We have a President hostile to fixing the system and a Congress currently controlled by reform opponents. However, history makes clear that reform issues are cyclical in nature: the kind of scandalous system that exists today has led to major reforms in the past, and can do so again in the future.
Enclosed for your information is a piece by Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer entitled, “Who Said That? A Pop Quiz about Members of the Senate Rules Committee as they Mark Up S. 1 Today.” Read the full piece below. Who Said That? A Pop Quiz about Members of the Senate Rules Committee as they Mark […]
Enclosed for your information is an article entitled, “Republican Officeholders in the States are Engaged in a Political Coup Supported by Congressional Republicans,” which was published in Medium on May 10, 2021. According to the article: Congress cannot allow state legislatures to deprive millions of eligible citizens of their right to vote. The For the […]
Republican Officeholders in the States are Engaged in a Political Coup Supported by Congressional Republicans Fred Wertheimer | 5/10/21 | Medium Republican officeholders in the states are engaged in a political coup supported by congressional Republicans. The voter suppression laws being enacted by Republican-controlled state legislatures around the country are an effort to eliminate as […]
Enclosed for your information is a piece by Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer entitled “Pass H.R. 1 and H.R. 4 to Protect the Vote,” which was published here in Medium on May 7, 2021, and originally released in Wertheimer’s Political Report. Read the full piece below or here. Pass H.R. 1 and H.R. 4 to […]
FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | May 6, 2021 “It is incumbent on Congress to enact both the For the People Act (H.R. 1/S. 1) and the Voting Rights Advancement Act (H.R. 4) to ensure that every citizen in America eligible to vote is able to vote.” As Republicans continue to assail the right to vote by […]
FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | April 29, 2021 “The right to vote lies at the heart of representative government. The battle to enact H.R. 1/S. 1 must be won on behalf of the nation’s eligible voters.” The moment of truth is approaching for the most sweeping democracy reform legislation in a generation. The reforms in […]
Enclosed for your information is a piece by Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer entitled “President Biden’s 48 Year Mission to Enact Public Financing of Elections Should Be Completed by Signing the For the People Act on July 4, 2021,” which was published here in Medium on April 26, 2021. According to the piece: On July […]
FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | April 22, 2021 “The For the People Act (H.R. 1/S. 1) should become law by July 4, 2021 to repair and revitalize our democracy which began with the nation’s origin on July 4, 1776.” H.R. 51, legislation to establish Washington, D.C. as the 51st state and finally provide its citizens […]
Democracy 21 Applauds House Passage of D.C. Statehood Senate Should Act to Pass Washington, D.C. Admissions Act Democracy 21 applauds the House for passing legislation to make Washington D.C. the 51st state. Like the citizens in the current fifty states, the citizens of Washington D.C. fight and die in wars and they pay federal taxes. […]
FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | April 15, 2021 “The American people understand this simple reality: big money buys influence and results in Washington at their expense.” The current campaign finance system in Washington creates innumerable opportunities for corrupting government decisions. The American people understand this simple reality: big money buys influence and results in Washington […]
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