The group stated that they were 'putting our bodies on the line to save our democracy.'
pledged that a vote on the act would come by Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a sentiment that was echoed by Biden.
As the battle to pass voting rights legislation heats up, the advocacy group Un-PAC plans to once again take up a hunger strike in an effort to urge President Joe Biden and Congress to get the Freedom to Vote Act passed. Here, Un-PAC co-founder and national organizing director Joseline Garcia speaks to hunger strike participants outside the White House at the group's previous demonstration in December.
"Protecting our democracy is NOT a partisan issue, and ALL of our voting rights are under attack by dark money and a broken, outdated voting system," Un-PAC stated on its website."Conservatives, independents, moderates, liberals, and progressives are coming together to plead for federal intervention. President Biden and the US Senate must prioritize saving our democracy and passing the Freedom To Vote Act this year.
This concern for getting the act passed seems to be paralleled by many liberals across the country, including some Democratic politicians. Notably, voting rights activist and former Georgia gubernatorial candidateA number of voting rights activism groups also boycotted the speech, with one coalition in Georgia calling the president's speech an unnecessary"photo op.
"We are restarting our Hunger Strike for Democracy to plead that our Senators share our sense of urgency and pass the Freedom To Vote Act, before it's too late. Our futures hang in the balance of their decision, and our Senators have a responsibility to represent their constituents and pass this legislation, rather than be skewed by the broken, partisan divide in the US Senate," the statement continued.
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