Wertheimer Op-Ed: “The Return Of The King”
By: Fred Wertheimer, President, Democracy 21 This week, Chief Justice John Roberts and his band of five other Republican-appointed Supreme Court Justices restored the king […]
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SCOTUS Immunity Decision Is Shameful And Destructive Of The Rule Of Law
|Press Releases |Immunity Supreme Court TrumpWatchby Jackie HowellStatement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer “Our democracy has been dangerously harmed by its misguided decision.” When the Supreme Court, last December, following a […]
A Reminder — 8 Things To Know About The U.S. v. Trump Indictment
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |2020 Election Election Interference Immunity Jan. 6 TrumpWatchby Jackie HowellSome Supreme Court Justices have slow walked a decision in United States v. Trump to the point where it is virtually guaranteed that former President Donald Trump’s […]
From The Watergate Era’s “Suitcases Filled With Cash” To Today’s Billions In Secret Campaign Money
|Press Releases |Campaign Finance Reform Money In Politics Watergateby Jackie Howell“If money is buying influence and results over government policies, then most Americans are shut out, because the campaign finance system is dominated by people […]
Slow Walking For Trump
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Immunity Supreme Court TrumpWatchby Jackie HowellFor six months now, the Supreme Court, led by six Republican-appointed Justices, has been slow walking a decision on former President Donald Trump’s frivolous claim […]
Trump’s Election Deniers’ Movement — Lies, Attacks, And Chaos
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |2024 Elections Election Deniers TrumpWatchby Jackie HowellFormer President Donald Trump told a lot of lies while in office – some 30,573 false or misleading statements, according to one count. Perhaps his biggest […]
D21 Endorses Government By The People Act, Which Would Create An Innovative Way To Finance Campaigns And Lessen The Big-Money Stranglehold On Elections
|Press Releases |Campaign Finance Reform Money In Politics Small Donor Matching Systemby Jackie HowellRepresentative John Sarbanes (D-MD), joined by Representatives Joe Neguse (D-CO), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), and Chellie Pingree (D-ME), recently reintroduced the Government By The People Act, which […]
From The Watergate Era’s “Suitcases Filled With Cash” To Today’s Billions In Secret Campaign Money
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Campaign Finance Reform Citizens United Watergateby Jackie HowellThis week, in lieu of a Fred Note, here’s a “Fred Listen”: “If money is buying influence and results over government policies, then most Americans are […]
Trump, A Jury Of His Peers, And The Roberts Court
|Press Releases |Citizens United gerrymandering Supreme Court TrumpWatch Voting Rightsby Jackie HowellIn an op-ed published Monday on Medium, Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer discusses last week’s conviction in New York of former President Donald Trump on all […]
The Roberts Court And The Systematic Dismantling Of Our Political System
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Citizens United gerrymandering Supreme Court Voting Rightsby Jackie HowellThe Supreme Court, controlled by a Republican-appointed majority, has played a seminal role in gravely damaging our political system and our democracy. The Court majority […]
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