To: The United States House of Representatives and The United States Senate

Support the #DemocracySpring Pro-Democracy Bills

Congress should support the Government by the People Act, the Fair Elections Now Act, the Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2015, the Voter Empowerment Act of 2015, and the Democracy for All Amendment.

Why is this important?

More than 400 pro-democracy protesters staging a sit-in against the influence of big money in politics and congressional inaction to reverse it, as well as against the erosion of federal protection of voting rights, were arrested on the steps of the U.S. Capitol April 11, the first day of a week-long series of demonstrations. [1]

Pro-democracy protesters are highlighting support for five pro-democracy bills: the Government by the People Act [2], the Fair Elections Now Act [3], the Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2015 [4], the Voter Empowerment Act of 2015 [5], and the Democracy for All Amendment [6].

Urge Congress to support the #DemocracySpring pro-democracy bills by signing our petition.

References:
1. http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/11/politics/democracy-spring-arrests-protests-washington/; http://www.nbcnews.com/video/-democracy-spring-stages-capitol-hill-protest-663564355890; http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/04/11/473874785/hundreds-protest-gerrymandering-campaign-finance-laws-on-capitols-steps; http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2016/04/11/us/politics/ap-us-capitol-protests.html
2. http://www.demos.org/publication/government-people-act
3. https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/s1538/summary
4. http://vrafortoday.org/current-legislation/
5. https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/hr12/summary
6. http://freespeechforpeople.org/the-amendment/democracy-for-all-amendment/