Press Releases Archive

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)    

Sen. McConnell’s Latest Threats Against Modifying The Filibuster Rules Give New Meaning to “Chutzpah”

Statement 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

View & 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

“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 […]

Wertheimer/Eisen Op-Ed In The Washington Post: Fixing The Electoral Count Act Is No Substitute For Real Election Reform

  No 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

 “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 […]

D21 Vice President Matt Keller Discusses Status Of Voting Rights Legislation And More In New Interview

  The 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.”

  “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 […]

E.J. Dionne Jr. In The Washington Post: President Biden, Push The Voting Bills Now

“It’s time to make it all about democracy.” – E.J. Dionne Jr. “Precisely because the dangers to democracy often don’t become obvious to everyone until […]

Democracy 21 Report: A Timeline Of The Senate Filibuster, 1806 – 2021

  View And Download This Report As A PDF By: Fred Wertheimer, President, Democracy 21  |  December 2021 The United States Senate is facing a […]