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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 […]
Democracy 21 Applauds President Biden’s Efforts to Protect Voting Rights on the 56th Anniversary of Bloody Sunday Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer 56 years ago today, undeterred by the violent forces opposing their progress, John Lewis led thousands of Americans across the Edmund Pettis Bridge in Selma, Alabama, demanding the right to vote. […]
Democracy 21 Applauds House Members Whose Votes Passed H.R. 1, Urges Senate Action Soon Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer The House passed historic democracy reform legislation on Wednesday to repair our broken political system and fix our corrupting campaign finance system. Unlike 2019 when the House first passed H.R. 1 and Senate Majority […]
H.R. 1: Myths and Realities, Part 2 A Democracy 21 Response to Incorrect Claims Made About H.R. 1, the For the People Act of 2021 H.R. 1, the For the People Act of 2021, is sweeping democracy reform legislation that is being considered by the House of Representatives this week. Last week, Democracy 21 issued […]
Enclosed for your information is a piece by Democracy 21 Vice President Matt Keller entitled “It’s too difficult for ‘ordinary’ people to run for office. The For the People Act can change that,” which was published here in America Magazine, The Jesuit Review on March 1, 2021. According to the piece: With Mr. Biden’s leadership […]
Democracy 21 Urges House Support for H.R. 1, the For the People Act, and Opposition to Any Weakening Amendments In a letter sent today to House sponsors of H.R. 1, the For the People Act, Democracy 21 expressed its appreciation for their support. The letter urged Representatives to oppose any amendments to weaken H.R. 1 […]
Democracy 21 Urges Passage of DISCLOSE Act Reintroduced by Senator Whitehouse and Representative Cicilline Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer Democracy 21 applauds Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and Representative David Cicilline for the important national leadership they are providing in reintroducing the DISCLOSE Act to require disclosure of the secret contributions currently being spent in […]
Enclosed for your information is an article entitled “House set to move on elections overhaul as outside advocates focus on Senate,” which was published here in Roll Call on February 25, 2021. According to the article: “We have a broken political system, a corrupting campaign finance system and a democracy that has been greatly damaged,” […]
Democracy 21 Applauds Introduction of Empower Act and Restoring Integrity to America’s Elections Act Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer Democracy 21 applauds Senator Chris Van Hollen, Senator Ben Ray Lujan, Representative David Price and Representative Derek Kilmer for the critically important national leadership they are providing to repair our broken campaign finance system. […]
H.R. 1: Myths and Realities A Democracy 21 Response to Incorrect Claims Made About H.R. 1, the For the People Act of 2021 H.R. 1, the For the People Act, is sweeping democracy reform legislation that is scheduled to be considered by the House of Representatives next week. “The enactment of H.R. 1 is essential […]
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