This election season, Democrats have the chance to regain control of the U.S. House, while maintaining control of the White House and U.S. Senate, thus regaining the legislative trifecta we had from 2021-2022. This is a great goal for November, but even if we pull it off it won't be enough.

We need federal protections for abortion access and voting rights. We need common sense gun control to protect lives. We need immediate climate action to tackle the global crisis. We need all of that and more, and in order to prevent future obstruction of our priorities, we must eliminate the filibuster.

The filibuster impedes legislative progress, requiring a supermajority of 60 Senators to pass bills. It is an archaic rule that doesn’t exist in the Constitution and allows just 41 senators to block legislation, giving a minority of senators total power over which bills Congress can pass. The filibuster is entirely undemocratic.

Further, the filibuster has a history of disenfranchising marginalized Americans. It isa Jim Crow tool that has repeatedly been used to undermine the adoption of measures to protect and advance the rights of Black Americans. The filibuster's past and present is racist.

If we are going to pass any meaningful legislation on racial justice, the climate crisis, gun safety, reproductive rights, or restoring power to the people over big corporations and billionaires, we must eliminate the filibuster.

Sign the petition: It is time to eliminate the filibuster.