Re: Joe Manchin to meet with Texas Democrats. Have their backs now.

Friend, a group of Texas Democrats blocked a voter suppression bill last week by denying Republicans in the state legislature there a quorum. Risking arrest, they flew to Washington D.C. and met with many congressional Democrats, including Senator Joe Manchin. During these meetings, the Texas Democrats stressed how urgent it is to protect our freedom to vote at the federal level, and that failure is not an option. After a meeting where he expressed support for the Texas Dems, but was noncommittal on how to actually stop GOP voter suppression, Sen. Manchin [flew to Texas]( for a fundraiser with a group of oil and gas billionaires with deep Republican ties. Actions like these make it clear that we must keep up the pressure on Manchin by mobilizing his West Virginia constituents to call his office and demand he stand on the side of the people and democracy, instead of special interests looking to rig the system in their favor. [Click here to sign up to phonebank to West Virginia voters, asking them to call Senator Manchin in support of the For the People Act. Our friends at Common Cause are making these calls every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. All you need is a working computer.]( [RSVP]( [Can't volunteer right now? Donate to grassroots organizations fighting on the front lines against Republican attacks on our freedom to vote.]( Keep fighting, Paul Hogarth, Daily Kos P.S. Here is an email that we sent you last week about this issue. --------------------------------------------------------------- Friend, Texas Democrats have pulled the alarm and broken the glass. Our democracy is in a dire state of emergency, and action from the federal government is required to save it. These brave state legislators [fled the Texas state capitol]( (where Republicans are ramming through an outrageous voter suppression bill), and are in Washington DC right now to meet with national leaders to demand that we pass the For the People Act and the John Lewis Act. And they have a [meeting with]( Sen. Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia.) They will tell him that failure is not an option, and we must pass federal legislation to protect our freedom to vote. [Show these Texas Democrats you have their back. Click to phonebank to West Virginia voters, and ask them to call Senator Manchin in support of the For the People Act. We are making calls every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday to West Virginia voters.]( [Click to volunteer]( [Can't volunteer right now? Donate $5 to these grass-roots organizations fighting the Republican attacks on our freedom to vote.]( Phonebanking West Virginia voters is easy, and effective. Every week, our friends at Common Cause organize hundreds of volunteers across the country to call thousands of Joe Manchin's constituents. Door-to-door canvasses are also happening in West Virginia, so you are helping to supplement a local effort. And it results in thousands of phone calls to Manchin's office. Our democracy is at a dangerous crossroads. As President Biden [said in his speech]( on July 13, we are facing our most difficult test since the Civil War. And what our leaders in D.C. do over the next few weeks—especially Senator Joe Manchin—will help determine our fate. The brave Texas legislators who fled their state to come to Washington DC need our ongoing support. As they meet privately with Senator Manchin, we need to mobilize more of his West Virginia constituents to call his office in support of the For the People Ac and the John Lewis Voting Rights Act. And because failure is not an option, we must use all means to get there. [Click to volunteer on Tuesday, Thursday or Saturday this week and make phone calls to West Virginia constituents in support of the For the People Act and John Lewis Act.]( [Click to volunteer]( [Can't volunteer right now? Donate $5 to these grass-roots organizations fighting the Republican attacks on our freedom to vote.]( Thanks for all you do, Paul Hogarth, Daily Kos Daily Kos Relies on Readers Like You We don't have billionaire backers like some right-wing media outlets. Half our revenue comes from readers like you, meaning we literally couldn't do this work without you. Can you chip in $5 right now to help Daily Kos keep fighting? [Chip in $5]( If you wish to donate by mail instead, please send a check to Daily Kos, PO Box 70036, Oakland, CA, 94612. Contributions to Daily Kos are not tax deductible. Sent via [ActionNetwork.org](. To update your email address, change your name or address, or to stop receiving emails from Daily Kos, please [click here](.