I urge you to cosponsor HR 2981 and fix our broken politics
I am writing to urge you to cosponsor Congressman John Delaney’s Open Our Democracy Act (H.R. 2981). The Open Our Democracy Act would institute an open primary for federal races, would create independent redistricting commissions in each state, and would make Election Day a federal holiday. Voter anger with our broken political process reached a boiling point during last year’s election. Millions of voters are fleeing the parties and becoming independents, now 45% of Americans. Millions more Democratic and Republican voters are angry about a political system that works to pit Americans against each other, creating unnatural divides among the people. Even the Harvard Business School recently published a report saying our political system is designed to divide, rather than unite, Americans. Partisan gerrymandering ensures that almost every congressional race is determined in the primary, not the general election. Closed partisan primaries handcuff American voters by locking out independents while Democratic and Republican voters have their choices dictated by party ballots. Together they add up to a broken election system that sows division where Americans want to come together. Yet after everything that happened last year, the silence from Congress is deafening. I’m writing to ask you to help break that silence. By co-sponsoring Representative Delaney’s Open Our Democracy Act, you can lend your voice to create a real discussion in America about how we make politics work for the people again. As one of your constituents who cares deeply about this country and who knows it deserves better, please take action today on the Open Our Democracy Act.
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