Thursday, November 10, 2011

Sign the Stand for Freedom Petition today and ask a friend to do the same.

NAACP
Dear Friends,

If Charles and David Koch have their way, millions of eligible 
Americans won't be able to cast a vote in 2012.


In recent years, the billionaire political operatives have used 
their vast fortunes to finance the drafting, promoting and
 introduction of model bills restricting people's ability to
 vote, and so far legislatures in 38 states have introduced 
Koch Brothers-supported legislation. All told, this is the most 
aggressive and widespread attack on the right to vote since the 
voting rights restrictions that paved the way for segregation.


This week, Brave New Films debuts a new video shining the 
spotlight on the Koch Brothers and their role in the voting rights 
attacks. "Koch Brothers Exposed" is a call to action for all Americans 
concerned about protecting this most fundamental of rights.


Watch the video and then sign the Stand for Freedom pledge 
today to fight back:

http://action.naacp.org/voting-rights-video


The voter suppression laws take many forms: prohibitive 
voter registration requirements, sharply reduced early 
voting periods, government-issued photo ID requirements, and 
discriminatory laws that disproportionately deny voting rights 
to people with felony convictions.


As I note in the video, these attacks on voting rights are only
 the beginning. The reason that you take away somebody's right
 to vote is so that you can take away the rest of their rights.


Everything we care about is at stake: the right to equal opportunity, 
the right for every child to attend a quality school, for clean water 
to drink and clean air to breathe, and basic protection of civil and 
human rights.The NAACP is organizing aggressively to stop these 
rollbacks. On December 10th, International Human Rights Day, 
we will organize a series of rallies and events around the country. 


In New York City, we will begin our march at a demonstration 
outside the Koch brothers' offices, and continue on to a rally at the 
United Nations Building.


Please join the resistance against these fundamental attacks 
on human rights. Click the link to watch this new video from 
Brave New films, then sign the Stand for Freedom petition 
today and share it with your friends, colleagues and family 
members:

http://action.naacp.org/voting-rights-video


The NAACP has never stood on the sidelines when the extremists 
of any era attacked the voting right of Americans. We will fight the
 Koch brothers and their ilk, and with your help, we will prevail.


Standing for Freedom,


BenBenjamin Todd Jealous
President and CEO
NAACP

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