Press Releases Archive

Wertheimer op-ed: Trump’s Michigan voter fraud comments reveal America’s desperate need for reforms – NBC Think

An op-ed by Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer entitled, “Trump’s Michigan voter fraud comments reveal America’s desperate need for reforms,” was published here in NBC Think on May 24, 2020.

Trump’s Political Blackmail

FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | May 21, 2020 “The protections needed for our system of representative government are clear. We must ensure that safe and secure elections take place in every state in the union.” President Trump’s latest attacks on voting by mail reveal in stark terms his plans for the November presidential election. Trump’s […]

Barr Ignores Settled DOJ Policies in Obsessive Pursuit of DOJ Investigators – Wertheimer article in Just Security

  Attorney General Barr Ignores Long-Established DOJ Rules in Obsessive Pursuit of DOJ Investigators of Russian Interference in 2016 Election Enclosed for your information is an article by Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer entitled “Barr Ignores Settled DOJ Policies in Run Up to 2020 Elections,” which was published here in Just Security on May 7, […]

Biden Announces A First Priority for a Biden Administration Will Be Comprehensive Reforms, as Reflected in H.R. 1

Biden Announces A First Priority for a Biden Administration Will Be Comprehensive Reforms, as Reflected in H.R. 1 Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden announced yesterday “A first priority of a Biden Administration will be to lead on a comprehensive set of reforms like those reflected in the For the People Act (H.R. 1) to […]

President Trump, in a Surprise Move, Apparently Embraces Public Financing of Elections – But Only for Himself

President Trump, in a Surprise Move, Apparently Embraces Public Financing of Elections – But Only for Himself Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer In a surprise move, and in the face of Senate Majority Leader McConnell’s longstanding opposition, President Trump now appears to have embraced public financing of elections – but only for his […]

President Trump, Who Voted By Mail in 2018 and Plans to Vote By Mail in 2020, Opposes Voting By Mail

President Trump Opposes Voting Absentee by Mail in 2020 Elections, Yet Voted by Mail in New York (2018) and Has Applied to Vote by Mail in Florida (2020) Melania Trump, Ivanka Trump Voted Absentee (Unsuccessfully) in NY (2017), Jared Kushner Registered to Vote in NY and NJ Simultaneously (2017) Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred […]

House Passes Historic $2 Trillion Relief Legislation

House Passes Historic $2 Trillion Relief Legislation Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer The House today passed historic legislation to address the coronavirus crisis – an historic problem for the United States and the world.The unprecedented $2 trillion economic relief package will provide essential assistance to immeasurable millions of struggling Americans, as well as […]

Congress Worked, But The 2020 Elections Paid A Price – Wertheimer piece

Enclosed for your information is a piece by Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer entitled, “Congress Worked, But The 2020 Elections Paid A Price,” which was published on Medium today, March 26, 2020. Read the full piece below or here. Congress Worked, But The 2020 Elections Paid A Price By Fred Wertheimer | 3/26/2020 | Medium […]

One Year Later, The Battle For H.R. 1 Goes On

One Year Later, The Battle For H.R. 1 Goes On Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer This coming Sunday, March 8, marks one year since the House passed H.R. 1, historic democracy reform legislation to repair the nation’s broken political system and corrupt campaign finance system. While Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has blocked […]

Senate Republicans Make Partisan Move to Add A Republican Commissioner to Currently-Defunct FEC, Ignore Democratic Vacancy

Senate Republicans Make Partisan Move to Add A Republican Commissioner to Currently-Defunct FEC, Ignore Democratic Vacancy Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer Since last September, the Federal Election Commission has had only three Commissioners. It has therefore been unable to take any oversight and enforcement actions, as four Commissioners are necessary to constitute a […]