Defending Constitutional Rights

Proponents of a constitutional convention are currently within six states of the 34 states they need to call a constitutional convention. Most experts agree that if a constitutional convention is called, the actions of the convention could not be limited in advance and delegates could consider any amendments they want to adopt. The constitutional rights and protections for all Americans would be up for grabs. The first and only constitutional convention occurred in 1789. The convention threw out the Articles of Confederation and wrote an entirely new constitution, which is our constitution today. The right to vote and other fundamental rights provided by the Constitution are under attack.

Defending Constitutional Rights

Reform Groups Oppose Efforts by House Admin Committee to Terminate Presidential Public Financing & EAC

Reform Groups Applaud House Democrats Comprehensive Reform Package to Fix Political System

Fred Wertheimer for SCOTUS Blog on McDonnell decision

Democracy 21 Attacks Supreme Court’s McDonnell Decision Which Legalizes Sale of Certain Actions by Public Officials for Personal Gain

Statement by Reform Groups on Campaign Finance Reform Package Unveiled Yesterday by Senate Democrats

Democracy 21 Statement on Senate Democratic Reform Package

Reform Groups Strongly Oppose Constitutional Convention; Would Put Constitutional Rights at Risk

Fred Wertheimer Op-ed: A Reform Agenda to Counter Big Money in American Politics

Democracy 21 Joins with Reform Groups in Releasing Reform Agenda for 2016 Candidates

Reform Groups Urge Senators to Co-sponsor and Support the Lobbying and Campaign Finance Reform Act

Reform Groups Strongly Oppose Efforts in the States to Call a Constitutional Convention