In the last year, our volunteer advocates around the country have met hundreds of times with lawmakers from both major political parties. This, too, is a deliberate effort to undermine democracy.Īs a matter of faith and practice, we engage every elected official to build non-partisan coalitions that bring people together to change federal policy in the direction of the world we seek. Beyond the legal obstacles to voting, when politicians question the results of certified election results and continue to promote lies about stolen elections, many ordinary people in this country simply turn away from the political process.
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“Participation in the political and electoral process is essential to the proper functioning of government,” declares the FCNL policy statement, The World We Seek. The ugly reality is that white supremacy remains a powerful force in our country.Īt the national level, Congress has repeatedly failed to pass common sense legislation to restore the Voting Rights Act and protect the right to vote. In the last year we watched as states and local governments around the country passed laws to make voting more difficult, particularly for the poor and communities of color, and systematically undermined voting rights. 6 insurrection looks less like a singular event and more like the most visible and extreme manifestation of an ongoing effort to dismantle our democratic system. A congressional committee is investigating the events of January 6, but large portions of the country still do not believe the certified-and in many cases audited-results of the elections. The National Guard soldiers have gone home, and the fences have largely come down. In subsequent days we watched in alarm as National Guard soldiers armed with automatic weapons encircled the Capitol, stationed every 50 feet behind 12-foot-high fences. Many of the images were posted by the protestors themselves. Photos began popping up on social media of racist, antisemitic protestors attacking Capitol Police and “hunting” for the vice-president and members of Congress.
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On January 6 last year, we shut down the FCNL office following police reports of a pipe-bomb in our neighborhood. One year after a violent mob inspired by the sitting president encouraged an insurrection to block the count of electoral votes, our democracy remains at risk.