Op-Eds Archive

President Biden’s 48 Year Mission to Enact Public Financing of Elections and H.R. 1/S. 1 – Wertheimer in Medium

Enclosed for your information is a piece by Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer entitled “President Biden’s 48 Year Mission to Enact Public Financing of Elections Should Be Completed by Signing the For the People Act on July 4, 2021,” which was published here in Medium on April 26, 2021. According to the piece: On July […]

Wertheimer op-ed: Manchin’s filibuster defense contradicts the Senate legacy he claims to protect – NBC News Think

Enclosed for your information is an op-ed by Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer entitled “Manchin’s filibuster defense contradicts the Senate legacy he claims to protect,” which was published here in NBC News Think on April 12, 2021. According to the piece: If Manchin wants to honor Byrd’s legacy, he should complete the legendary senator’s mission […]

Wertheimer in CNN: The Bitter Irony In The GOP Trying To Curtail Voting Rights

In an op-ed published by CNN Opinion on March 12, Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer writes: While Republican state legislators are making disingenuous claims that they are acting to protect ‘election integrity,’ it is clear what is really going on: a brazen partisan effort to suppress as many Democratic voters as they can. Republicans are using former […]

It’s too difficult for ‘ordinary’ people to run for office. H.R. 1 can change that – D21 VP Matt Keller op-ed

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 […]

Trump’s Capitol mob lends Senate Democrats the momentum to enact historic reforms – Wertheimer in NBC Think

Enclosed for your information is an opinion piece by Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer titled “Trump’s Capitol mob lends Senate Democrats the momentum to enact historic reforms,” which was published here in NBC News Think on January 27, 2021. According to the piece: We now have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to repair our system of representative […]

Trump Actions Illustrate Why Congress Must Pass the For the People Act – D21 VP Matt Keller in The Hill

Enclosed for your information is an op-ed by Democracy 21 Vice President Matt Keller entitled “Trump actions illustrate why Congress must pass the For the People Act,” which was published here in The Hill on January 22, 2021. Read the full piece below or here. Trump actions illustrate why Congress must pass the For the […]

How a Biden win can sink one of McConnell’s top priorities – Wertheimer op-ed in CNN

An op-ed by Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer entitled, “How a Biden win can sink one of McConnell’s top priorities,” which was published by CNN on August 31, 2020. According to the piece: Joe Biden’s acceptance of the Democratic nomination for President has brought him closer to accomplishing a mission he started 47 years ago: […]

Wertheimer op-ed in NBC Think: William Barr is a disgrace to his office. It’s time America understands why

An op-ed by Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer entitled, “Trump crony Barr’s 2020 House testimony is a big opportunity for Democrats,” was published in NBC Think on July 28, 2020.

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.

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, […]