Enclosed for your information is an article entitled “Inside the Koch-Backed Effort to Block the Largest Election-Reform Bill in Half a Century” by Jane Mayer which was published here in The New Yorker on March 29, 2021. According to the article: A recording obtained by The New Yorker of a private conference call on January […]
FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | March 25, 2021 “The reforms in S. 1 have bipartisan support in the country. There is broad support from Democrats, Republicans, and independents.” Earlier today, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) issued a statement on the need for the Senate to address voting reforms and reforms to address “the disturbing role money plays in […]
Democracy 21 Thanks Senator Joe Manchin for Strong Statement on S. 1 that Recognizes Need to Address Both Voting and Campaign Finance Reforms Statement of Democracy President Fred Wertheimer Democracy 21 thanks Senator Manchin for his strong statement today on the need for the Senate to address voting reforms and reforms to address “the disturbing […]
Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer Testifies in Support of S. 1 before Senate Rules Committee Testimony Supports Landmark Democracy Reforms, Including Campaign Finance And Voting Rights Provisions Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer testified Wednesday before the Senate Rules Committee in support of S. 1, the For the People Act. S. 1 is a comprehensive democracy […]
FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | March 18, 2021 “Is a changed filibuster rule more important to confirm a Supreme Court Justice than it is to prevent the greatest suppression and disenfranchisement of voters since the Jim Crow era, to reform a corrupting campaign finance system, to prevent extreme partisan gerrymandering, to stop self-dealing abuses by […]
The For the People Act is being introduced as S. 1 in the Senate today. This follows the passage of the For the People Act as H.R. 1 by the House on March 3. Democracy 21 applauds and thanks Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Senator Jeff Merkley, and Senate Rules Committee Chair Amy Klobuchar for […]
In an op-ed published by CNN Opinion on March 12, Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer writes: While Republican state legislators are making disingenuous claims that they are acting to protect ‘election integrity,’ it is clear what is really going on: a brazen partisan effort to suppress as many Democratic voters as they can. Republicans are using former […]
FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | March 12, 2021 “Senate Republicans will pull out all the stops to block H.R. 1 and enable GOP state voter suppression and disenfranchisement efforts to succeed.” Republican state legislators in Georgia are the leading edge of efforts across the country to enact new state laws aimed directly at the suppression […]
Enclosed for your information is a New York Times editorial entitled “For Democracy to Stay, the Filibuster Must Go,” which was published here on March 11, 2021. According to the editorial: The point of H.R. 1 is not to help Democrats. It is to rebuild and reinforce the crumbling foundations of American self-government and abolish […]
Rep. Sarbanes & Democracy 21 File Brief Urging Supreme Court to Follow Precedent on Upholding Disclosure Rep. John Sarbanes (D-MD) and Democracy 21 last week filed a brief with the Supreme Court as amicus curiae in the case Americans for Prosperity v. Becerra. The case raises issues about the scope of a state law donor […]
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