LULAC - "We just sued Ron DeSantis"

 

View as web page We sued the Governor of Florida. LULAC, alongside the League of Women Voters of Florida and Common Cause, filed suit against Ron DeSantis to stop his unconstitutional new congressional map. We're bringing this case on behalf of more than 15,000 LULAC members across Florida, and every Latino voter the Governor tried to draw out of the room. Make no mistake about what this map does. It cracks a cohesive Puerto Rican community in Central Florida across five different districts. It carves up Tampa Bay and South Florida to flip four congressional seats before a single vote is cast in 2026. It weakens the political power of Black and Latino communities, by design. Now DeSantis is leaning on the Supreme Court's decision in Louisiana v. Callais, handed down on April 29th, the very day Florida's Legislature began debating this map, as a green light to dismantle districts that give Black and Latino voters a voice. Callais threatens to gut Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, the protection that has safeguarded our communities' political power for sixty years. If left unchecked, millions of Latino voters in Florida and across the nation will pay the price. But here's what they missed: 63% of Floridians amended their state Constitution in 2010 to ban exactly this. LULAC helped lead that fight. We're back to enforce it. Florida's Constitution still protects its voters. No Supreme Court decision changes that. Will you stand with our Florida LULAC members today? Support the LULAC Defense Fund so we can continue our impact litigation in Florida and any state where diverse and Latino communities are facing discrimination. Defending voting rights in court is expensive, and the fight ahead is long. Your gift right now powers LULAC's litigation, organizing, and advocacy, in Florida and in every state where Latino voters are under attack. We are 575,000 members strong. Some believe power comes from silencing voters. We know better. Together, we are stronger, Juan Proaño Chief Executive Officer League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)    Make sure you receive email updates from LULAC. Add info@lulac.org to your approved senders list. Click here to unsubscribe from email sent by LULAC. LULAC National Office | 1150 18th ST., NW, Suite 650, Washington DC 20036, (202) 833-6130, (202) 833-6135 FAX Powered by ARCOS | Design by Plus Three