Fifty-seven years ago, the Voting Rights Act became law. Today we find our democracy regressed in a moment eerily similar to that turning point in 1965.

This country’s sordid history of anti-voter discrimination—particularly against Black and brown voters—warrants scrutiny of practices that make it harder for eligible voters to cast a ballot.

Everything about this law is thoroughly anti-democratic and designed to silence Black and brown people as the number of Floridians of color who are eligible to vote increases.

"There is no time to waste in fully leveraging the federal agencies in protecting the fundamental right to vote.”

We must not underestimate the progress and yet-untapped potential of this executive order.

"Despite this setback, Demos remains committed to the fight for a just, inclusive, multiracial democracy."

"History will not remember fondly those who choose upholding Senate rules over upholding voting rights."

This urgent, defining moment in America calls for The Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act.

"Central to the work of racial justice is ensuring that Black and brown, our most marginalized communities, our most marginalized residents of this country, have access to the ballot."

It’s time for America to lead by example and take action to repair our broken system. There is much work to do around the world, but for this country, saving democracy must start at home.