition (which I just signed) to support the effort. If you sign now, they'll give your name and comments to NAACP volunteers to hand deliver to your Senators. That will make sure we're heard, but also make it clear to every Senator that those NAACP volunteers are supported by thousands of Americans of all stripes from across the country.

You can sign here: http://www.political.moveon.org/votingrights

Thanks!