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.
FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | April 15, 2021 “The American people understand this simple reality: big money buys influence and results in Washington at their expense.” The current campaign finance system in Washington creates innumerable opportunities for corrupting government decisions. The American people understand this simple reality: big money buys influence and results in Washington […]
Enclosed for your information is an op-ed by Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer entitled “Manchin’s filibuster defense contradicts the Senate legacy he claims to protect,” which was published here in NBC News Think on April 12, 2021. According to the piece: If Manchin wants to honor Byrd’s legacy, he should complete the legendary senator’s mission […]
FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | April 8, 2021 “This battle must be fought out on the Senate floor.” In an op-ed in The Washington Post yesterday, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) proposed a Catch-22 solution to enacting voting rights and campaign finance reforms. Manchin said: “There is no circumstance in which I will vote to eliminate […]
Enclosed for your information is a piece by Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer titled “S. 1, the For the People Act, Must Pass In Whole” which was published here on Medium on April 2, 2021, and released in Wertheimer’s Political Report on April 1, 2021. According to the piece: There is nothing to indicate that […]
FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | April 1, 2021 “There is nothing to indicate that taking out key democracy reforms from the bill will improve the chances of passing S. 1.” Some academics and pundits have been postulating that the campaign finance, gerrymandering, and other reform provisions of S. 1, the For the People Act, should […]
Enclosed for your information is an article entitled “Inside the Koch-Backed Effort to Block the Largest Election-Reform Bill in Half a Century” by Jane Mayer which was published here in The New Yorker on March 29, 2021. According to the article: A recording obtained by The New Yorker of a private conference call on January […]
FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | March 25, 2021 “The reforms in S. 1 have bipartisan support in the country. There is broad support from Democrats, Republicans, and independents.” Earlier today, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) issued a statement on the need for the Senate to address voting reforms and reforms to address “the disturbing role money plays in […]
Democracy 21 Thanks Senator Joe Manchin for Strong Statement on S. 1 that Recognizes Need to Address Both Voting and Campaign Finance Reforms Statement of Democracy President Fred Wertheimer Democracy 21 thanks Senator Manchin for his strong statement today on the need for the Senate to address voting reforms and reforms to address “the disturbing […]
Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer Testifies in Support of S. 1 before Senate Rules Committee Testimony Supports Landmark Democracy Reforms, Including Campaign Finance And Voting Rights Provisions Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer testified Wednesday before the Senate Rules Committee in support of S. 1, the For the People Act. S. 1 is a comprehensive democracy […]
FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | March 18, 2021 “Is a changed filibuster rule more important to confirm a Supreme Court Justice than it is to prevent the greatest suppression and disenfranchisement of voters since the Jim Crow era, to reform a corrupting campaign finance system, to prevent extreme partisan gerrymandering, to stop self-dealing abuses by […]
