Today, President Biden and Vice President Harris spoke at separate events about the necessity to protect the right to vote and defend against attacks by Republican state legislatures.
This week, as Senators returned home and hosted town halls and other meetings with their constituents, it was clearer than ever that support for filibuster reform continues to grow and gain momentum.
Fix Our Senate released the following statement from spokesman Eli Zupnick on the Supreme Court’s 6-3 ruling upholding voting rights restrictions in Arizona
Following Senate Republicans’ filibuster of bipartisan debate on critical voting rights legislation, Fix Our Senate launched a new six-figure TV and digital ad campaign in DC, Vermont, Illinois, Arizona, and New Jersey, with plans to expand to new states to remind voters what’s at stake if the filibuster remains.
This evening, Senate Republicans filibustered a vote to begin debate on the For the People Act (S.1). The following is a statement from Eli Zupnick, spokesperson for Fix Our Senate:
Ahead of the upcoming Senate vote on the For the People Act, Fix Our Senate announced a new seven figure ad campaign highlighting what’s at stake for our democracy and calling on Senate Democrats to “secure our democracy in this century … not defend the abused filibuster of the past.”
A poll commissioned by Fix Our Senate and conducted by Global Strategy Group found that 43% of registered voters in West Virginia see the filibuster as a way to create more gridlock.
Unless Democrats take steps to reform or eliminate the filibuster, McConnell can use this obstructionist weapon to block the For the People Act
President Biden’s legislative ambitions face a crucial test in the narrowly divided Congress this month, with key Democratic senators signaling they want to pump the brakes.
Once obscure, the Senate filibuster is coming under fresh scrutiny not only because of the enormous power it gives a single senator to halt President Joe Biden’s agenda, but as a tool historically used for racism.
Gun control groups are joining the progressive fight to end the filibuster as the Senate voting rule threatens their goal of passing comprehensive gun reform.
"Historian of the 20th century South here. I dispute Mitch's statement. The filibuster has a ton of 'racial history.'"
This brief will explore the racist history of the filibuster, how it came to be used as it is today, and outline this history specifically through the lens of gun violence prevention, cataloging legislation that has been impeded by the use of the filibuster, obstructing progress toward safer communities and fewer needless tragedies.
The filibuster is a procedural tool of the Senate that delays or prevents a piece of legislation from being brought to a vote. It is a vestige of a deal made to appeal to segregationists and has historically been used to block passage of civil rights legislation.
