Opportunities For Historic Democracy Reforms Lie Ahead
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 […]
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
Democracy 21 Strongly Supports Effort Announced by Congressional Leaders Today to Enact Democracy Reforms
|Press Releases |Congress Democracy Reforms Money In Politicsby DianeDemocracy 21 Strongly Supports Effort Announced by Congressional Leaders Today to Enact Democracy Reforms Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer Democracy 21 strongly supports […]
25 Organizations Endorse Essential Democracy Reforms Announced Today by Congressional Leaders
|Press Releases |Congress Democracy Reforms Money In Politicsby Diane25 Organizations Endorse Essential Democracy Reforms Announced Today by Congressional Leaders Our organizations strongly endorse the “A Better Deal for Our Democracy” reform package announced […]
A 10-Point Plan to Drain the Swamp (RealClearPolicy op ed by Fred Wertheimer and Norman Eisen)
|Op Eds |Democracy Reforms Executive Branch Money In Politicsby DianeThe 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 […]
Democracy 21 President Strongly Endorses “We the People Democracy Reform Act of 2017” introduced today
|Press Releases |Congress Democracy Reforms Money In Politicsby DianeDemocracy 21 Strongly Endorses the “We the People Democracy Reform Act” Introduced Today by Senator Udall and Rep. Price Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred […]
Democracy 21 Joins Supreme Court Amicus Brief Supporting Lower Court Decision Holding Partisan Gerrymandering Unconstitutional
|Press Releases |Democracy Reforms Legal Activitiesby DianeDemocracy 21 Joins Supreme Court Amicus Brief Supporting Lower Court Decision Holding Partisan Gerrymandering Unconstitutional Democracy 21 joined with other non-profit organizations today on an […]
Recent Court Ruling Against Kobach Shows He Cannot Be Trusted With Voter Information
|Press Releases |Democracy Reforms Legal Activitiesby DianeDemocracy 21 Says Recent Court Ruling Against Kobach Illustrates His Lack Of Integrity & Shows Why No State Should Trust Him With Any Voter Information […]
Nevada Becomes Third State in 2017 to Rescind Previous Call for a Constitutional Convention
|Press Releases |Constitutional Convention Democracy Reformsby DianeStatement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer Nevada yesterday became the third state this year to rescind its previous call for a constitutional convention […]
230 organizations oppose calls for new constitutional convention & warn of dangers
|Press Releases |Constitutional Convention Democracy Reformsby DianeToday 230 national, state, and local groups are releasing a letter in opposition to calls to convene a new constitutional convention. The letter comes as wealthy […]
Fred Wertheimer for Huffington Post – The Battle to Preserve the Constitution
|Op Eds |Constitutional Convention Democracy Reformsby DianeThe Huffington Post The Battle to Preserve the Constitution By: Fred Wertheimer April 13, 2017 A battle over efforts to call a constitutional convention is […]
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