Democracy 21 Calls for Prompt Action by President Obama to Appoint New FEC Commissioners, and by Speaker Boehner and Democratic Leader Pelosi to Appoint New OCE Board Members Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer At Press Conference Held By Reform Groups December 12, 2012 The Federal Election Commission and the Office of Congressional Ethics […]
Watchdogs File in Defense of Vermont’s Disclosure Laws in 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals Today, the Campaign Legal Center, joined by Democracy 21, filed an amici curiae brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, defending the disclosure provisions and contribution limits of the State of Vermont’s campaign finance law in Vermont […]
In a letter sent to the Internal Revenue Service today, Democracy 21 and the Campaign Legal Center charged the IRS with an “indefensible abdication of responsibility” in failing “to include the section 501(c)(4) regulations dealing with political activity on the agency’s Priority Guidance Plan” for the next twelve months. The failure to include a review […]
Center for Public Integrity Gridlocked election commission awaits action by Obama By Michael Beckel November 20, 2012 The nation’s enforcer of election laws was largely paralyzed during the 2012 election, despite a Supreme Court ruling that left several key money-in-politics issues open to interpretation. With five of six Federal Election Commission members working on expired […]
The New York Times Result Won’t Limit Campaign Money Any More Than Ruling Did By Nicholas Confessore November 12, 2012 When the votes were counted, President Obama’s campaign declared victory over the conservative “super PACs” that had sought to bury him in negative ads and win the White House and the Senate for the Republican […]
NPR Outside Groups Spend Big On Elections, But Don’t Have Much To Show For It by Peter Overby November 07, 2012 This presidential election attracted $1.5 billion in outside spending — TV ads, robocalls and other political activity by groups created to take advantage of the new rules of campaign finance law. On the day after […]
Citizens United and the 2012 Election: A Disaster for Democracy Statement by Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer The Supreme Court decision in the Citizens United case has proven to be a disaster for our political system and our democracy. Five Justices of the Supreme Court bear responsibility for the corrupt campaign finance system that now faces the American […]
A Campaign Finance Reform Agenda for 2013 Statement by Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer The Supreme Court decision in the Citizens United case has had a disastrous impact on our political system. As a result of the decision, Super PACs and 501(c) nonprofit groups spent $1 billion in unlimited contributions from millionaires, billionaires, corporations, labor unions and […]
In Speech at Holland Lecture Series, Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer Calls for Small Donor Revolution to Counter Corrupt Campaign Finance System In a speech given last week at the Holland Lecture Series in Omaha, Nebraska, Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer said we are at “a crossroads for our democracy” as a result of the misguided […]
ProPublica Dark Money Group Told IRS It Wouldn’t Be Political—Then Spent $1 Million on Campaign Ads Justin Elliott October 4, 2012 A dark money nonprofit group that has run more than $1 million in ads in the Ohio race for U.S. Senate told the IRS last year it did not plan to spend any money […]
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