“The Fight Goes On.”
FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | JANUARY 20, 2022 American democracy suffered a major defeat last night. Last night, 52 Senators voted down a filibuster rules […]
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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Statement of D21 On The Senate Voting Down A Filibuster Rules Change That Would Have Allowed Voting Rights To Pass By Majority Vote
|Press Releases |Democracy Reforms Filibuster Freedom To Vote Act Voting Rightsby Jackie Howell“The Fight Goes On.” Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer American democracy suffered a major defeat last night. Last night, 52 Senators voted […]
Wertheimer Op-Ed On “NBC News Think”: Trump And The GOP’s Biggest Voting Rights Lies — And Why They’re Wrong
|Op Eds, Press Releases |Democracy Reforms Filibuster Voting Rightsby Jackie HowellAs the voting rights debate begins “the decision Senators make will determine whether our democracy and the right to vote will be preserved — or […]
National Pro-Democracy Coalition Calls On Senate Democrats To Hold The Floor Until The Freedom To Vote: John R. Lewis Act Is Passed
|Press Releases |Democracy Reforms Filibuster Freedom To Vote Act Voting Rightsby Jackie HowellOn Tuesday night, as the Senate continued debate on the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act, a coalition of 63 organizations and partners, including […]
Sports Legends Endorse Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act
|Press Releases |Democracy Reforms Freedom To Vote Act Voting Rightsby Jackie Howell“[W]e are united now in urging Congress to exercise its Constitutional responsibility to enact laws that set national standards for the conduct of Federal […]
D21 Urges Senate To Engage In Extended Debate On Voting Rights
|Press Releases |Democracy Reforms Filibuster Freedom To Vote Act Voting Rightsby Jackie HowellIn a letter today, Democracy 21 urged the 50 Senators who support the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act to “do whatever it […]
Decision Time On Voting Rights Has Arrived
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Democracy Reforms Filibuster Voting Rightsby Jackie HowellWERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | JANUARY 13, 2022 Last night, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced a strategy to use a little known procedure that […]
D21 Statement On Sen. Majority Leader Schumer Setting The Stage To Bring Voting Rights To Senate Floor
|Press Releases |Democracy Reforms Filibuster Voting Rightsby Jackie HowellStatement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer Democracy 21 strongly applauds Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) for his masterful strategy to get the Freedom […]
LISTEN: Fred Wertheimer On Biden’s Speech, McConnell’s Threats, And “Decision Time” On Voting Rights
|Press Releases |Democracy Reforms Filibuster Voting Rightsby Jackie HowellDemocracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer on Background Briefing With Ian Masters on January 11, 2022. (18 minutes)
Sen. McConnell’s Latest Threats Against Modifying The Filibuster Rules Give New Meaning to “Chutzpah”
|Press Releases |Democracy Reforms Filibuster McConnell Voting Rightsby Jackie HowellStatement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell’s latest threats against modifying the filibuster rules give new meaning to the word “chutzpah.” […]
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