There is a make-or-break cloture vote on Tuesday at 2:30. We need to make sure we have enough votes to be filibuster proof. Senator Mitch McConnell is dead set against this bill - so we need to shore up our support. More information on what you can do - including a national call-in day on Monday is after the jump.
After a long summer and waiting out the Senate's "vacation without representation" the DC Voting Rights Act (S. 1257) is due for a cloture vote Tuesday at 2:30 PM. This is a make-or-break moment for this bill, we'll need 60 votes to be sure to beat any filibuster attempts.
What can you do to help? Glad you asked!
- If you are in the DC area, attend the DC Vote rally on Capitol Hill on Monday, September 17th. It's from 11:00 to 12:30 at the Dirksen Senate Office Building at Constitution Avenue, NE and 1st Street, NE. You can RSVP with our friends at DC for Democracy by clicking here. I'll be there and I hope you can be too.
- National Call in Day for DC Voting Rights: Also on Monday, September 17th there is a national call in day to the Senate to urge the passage of the DC Voting Rights Act. The number is 1.866.346.3008 between the hours of 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM EDT. Targeted Senators include:
* Arlen Specter (R-PA)
* Richard Lugar (R-IN)
* Gordon Smith (R-OR)
* Sam Brownback (R-KS)
* John McCain (R-AZ)
* Thad Cochran (R-IN)
If you need some talking points, Marc Fisher of the Washington Post had a great list of reasons for Senators to vote for this bill in his column earlier this week:
Giving D.C. Residents the Vote: It's the Right Thing to Do
Tuesday will be an historic day for DC Voting rights - please do what you can make sure it's also a day of celebration!!