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From the Dominican Republic where he has been recording his next film “Shotgun Wedding” and in the middle of his work with his partner Alex Rodríguez to recover 100% of their relationship, the singer and businesswoman Jennifer Lopez showed on Instagram her unconditional support for former U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama. Because? Here we tell you.
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“The Senate must pass the law for the people to act now. We are with Michelle Obama and when we all vote in the fight for equal access to our democracy and an end to the suppression of voters.”, JLo wrote in a post on Instagram Stories that has been seen by thousands around the world.
The message of Jennifer Lopez responds to an open letter from When we all vote, A national civic participation group led by the former American First Lady and urging country people led by Joe Biden to pressure members of Congress to support broad legislation on the right to vote. This would set more federal standards and expand access to the polls.
In this way, the pair of Alex Rodriguez he expressed his sympathy with the voting rights bill being debated in the United States Senate. This includes the signatures of various celebrities such as Billie Eilish, Whoopi Goldberg, John Legend, as well as athletes and civil rights activists.
“This bill is not about choosing one party or one issue over another. It is about common sense reforms and best practices that make our democracy more open, fairer and inclusive. It is about reaffirming our fundamental principle that we can chart our own course as a nation “, Reads the letter signed by Michelle Obama.
If the S.1 or Law for the people were approved, the legislation would extend the registration of voters on the same day and early voting.
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Alliance with history
This is not the first time that Jennifer Lopez se aa Michelle Obama. In September 2020 they asked to go out to vote to be able to change leader in the US government before the presidential election that gave Joe Biden as the winner.
The two led an Instagram Live where they stressed the importance of voting and the impact this would have on their children’s future. JLo mentioned the impact of voting on the Latino community.
“We have to understand that five votes can make a difference, it’s not real that your vote is not important, so go out and vote, otherwise this can affect us all for the next four or maybe eight years (… “For the Latino community, we are almost 32 million, I could have these wrong numbers, but I know we are many. I know that if each and every one of us went out to vote, we could decide who the next president is.”, Said the actress on this occasion.
In addition, the former US First Lady opened the 2019 Grammy Awards gala alongside Jennifer Lopez, Alicia Keys, Lady Gaga and Jada Pinkett Smith and spoke about the power of friendship, music and overcoming.