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“Protecting the sacred right to vote for all eligible Americans should be a goal for all Members of Congress.” Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, introduced in the Senate on Tuesday, is a vitally important step forward in the work to protect the sacred right to vote […]
Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer The serial abuses of power by former President Trump continue to cast a pall over our democracy. We cannot ignore how much damage Trump did to our constitutional system of government and we must ensure that it never happens again. The Protecting Our Democracy Act, introduced today by Representative […]
The Freedom to Vote Act, the revised voting rights and anti-corruption legislation introduced in the Senate last week, “is an outstretched hand to Republicans — indeed, to anyone who claims to care about democracy,” The Washington Post editorial board wrote on Sunday. “But Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) immediately trashed it. Not a single […]
“Having lost the White House and the Senate last year, Republicans appear intent on rigging the game in their favor before the midterms. Protecting the integrity of America’s electoral system and the voting rights of its citizens should be priority No. 1 — not because it helps Democrats, but because it helps preserve democracy,” The […]
The Freedom to Vote Act (S. 2747), introduced on September 14, 2021, includes for House candidates a voluntary, small donor matching funds system. The Act is a revised version of S. 1. The small donor system in S. 2747 mirrors the substance of the small donor matching funds system contained in H.R. 1/S. 1 and […]
The New, Revised Freedom To Vote Act Sets The Stage For Final Action On Essential Legislation Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer Democracy 21 applauds the voting rights breakthrough in the Senate, with the revised legislation, the Freedom to Vote Act, announced today. The Freedom to Vote Act was developed by eight Democratic and […]
“With a make-or-break vote looming in the Senate on a sweeping voting rights and anti-corruption bill, President Joe Biden and his advisers have said in recent weeks that Biden will pressure wavering Democrats to support reforming the filibuster if necessary to pass the voting bill,” Rolling Stone reported this weekend. Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer told Rolling […]
“As we witness the chaos, violence, and loss of freedom in Afghanistan, we must also recognize that democracy is not guaranteed here at home,” Democracy 21 Vice President Matt Keller writes in an op-ed published in The Hill. Keller describes his efforts in Afghanistan in the early 2010s to bring technology to help foster education in […]
“It calls to mind a movie where a gangster walks into a business and says ‘Gee, nice telecom company you have here. It would be a real shame if something happened to it.’ It may also be a sign that the committee is getting close to uncomfortable evidence that the minority leader wants to […]
Democracy 21 applauds House Democrats for the passage of H.R. 4, the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, a critically important step forward in addressing aggressive voter suppression efforts being taken in states around the country. Eighteen state legislatures have already passed laws this year making it harder for eligible citizens to vote, with more […]
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