John Roberts’ Historic Failure as Supreme Court Chief Justice, Part II
As I wrote in last week’s Note, “Roberts has taken the lead in writing a series of opinions that have destroyed essential rules governing our […]
We have a President hostile to fixing the system and a Congress currently controlled by reform opponents. However, history makes clear that reform issues are cyclical in nature: the kind of scandalous system that exists today has led to major reforms in the past, and can do so again in the future.
Tag Archive for: Democracy Reforms
John Roberts’ Historic Failure as Supreme Court Chief Justice, Part 1
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Democracy Reforms John Roberts Supreme Court TrumpWatchby Dave WagnerChief Justice John Roberts is smart and skilled. He will be remembered, however, as a historic failure. This is not a claim to make lightly, […]
Meet the Faux King, the Successor to “Mad King” George III
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Campaign Finance Reform Democracy Reforms Public Financing TrumpWatchby Dave WagnerIf you doubt that President Trump considers himself beyond reproach, just note two recent Trump declarations. On August 22, Trump proclaimed (falsely), “I am actually […]
Americans Have Never Accepted Corruption And Will Not Now
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Campaign Finance Reform Democracy Reforms Public Financing TrumpWatchby Jackie HowellThe Robber Baron era of the late 19th century. The Watergate scandals of the 1970s. The soft money influence-buying scandals of the 1990s. All horrendous […]
Statement Of D21 President Fred Wertheimer On Juneteenth
|Press Releases |Democracy Reforms Voting Rightsby Jackie HowellJuneteenth is an important opportunity to recommit ourselves to the ongoing work to build and protect a democracy that truly includes everyone. While this day […]
What A Democratic Trifecta In November Would Mean For Democracy Reforms
|Press Releases |2024 Elections Democracy Reforms Freedom To Vote Act John R. Lewis Voting Rights Actby Jackie HowellIn January 2021, two Democrats won Senate runoff elections in Georgia. This flipped the Senate and resulted in an unexpected “trifecta” – Democratic control of […]
“Never Give Up. Never Give In.”
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Democracy Reforms Freedom To Vote Act John R. Lewis Voting Rights Actby Jackie HowellIn the last Congress, the Senate came within two votes of sending historic democracy reform legislation to President Biden for his signature. The bills were blocked when […]
How States Are Leading In The Fight Against Big Money In Campaigns
|Press Releases |Campaign Finance Reform Democracy Reforms Money In Politics Small Donor Matching Systemby Jackie Howell“States and municipalities aren’t waiting for Congress to lead on limiting big money in politics,” Democracy 21 advisor Matt Keller and Christine Wood, co-director of […]
The SOTU: Biden Is Right – Congress Must Pass The Freedom To Vote And John R. Lewis Voting Rights Acts
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Democracy Reforms Freedom To Vote Act Joe Biden John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act SOTUby Jackie Howell“A transformational moment in history happened 59 years ago today in Selma, Alabama. Hundreds of foot soldiers for justice marched across the Edmund Pettus Bridge […]
A Watergate Lesson
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Campaign Finance Reform Democracy Reforms House Republicans Money In Politics Watergateby Jackie HowellNext week marks the 50th anniversary of the “Saturday Night Massacre” – the firing of Special Watergate Prosecutor Archibald Cox in October 1973 that set […]
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