Erie County PA Young Democrats

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On today's date in 1965, hundreds of people prepared to march from Selma to Montgomery, AL to protest the unjust practices used to prohibit non-white people from voting. They were met with hatred and brutality which would galvanize an outraged nation into action. Because of that action, President Johnson would sign the Voting Rights Act into law later that year. Assaults in the right to vote have not ceased. In fact, hundreds of restrictions to the ballot box have been introd...uced since then, as well as 20+ challenges of the VRA in the Supreme Court, which led to the gutting of key provisions of the act in 2013. This executive order is a step in the right direction by the Biden Administration, but to show a resolute commitment to enfranchisment and fair representation, Congress must prioritize passing the For the People Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Act. The fight does not end at the ballot box, but it is our duty to ensure the most basic democratic right is available to all people.