To: Rep. Ro Khanna (CA-17)
Mike Honda: Co-Sponsor the Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2014
Petition to Rep. Mike Honda to co-sponsor the Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2014.
Please consider co-sponsoring the Amendment to restore and improve upon voting rights which have been thwarted and reversed by recent House majority party actions. Reversing gains from past years and creating a barrier to voters who have the right to vote.
Please consider co-sponsoring the Amendment to restore and improve upon voting rights which have been thwarted and reversed by recent House majority party actions. Reversing gains from past years and creating a barrier to voters who have the right to vote.
Why is this important?
At this time of honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. and the civil rights movement in 1964, voting rights is one of the most important parts of the civil rights legislation that Congress ever passed. The Supreme Courts decision last year severely weakened key parts of voting rights. This is a major step backwards in civil rights protection. Congress can repair and restore this legislation. Rep. Honda should support this necessary effort to strengthen this legislation.