The Voting Rights Act is one of the most important civil rights legislation ever passed by Congress. The Supreme Court decision last year severely weakened parts of it. Congress can act now to restore those protections by passing this bill. Rep. Swalwell should give his support to this effort by cosponsoring and fighting to make this a strong bill.

Dear friends, Some powerful Senators and Members of the House of Representatives are pushing a bill (Senate Bill 1881) that would almost certainly torpedo the negotiations between Iran, the US, and the other Great Powers. The White House has said the bill will put the US on the Road to War. The negotiations are aimed at, step by step, setting up a tough verification system to prevent Iran from making nuclear weapons – while at the same time, step by step, bringing Iran into the world community as a peaceful member. Senate Bill 1881 would impose even more severe sanctions against Iran and nullify the negotiations. The strongest pressure to pass Sen. 1881 has come from AIPAC and a few other powerful, top-down Jewish organizations, supporting the policies of Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel, who has denounced and poured contempt on the negotiations. But these groups do NOT speak for the American Jewish community. Indeed, 120 Rabbis and other Jewish clergy have joined in a Rabbinic Statement calling for moving “STEP BY STEP TOWARD SHALOM WITH IRAN’.’ Luminaries of the Reform, Reconstructionist, Renewal, Conservative, Modern Orthodox, Kohenet, and Humanist streams of Judaism have signed. Among them are Rabbis Leonard Beerman, Aryeh Cohen, Amy Eilberg, Sue Levi Elwell, Everett Gendler, Dan Goldblatt, Marc Gopin, David Gordis, Sharon Kleinbaum, Nancy Fuchs Kreimer, Mordechai Liebling, Michael Lerner, Ellen Lippmann, Andrea London, Gerry Serotta, David Shneyer, Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, Jonathan Slater, Susan Talve, Arthur Waskow, and Sheila Weinberg, Cantor Steven Puzarne, and Rabbi/Kohenet Jill Hammer. One Jewish Member of Congress, Rep. Jan Schakowsky of Illinois, has praised the statement, introduced it into the Congressional Record (Jan. 10, p. E43), and has urged its signers and supporters to contact their Members of Congress to oppose Sen. Bill 1881 and any similar bills. Given the pressure from AIPAC, it is crucial for American Jews to let Congress know that the grass-roots Jewish community opposes Senate Bill 1881. We therefore invite you to sign the following petition to Senator Harry Reid and Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky. In the petition, you will see a few paragraphs of the Rabbinic Statement. To see the whole text and especially to let us at The Shalom Center know that you are signing the petition, please go here Thank you! Shalom, Rabbi Arthur Waskow, The Shalom Center

The Voting Rights Act was so important to so many elderly and to many minority peoples. These people will not be able to vote without the protection of this legislation. Please Mr. Guthrie you can help restore this important bill. Thank you for your time and consideration.

We the people need to protect to take back and protect our democracy, not allowing corporations to do it for us!

Texas lawmakers (Pres. Johnson) made acted with courage at an otherwise very unjust time in our history. The Supreme court recently removed some of the structure of the 1965 Act. Although civil rights may be seen as a partisan Democratic issue, famous Republicans have demonstrated the courage to fight such insideous injustice as creating barriers to the right to vote. Please be courageous and co-sponsor the 2014 Amendment.

The Voting Rights Act has been substantially undermined by recent Supreme Court decisions and subsequent state actions. The Voting Rights Amendment Act aims to remedy these injustices. Washington State can be proud of its history in promoting women's right to vote and sending effective women to Congress. Let us be counted among those who also promote the protection of voting rights for all citizens.

I have not been affected personally by this for I live in MD. But my concern is not just for me it's for others that are directly affected. We Americans want the right to vote without pre conditions.

The right to vote is sacred. Voter suppression was rampant in 2012, nationwide, and particularly in Ohio. There is no logical or moral reason not to support this amendment, unless a congressman wants to minimize the number of voters from a particular voting bloc. Call or email Rep. Brad Wenstrup and ask him to co-sponsor this amendment.

“The Voting Rights Act is one of the most important pieces of civil rights legislation Congress has ever passed. Last year's Supreme Court decision weakened critical provisions of it. Right now, Congress can restore those protections by passing this important bill. Rep. Frederica Wilson should support this effort by cosponsoring and fighting for a strong bill.”

The forefathers of this beautiful country of ours have blessed us with the honor, the duty, and the right to vote in peace and in safety. Access to voting must be protected to ensure quality representation, which in turn, provides a strong and stable government.

The Voting Rights Act is one of the most important acts that Congress had passed. Last year, Supreme Court gutted it. Right now, Congress can restore it. Rep. DesJarlais should support a bill by Sensenbrenner and Conyers to restore the Voting Rights Act.

Sign the petition to the CEO of Safeway and ask him to label GMOs in store-brand products. GMOs aren’t without risk — some are designed for increased pesticides, which have been linked to serious health and environmental effects. And they usually don’t undergo safety testing before being brought to market. Some stores, like Whole Foods, have started labeling their GMO products, and we think Safeway should too.