It began on July 13 with the horrifying assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania. Five days later, on July 18, Trump accepted the Republican party’s presidential nomination with a rambling 92-minute acceptance speech. It was the third time the party had nominated Trump to run for President. Then, on […]
On Monday, federal district court Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed the Mar-a-Lago classified documents criminal case facing former President Donald Trump. Cannon did not rule on the merits of the case itself. The 37 felony charges brought against Trump by Special Counsel Jack Smith in June 2023 presented a powerful case that seemed “open and shut.” Instead, Cannon ruled that […]
Statement Of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer July 17, 2024 marks the fourth anniversary of the passing of civil rights champion and national icon Representative John Lewis. In nearly 100 communities across the nation, there will be commemorations of his life and candlelight vigils, as well as demands for Congress to pass the John R. […]
In Trump v. United States, the last opinion of the Supreme Court’s term, Chief Justice John Roberts, writing also for the five other Republican-appointed, conservative Justices, exhibited arrogance and hubris in a shameless attempt to overrule our Founders. The Roberts opinion bestowed absolute immunity for “official acts” in some cases and presumptive immunity in others for Presidents that […]
By: Fred Wertheimer, President, Democracy 21 This week, Chief Justice John Roberts and his band of five other Republican-appointed Supreme Court Justices restored the king to the top of our government. Our nation’s Founders fought a revolution to help ensure our nation would be forever free from the clutches of an unrestrained monarch. The Founders […]
Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer “Our democracy has been dangerously harmed by its misguided decision.” When the Supreme Court, last December, following a federal district court decision in United States v. Trump, rejected the request of Special Counsel Jack Smith to consider former President Donald Trump’s immunity claim for direct review on an […]
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