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.
President Trump is crashing in the polls. Two recent polls have a Democrats’ “blue wave” in the making, with 14– and 12-point leads in the generic vote for House races. And the stage is being set in Congress for a historic effort to begin early next year to fix our broken and corrupt political system, […]
Americans in nearly 200 cities and towns around the country held candlelight vigils on Wednesday night to confront government corruption and demand democracy, a signal to lawmakers that the public is ready for their leaders to take action to protect the rule of law and make sure every voice can be heard in the political […]
FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | July 19, 2018 “The fight goes on.” Last night, nearly 200 candlelight vigils took place in 39 states, Washington, DC, and Puerto Rico to “Confront Corruption and Demand Democracy.” The unprecedented nationwide vigils were held to demand that Congress enact sweeping democracy reforms to address the corrupt and broken political […]
Enclosed for your information is an op-ed entitled, “Our campaign finance laws can’t be solved by a constitutional convention,” by Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer. This piece was published in The Hill on July 4, 2018. According to the piece: As someone who has advocated to strengthen campaign finance laws for more than 45 years, […]
FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | JUNE 28, 2018 “The American people are entitled to have public officials who do not create the appearance, if not the reality, of financial conflicts of interest, and who do not make use of their public office for private gain.” Democracy 21 and CREW called on the Office of Government […]
FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | MAY 24, 2018 “This the beginning of a multiyear campaign to respond to the deep concerns of the American people about Washington’s rigged system by passing real reforms that will empower everyday Americans and curb influence money in American politics.“ This week, Democratic reform leaders in Congress unveiled A Better […]
Democracy 21 Strongly Supports Effort Announced by Congressional Leaders Today to Enact Democracy Reforms Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer Democracy 21 strongly supports the democracy reforms announced today to repair our broken political system. The “A Better Deal for Our Democracy” proposals developed by reform leaders in Congress address fundamental problems that are […]
25 Organizations Endorse Essential Democracy Reforms Announced Today by Congressional Leaders Our organizations strongly endorse the “A Better Deal for Our Democracy” reform package announced today and developed by reform leaders in Congress to pursue essential democracy reforms to repair our broken political system. We look forward to the reform battles that lie ahead to […]
The op-ed below was published in RealClearPolicy here on Wednesday, November 15, 2017. A 10-Point Plan to Drain the Swamp by Fred Wertheimer and Norman Eisen Those who oppose Donald Trump — of whatever party or ideology — celebrated the recent elections in Virginia, New Jersey, and across the country. But this will not […]
Democracy 21 Strongly Endorses the “We the People Democracy Reform Act” Introduced Today by Senator Udall and Rep. Price Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer The “We the People Democracy Reform Act of 2017” (Act) introduced today by Senator Tom Udall (D-NM) and Representative David Price (D-NC) provides a comprehensive package of reforms to […]
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