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Among the first votes in the House of Representatives yesterday was a vote to certify the House rules, as proposed by the Republican majority. As their first act in the majority, Republican representatives used this vote to strip certain voting rights from six House delegates who represent taxpayers in the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, the Philippines, and American Samoa.

Two short years ago, you overturned the expectations of the media, Republicans, and political pundits alike by helping to elect President Barack Obama. In advance of the 2008 election, pundits and commentators all repeated the same question over and over again: “Will young people show up and vote?” The cynical conclusion often reached was no. But you proved them wrong.

On Monday, the Democratic National Committee went up on the air with a new radio ad featuring Civil Rights icon Rev. Joseph Lowery. Known as the “Dean of the Civil Rights Movement,” Lowery marched with Dr. King and helped lead the Montgomery bus boycott, and he remains committed to citizen activism. In the ad, Rev. Lowery calls upon young people and Americans of all ages to get active by organizing, going to the polls, and voting.

If you missed yesterday’s Vote 2010 conference call with Michelle Obama, you can listen to the full update here. On the call, the First Lady said that she’s fired up and ready to get out on the campaign trail. Are you?

Nine out of 10 African Americans continue to say they approve of the job President Obama is doing—an unprecedented high number—but we need to continue to communicate Democrats’ efforts and accomplishments over the past two years. We haven’t talked as aggressively about our successes as our opponents have talked about the challenges that remain. It’s time to correct the record.