LISTEN: Fred Wertheimer On Biden’s Speech, McConnell’s Threats, And “Decision Time” On Voting Rights
Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer on Background Briefing With Ian Masters on January 11, 2022. (18 minutes)
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Sen. McConnell’s Latest Threats Against Modifying The Filibuster Rules Give New Meaning to “Chutzpah”
|Press Releases |Democracy Reforms Filibuster McConnell Voting Rightsby Jackie HowellStatement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell’s latest threats against modifying the filibuster rules give new meaning to the word “chutzpah.” […]
UPDATE: D21 Report — The Senate Filibuster, 1806 – 2021
|Press Releases |Democracy Reforms Filibuster Voting Rightsby Jackie HowellView & Download This Report As A PDF UPDATED: January 2022 The United States Senate is facing a decision of historic consequence with the fate […]
The Atlantic: It’s Time For Democrats To Break The Glass
|Press Releases |Democracy Reforms Filibuster Voting Rightsby Jackie Howell“Democracy is at stake this month, and that is not hyperbole.” – D21 President Fred Wertheimer in The Atlantic “The next few weeks will likely answer […]
Will The Senate Protect Democracy Or Will The Big Lie Prevail?
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Democracy Reforms Electoral Count Act Voting Rightsby Jackie HowellWERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | JANUARY 6, 2022 Today, one year after the insurrectionist attack on the Capitol, our democracy faces its greatest internal threat […]
Wertheimer/Eisen Op-Ed In The Washington Post: Fixing The Electoral Count Act Is No Substitute For Real Election Reform
|Op Eds, Press Releases |Election Interference Electoral Count Act Voting Rightsby Jackie HowellNo one should fall for the Electoral Count Act “bait & switch,” D21 President Fred Wertheimer and Norman Eisen, President Obama’s ethics czar, write. […]
E.J. Dionne Jr. In The Washington Post: Real Accountability For Jan. 6 Requires Political Reform
|Press Releases |Democracy Reforms Jan. 6 Voting Rightsby Jackie Howell“The Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol was an attempt, through force and violence, to overturn the will of the majority expressed in a free […]
It’s Not Too Late To Save Our Democracy. Senate Showdown On Voting Rights Coming In January.
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Democracy Reforms Filibuster Voting Rightsby Jackie HowellWERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | DECEMBER 23, 2021 This has been a very difficult year for the country, starting with the devastating impact of the coronavirus. […]
D21 Vice President Matt Keller Discusses Status Of Voting Rights Legislation And More In New Interview
|Press Releases |Democracy Reforms Filibuster Freedom To Vote Act Voting Rightsby Jackie HowellThe Surreal News | Friday, December 17, 2021 “We’re on the cusp of passing the most transformational reform and voting rights legislation since […]
Op-Ed: Catholic Sister Quincy Howard, Arrested For Voting Rights Protest, Explains: “Our Democracy Is Worth It.”
|Press Releases |Voting Rightsby Jackie Howell“We have a national responsibility.” – Dominican Sister Quincy Howard, O.P. In October, Dominican Sister Quincy Howard, O.P., along with other civil rights activists […]
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