“A transformational moment in history happened 59 years ago today in Selma, Alabama. Hundreds of foot soldiers for justice marched across the Edmund Pettus Bridge – named after the Grand Dragon of the Ku Klux Klan – to claim their fundamental right to vote. “They were beaten. They were bloodied and left for dead. Our […]
This week, Rep. Terri Sewell (D-AL) reintroduced the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, a vital measure to protect the sacred right to vote. Every one of Sewell’s House Democratic colleagues joined as cosponsors. Former President Donald Trump unleashed a slew of new state voter suppression laws with his Big Lie that the 2020 presidential […]
“Protecting the sacred right to vote for all eligible Americans should be a priority for all Members of Congress.” Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer The John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, introduced in the House today, is a vitally important step forward in the work to protect the sacred right to vote for […]
Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note | July 20, 2023 This week, congressional Democrats made clear their determination to fight for as long as it takes to enact essential voting rights and other democratic reforms. At a press conference on Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries announced the reintroduction of the […]
Democracy 21 today strongly urged Senators and Representatives to support the Freedom to Vote Act, historic voting rights legislation that is being reintroduced today in the Senate and House. “The Freedom to Vote Act is historic legislation that provides a holistic and comprehensive approach to fixing our broken political system and repairing our corrupt campaign […]
Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note | July 13, 2023 After a more than six-hour mark up in the House Administration Committee on Thursday, the Republican-led committee, on a party-line vote, approved H.R. 4563, the ACE Act. The full House is expected to vote on the measure before the August recess. This so-called American Confidence in Elections […]
FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | February 3, 2022 Following the defeat last month of the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act, essential voting rights legislation, by a vote of 52-to-48, a small bipartisan group of Senators turned their focus to repairing the Electoral Count Act of 1877 (ECA). This effort to develop ECA reforms […]
FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | JANUARY 27, 2022 If anyone had any doubt about the destructive impact that last week’s defeat in the Senate of the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act will have on our nation, look no further than this example from Texas. Kenneth Thompson, a 95-year-old World War II veteran, who […]
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 change that would have allowed the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act to pass the Senate by majority vote. Those Senators – 50 Republicans and two Democrats – joined […]
“The Fight Goes On.” Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer American democracy suffered a major defeat last night. Last night, 52 Senators voted down a filibuster rules change that would have allowed the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act to pass the Senate by majority vote. Those Senators – 50 Republicans and […]
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