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President Biden Must Back Up the Powerful Words of His Speech with Real Action to Pass Voting Rights Legislation Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer President Biden made a powerful and impassioned speech today for protecting the sacred right to vote. But now President Biden must show that his words are backed up by […]
Enclosed for your information is an opinion piece entitled “The Supreme Court clearly won’t protect voting rights. But Congress can,” which was published in The Washington Post on July 3, 2021. According to the piece: Instead of waiting for a high court that has already shown its reluctance to protect voters from discriminatory efforts, the […]
Today’s two Supreme Court decisions present a powerful case as to why it is essential for Congress to enact both the For the People Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Act to protect the fundamental right to vote against new voter suppression and discrimination laws and to protect against corruption of our government and […]
Enclosed for your information is a piece by Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer entitled “The Fight for Voting Rights and Anti-Corruption Legislation Goes On,” which was published in Medium and originally released in Wertheimer’s Political Report on June 24, 2021. Read the full piece here or below. The Fight for Voting Rights and Anti-Corruption Legislation […]
The Filibuster Rules Are Not Sacred – Just Ask Joe Manchin. Yesterday, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) brought up the For the People Act in an attempt to begin debate on a crucial piece of legislation that will protect voting rights, get big money out of politics and end partisan gerrymandering. Unfortunately, Senate Republicans […]
Senator Manchin Previously Voted to Eliminate the Filibuster on Motions to Begin Debate on Legislation, Like the For the People Act On January 27, 2011, Senator Joe Manchin cosponsored and voted for S. Res. 10 to eliminate the ability to filibuster motions to begin debate on legislation, like the For the People Act. S. Res. […]
In Their Own Words: The Candidates Empowered by the Small Donor Revolution In anticipation of tomorrow’s vote to proceed on S. 1, the For the People Act, Democracy 21, in partnership with People for the American Way (PFAW) and the Declaration for American Democracy Coalition (DFAD), will be releasing a series of videos of women […]
Support For Small Donor Financing Has Long and Deep Roots Among Senate Democrats, Must Be Kept In S. 1 Last week, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) expressed a willingness to support a revised version of S. 1, the For the People Act – legislation which currently includes a small donor-based public financing system that will help […]
Sen. Manchin Would Be Defending Sen. Robert Byrd’s Legacy By Supporting Small Donor Financing In For The People Act (S.1) “[Y]ou’re talking about a person that’s going to defend the legacy of Robert C. Byrd.” Senator Joe Manchin, February 2, 2021 Yesterday, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) opened the door to supporting a revised version of […]
Only the For the People Act’s Federal Voting Rules Will Override the State Voter Suppression Laws Newly Enacted in 14 States A Democracy 21 factsheet on key differences between the For the People Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act The For the People Act (H.R. 1/S. 1) and the John Lewis Voting […]
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