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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Declaration for American Democracy Coalition Announced

The remarks below were given by Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer today on a press call announcing the formation of the Declaration for American Democracy […]

The Critical Upcoming Election

FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | October 18, 2018 “The stakes in our elections are always high, but in this election they are momentous.” With 19 […]

House Democratic Challengers Demand Campaign-Finance Reforms – American Prospect op-ed by Fred Wertheimer

Enclosed for your information is an op-ed by D21 President Fred Wertheimer entitled “House Democratic Challengers Demand Campaign-Finance Reforms,” published in The American Prospect on […]

Major Scandals Lead To Major Reforms

FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | October 4, 2018 “If Democrats win control of the House in November, the fight to enact sweeping campaign finance and […]

107 House Democratic Challengers Call for Congress to Pass Sweeping, Bold Reforms First in 2019 Session

107 House Democratic Challengers Call for Congress to Pass Sweeping, Bold Reforms as the First Item of Business in the 2019 Session In a letter […]

A Chance To Enact Critical Reforms

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 […]

Nationwide Vigils Against Corruption Show Public Demands Lawmakers Take Action to Protect and Strengthen Our Democracy

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 […]

Nationwide Vigils Show That The American People Want To Repair Our Dysfunctional Political System

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, […]

Our campaign finance laws can’t be solved by a constitutional convention – The Hill op ed by Fred Wertheimer

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. […]

Jared Kushner’s Conflicts of Interest

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 […]