Dear
Ms. Mosley,
If Charles and David Koch have their way, millions of
eligible Americans won’t be able to cast a vote in 2012.
In recent years,
the billionaire political operatives have used their vast fortunes to finance
the drafting, promoting and introduction of model bills restricting people’s
ability to vote, and so far legislatures in 38 states have introduced Koch
Brothers-supported legislation. All told, this is the most aggressive and
widespread attack on the right to vote since the voting rights restrictions that
paved the way for segregation.
This week, Brave New Films debuts a new
video shining the spotlight on the Koch Brothers and their role in the voting
rights attacks. “Koch Brothers Exposed” is a call to action for all Americans
concerned about protecting this most fundamental of rights.
Watch
the video and then sign the Stand for Freedom pledge today to fight
back:
http://action.naacp.org/voting-rights-video
The
voter suppression laws take many forms: prohibitive voter registration
requirements, sharply reduced early voting periods, government-issued photo ID
requirements, and discriminatory laws that disproportionately deny voting rights
to people with felony convictions.
As I note in the video, these attacks
on voting rights are only the beginning. The reason that you take away
somebody’s right to vote is so that you can take away the rest of their
rights.
Everything we care about is at stake: the right to equal
opportunity, the right for every child to attend a quality school, for clean
water to drink and clean air to breathe, and basic protection of civil and human
rights.
The NAACP is organizing aggressively to stop these rollbacks. On
December 10th, International Human Rights Day, we will organize a series of
rallies and events around the country. In New York City, we will begin our march
at a demonstration outside the Koch brothers’ offices, and continue on to a
rally at the United Nations Building.
Please join the resistance
against these fundamental attacks on human rights. Click the link to watch this
new video from Brave New films, then sign the Stand for Freedom petition today
and share it with your friends, colleagues and family members:
http://action.naacp.org/voting-rights-video
The
NAACP has never stood on the sidelines when the extremists of any era attacked
the voting right of Americans. We will fight the Koch brothers and their ilk,
and with your help, we will prevail.
Standing for
Freedom,
Ben
Benjamin Todd Jealous
President and CEO
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