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.

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H.R. 1 vs. GOP State Voter Suppression Efforts

FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | March 12, 2021 “Senate Republicans will pull out all the stops to block H.R. 1 and enable GOP state voter […]

NY Times editorial: For Democracy to Stay, the Filibuster Must Go

Enclosed for your information is a New York Times editorial entitled “For Democracy to Stay, the Filibuster Must Go,” which was published here on March […]

Democracy 21 Applauds President Biden’s Efforts to Protect Voting Rights on the 56th Anniversary of Bloody Sunday

Democracy 21 Applauds President Biden’s Efforts to Protect Voting Rights on the 56th Anniversary of Bloody Sunday Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer 56 […]

House Passes Historic Democracy Reform

FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | March 4, 2021 “The bottom-line choice is clear: either the Senate votes to meet the urgent need of the American […]

D21 Applauds House Passage of H.R. 1, Urges Senate Action Soon

Democracy 21 Applauds House Members Whose Votes Passed H.R. 1, Urges Senate Action Soon Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer The House passed historic […]

H.R. 1: Myths and Realities, Part 2

H.R. 1: Myths and Realities, Part 2 A Democracy 21 Response to Incorrect Claims Made About H.R. 1, the For the People Act of 2021 […]

It’s too difficult for ‘ordinary’ people to run for office. H.R. 1 can change that – D21 VP Matt Keller op-ed

Enclosed for your information is a piece by Democracy 21 Vice President Matt Keller entitled “It’s too difficult for ‘ordinary’ people to run for office. […]

Democracy 21 Urges House Support for H.R. 1, the For the People Act

Democracy 21 Urges House Support for H.R. 1, the For the People Act, and Opposition to Any Weakening Amendments In a letter sent today to […]

Democracy 21 Urges Passage of DISCLOSE Act

Democracy 21 Urges Passage of DISCLOSE Act Reintroduced by Senator Whitehouse and Representative Cicilline Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer Democracy 21 applauds Senator […]

The Need for Political Reform Hasn’t Changed. The GOP Has.

FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | February 25, 2021 “The need for reforms to repair our political system has not changed. The Republican Party in Congress […]