Enclosed for your information is an op-ed by E.J. Dionne Jr. entitled “Democrats are faced with a choice. Protect the filibuster or protect democracy,” which was published here in The Washington Post on January 31, 2021. According to the piece: The Democrats can use their House and Senate majorities to reform our politics, guarantee voting […]
Enclosed for your information is an article entitled “After Record Turnout, Republicans Are Trying to Make It Harder to Vote,” which was published here in The New York Times on January 30, 2021. According to the article: Now, in statehouses nationwide, Republicans who echoed former President Donald J. Trump’s baseless claims of rampant fraud are […]
FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | January 28, 2021 “We must seize the moment that now exists to repair our democracy. If we do not, history shows us this opportunity will not come around again anytime soon.” The following is an excerpt from an op-ed that I wrote for NBC News Think that was published yesterday: […]
Enclosed for your information is an opinion piece by Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer titled “Trump’s Capitol mob lends Senate Democrats the momentum to enact historic reforms,” which was published here in NBC News Think on January 27, 2021. According to the piece: We now have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to repair our system of representative […]
Enclosed for your information is an article by Ronald Brownstein entitled “The Decision That Will Define Democrats for a Decade,” which was published here in The Atlantic on January 28, 2021. According to the article: No decision facing Democrats over the next two years will shape the long-term political competition between the parties more than […]
Enclosed for your information is an op-ed by Democracy 21 Vice President Matt Keller entitled “Trump actions illustrate why Congress must pass the For the People Act,” which was published here in The Hill on January 22, 2021. Read the full piece below or here. Trump actions illustrate why Congress must pass the For the […]
FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | January 21, 2021 “We have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to repair our broken political system, fix our corrupting campaign finance system, and revitalize our democracy.” A collective sigh of relief occurred across the nation yesterday when the term of defeated President Donald Trump formally ended at noon, as required by the […]
Enclosed for your information is an op-ed by Ezra Klein entitled “Democrats, Here’s How to Lose in 2022. And Deserve It,” published here in The New York Times on January 21, 2021. According to the piece: But now Democrats have another chance. To avoid the mistakes of the past, three principles should guide their efforts. […]
Enclosed for your information is an article entitled “Democrats seek momentum for voting, political money overhaul,” which was published here in Roll Call on January 19, 2021. According to the article: “Ultimately, they’re going to have to make a choice about whether they’re going to allow antiquated filibuster rules to prevent repairing our democracy,” said […]
Democracy 21 Applauds Senate Leader Schumer, Lead Sponsor Merkley, and Senator Klobuchar for their National Leadership on S.1, the For the People Act Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer Democracy 21 strongly applauds Senate Leader Chuck Schumer for his national leadership in making the For the People Act Senate bill S.1. Democracy 21 also […]
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