Fred’s Weekly Note Archive

House Passes Historic Democracy Reform

FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | March 4, 2021 “The bottom-line choice is clear: either the Senate votes to meet the urgent need of the American people to repair our democracy and protect the sacred right to vote, or the Senate maintains without exception the filibuster that has been serially abused for years by Senator Mitch […]

The Need for Political Reform Hasn’t Changed. The GOP Has.

FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | February 25, 2021 “The need for reforms to repair our political system has not changed. The Republican Party in Congress has.” House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer announced this week that H.R. 1, the For the People Act of 2021, will be on the House floor for consideration the week of […]

Two Weeks to H.R. 1 Vote

FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | February 18, 2021 “The stakes involved in enacting H.R. 1 are enormous. It is essential to fix our badly broken political system. This is a battle that must be won.” House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer announced this week that H.R. 1, the For the People Act of 2021, will be […]

Trump’s Continuing Threat

FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | February 11, 2021 “Trump remains unhinged, narcissistic, and dangerous to the country. He must be challenged and countered every step of the way in the coming months and years.” Donald Trump remains a continuing threat to our democracy. During yesterday’s impeachment trial in the Senate, the House Impeachment Managers presented […]

The Biden Era’s First Critical Period

FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | February 4, 2021 “President Biden has been a leader throughout his career in challenging corrupting political money and in promoting public financing of elections. His public leadership in support of H.R. 1 and S. 1 will be important to winning the battle for this transformational democracy reform legislation.” We are […]

Seize the Moment to Repair Democracy

FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | January 28, 2021 “We must seize the moment that now exists to repair our democracy. If we do not, history shows us this opportunity will not come around again anytime soon.” The following is an excerpt from an op-ed that I wrote for NBC News Think that was published yesterday: […]

A New Day In America

FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | January 21, 2021 “We have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to repair our broken political system, fix our corrupting campaign finance system, and revitalize our democracy.” A collective sigh of relief occurred across the nation yesterday when the term of defeated President Donald Trump formally ended at noon, as required by the […]

Trump & The Enormous Damage Done

FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | January 14, 2021 “In six days we will be rid of the worst, most dangerous, and most unhinged President in our nation’s history. But, that will not end the extraordinary damage Trump has done to the country.” There are two new Republican Members in the House – Rep. Lauren Boebert […]

Trump and the Big Lie – Wertheimer op-ed

Enclosed for your information is a piece by Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer titled “Trump and the Big Lie,” published here in Medium and released in Wertheimer’s Political Report on January 7, 2021. Read the full piece here or below. Trump and the Big Lie Fred Wertheimer | 1/7/2021 | Medium In order to understand […]

Stimulus, Finally

FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | December 22, 2020 “We should never lose sight of the fact that Trump’s defeat in 2020 has prevented a catastrophic destruction of our democracy.” As the 116th Congress heads to a close, Congress yesterday passed a $900 billion coronavirus relief bill and a $1.4 trillion appropriations bill, as President Trump […]