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Democracy 21 Joins With CREW And 18 Other National Groups To Urge Congress To Pass Legislation Prohibiting Members From Owning Stocks, Bonds

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Twenty national good government organizations, including CREW and Democracy 21, joined together to urge Congress to pass legislation that would prohibit Members of Congress from owning or trading individual stocks, bonds, or similar financial instruments. “Our country is at an inflection point: the reports of Members’ suspicious stock trades at the beginning of the pandemic […]

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Ginni Thomas Texts To Trump COS Mark Meadows Emphasize The Extraordinary Importance Of The Jan. 6 House Committee Investigation

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Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer The revelations yesterday that Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, sent a number of text messages to President Trump Chief of Staff Mark Meadows urging him to continue the fight to overturn the 2020 election, emphasize the extraordinary importance of the work of the House […]

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TrumpWatch: Trump Dodges Serious Threat Of Criminal Indictment

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Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note | March 24, 2022 “The team that has been investigating Mr. Trump harbors no doubt about whether he committed crimes — he did.” Those deeply powerful words came last month in a letter of resignation from Mark Pomerantz, a lead prosecutor in the Manhattan D.A.’s criminal investigation into Donald Trump’s business practices, obtained […]

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“Follow The Money.”

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Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note | March 17, 2022 The most well-known quote to come out of the 1970s Watergate scandals is, “Follow the money.” While the actual origin of the quote is not clear, its meaning is: To understand the ways of Washington you must look at the impact of money on the actions that are taken. […]

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The Growing Threat To The Integrity Of The 2022 Elections

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Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note | March 10, 2022 The 2020 election was “the most secure in American history,” according to a statement issued by officials in the Trump Administration after the election. And, there’s never been a shred of evidence to back up Trump’s blatantly false claims that the 2020 election was stolen from him. […]

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Overwhelming Majority Of American Voters Call Voting Rights A “Very Important” Issue, According To New Poll

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While Senate Republicans and two Democrats – Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) – blocked action on the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis voting rights legislation in January, an overwhelming majority of voters consider voting rights to be one of the most important issues in the upcoming 2022 elections, according to a […]

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The Walls May Be Starting To Close In On Trump

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FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE  |  March 3, 2022 The walls may be starting to close in on Donald Trump, even as polls indicate he maintains a tight grip on Republican voters, and GOP officeholders and candidates continue to bend the knee to Trump. Yesterday in a court filing, the House Jan. 6. Committee asserted for the […]

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Democracy vs. Autocracy

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FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE  |  February 24, 2022 An autocracy is defined as a system of government by one person with absolute power. Evil President Vladimir Putin of Russia is an autocrat. Donald Trump aspired to be one during his presidency – and still aspires to be one. Trump sees Putin as his role model. […]

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Chicago Sun-Times: “Give Candidates Who Aren’t Wealthy, Or Backed By The Rich, A Chance To Be Heard”

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“A small donor matching system using public funds would help level the playing field and give politicians a reason to listen to ordinary voters.” — Chicago Sun-Times A small donor matching fund system for candidates running for state office in Illinois “would give candidates a reason to spend more time listening to ordinary people instead […]

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Statement On The Passing Of Walter Dellinger

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Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer One of the nation’s greatest constitutional scholars and Supreme Court lawyers, former Acting Solicitor General Walter Dellinger, passed away yesterday. (Read more about his remarkable career and contribution to our nation here and here.) Walter, whom I knew for only a few years, was a friend and colleague. He was a […]

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