Democracy Reforms Archives - Page 6 of 26

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

As Democracy Summit Approaches, President Biden Must Make The Freedom To Vote Act His Absolute Priority, D21 Vice President Matt Keller Writes In The Hill

December 7, 2021|Op Eds, Press Releases |Democracy Reforms Voting Rightsby Jackie Howell

As the White House prepares to host a Summit for Democracy on December 9, President Joe Biden is “failing in his efforts to restore faith in American Democracy at […]

5 Ways Trump’s Big Lie Is Setting The Stage To Rig & Steal Future Elections

December 2, 2021|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Democracy Reforms Election Interference Voting Rightsby Jackie Howell

FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | December 2, 2021 We need to be clear-eyed about what former President Trump, his acolytes, and state and congressional Republican […]

Sue Halpern In The New Yorker: Biden’s Global Democracy Summit Raises An Awkward Question: Can Ours Endure?

November 30, 2021|Press Releases |Democracy Reforms Voting Rightsby Jackie Howell

In the months since President Joe Biden took office, “the prospects for improving American democracy have dimmed considerably,” Sue Halpern writes today on The New […]

E.J. Dionne Jr. In The Washington Post: “The Hypocrisy Argument On The Filibuster Is Itself Phony”

November 29, 2021|Press Releases |Democracy Reforms Filibuster Voting Rightsby Jackie Howell

In a new op-ed, Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne Jr. lays out the urgent need to reform the filibuster: “[T]he core reason the filibuster must […]

Nearly 9 Months And Still No Senate Action On Voting Rights. Here’s Why.

November 18, 2021|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Democracy Reforms Filibuster Voting Rightsby Jackie Howell

FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | November 18, 2021 On March 3, the House of Representatives passed the For the People Act, landmark legislation to establish […]

The Civil Rights Filibuster Returns With A Vengeance

November 11, 2021|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Civil Rights Democracy Reforms Filibuster Voting Rightsby Jackie Howell

FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | November 11, 2021 One of the most famous Senate filibusters occurred in 1957, when South Carolina Senator Strom Thurmond held […]

GOP Blocks Voting Rights For 4th Time; It’s Time To Revise The Filibuster Rules & Protect Democracy

November 4, 2021|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Democracy Reforms Filibuster Voting Rightsby Jackie Howell

FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | November 4, 2021 For the fourth time this year, Senate Republicans have blocked essential voting rights legislation. Yesterday, their obstructionism […]

D21 President Fred Wertheimer On Sen. Romney’s Disingenuous Case For Protecting The Filibuster Rules

November 1, 2021|Press Releases |Democracy Reforms Filibuster Voting Rightsby Jackie Howell

Statement Of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) has an op-ed in The Washington Post today in which he makes a disingenuous case for protecting […]

Bypassing The Filibuster Rules Will Save Voting Rights For Millions Of Americans

October 28, 2021|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Democracy Reforms Filibuster Freedom To Vote Act Voting Rightsby Jackie Howell

FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | October 28, 2021 The stage is now set for enacting historic voting rights, anti-corruption, and anti-gerrymandering legislation. This essential legislation […]

The Battle For The Freedom To Vote Act Moves Forward

October 21, 2021|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Democracy Reforms Filibuster Freedom To Vote Actby Jackie Howell

FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | October 21, 2021 On Wednesday, Senate Republicans used a filibuster to block consideration of Senator Joe Manchin’s (D-WV) compromise voting […]