The Moment of Truth for Democracy Reforms

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 […]

President Biden’s 48 Year Mission to Enact Public Financing of Elections and H.R. 1/S. 1 – Wertheimer in Medium

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 […]

House Passes Historic DC Statehood Bill

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 DC Statehood

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. […]

The “Swiftest and Surest Way” to Purge Corruption – Wertheimer in Medium

Enclosed for your information is a piece by Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer entitled, “The ‘Swiftest and Surest Way’ to Purge Corruption,” which was published here on Medium on April 16, 2021, and released in Wertheimer’s Political Report on April 15, 2021. Read the full piece here or below. The “Swiftest and Surest Way” to […]

The “Swiftest and Surest Way” to Purge Corruption

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 […]

Wertheimer op-ed: Manchin’s filibuster defense contradicts the Senate legacy he claims to protect – NBC News Think

Enclosed for your information is an op-ed by Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer entitled “Manchin’s filibuster defense contradicts the Senate legacy he claims to protect,” which was published here in NBC News Think on April 12, 2021. According to the piece: If Manchin wants to honor Byrd’s legacy, he should complete the legendary senator’s mission […]

The Battle for S. 1 Must Be Fought on the Senate Floor

FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | April 8, 2021 “This battle must be fought out on the Senate floor.” In an op-ed in The Washington Post yesterday, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) proposed a Catch-22 solution to enacting voting rights and campaign finance reforms. Manchin said: “There is no circumstance in which I will vote to eliminate […]

S. 1, the For the People Act, Must Pass In Whole – Wertheimer in Medium

Enclosed for your information is a piece by Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer titled “S. 1, the For the People Act, Must Pass In Whole” which was published here on Medium on April 2, 2021, and released in Wertheimer’s Political Report on April 1, 2021. According to the piece: There is nothing to indicate that […]

S. 1 Must Pass In Whole

FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | April 1, 2021 “There is nothing to indicate that taking out key democracy reforms from the bill will improve the chances of passing S. 1.” Some academics and pundits have been postulating that the campaign finance, gerrymandering, and other reform provisions of S. 1, the For the People Act, should […]