Fred Wertheimer, Democracy 21

May 24, 2020 – Last week, President Donald Trump took his attacks on voting by mail to new heights as he threatened to withhold federal funds from Michigan and Nevada if they continued to implement vote-by-mail their states. “The threatening to take money away from a state that is hurting as bad as we are right […]

April 15, 2020 – In a surprise move, and in the face of Senate Majority Leader McConnell’s longstanding opposition, President Trump now appears to have embraced public financing of elections – but only for his own re-election. It appears, some say, that the only plausible reason for Trump’s unprecedented decision to have his unneeded name added […]

Sept. 13, 2019 – There has been some confusion raised about the investigation being conducted by the House Judiciary Committee. Earlier this year, on March 4, the House Judiciary Committee opened an investigation “into the alleged obstruction of justice, public corruption and other abuses of power by President Trump, his associates, and members of his Administration.” […]

May 23, 2019 – Just who appointed William Barr to be President Trump’s guardian and his avenging angel? Oh, that’s right – it was President Trump who finally got his Roy Cohn-type Attorney General to protect him and his lawless ways, and the mandate of Barr’s position as Attorney General be damned. Barr has repeatedly […]

March 25, 2019 – Attorney General Bill Barr decided his position on the obstruction of justice issue nearly a year ago at a time when, as a private citizen, Barr had no information on Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s findings or the factual record upon which Mueller reached his findings. This did not stop Barr from […]

Feb. 25, 2019 – An NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll last fall found that 77 percent of registered voters said that “reducing the influence of special interests and corruption in Washington” is “the most important or a very important issue facing the country.” This is not going to happen until an alternative system is created for officeholders […]

Nov. 7, 2018 – President Trump has appointed Matthew Whitaker to serve as Acting Attorney General. Whitaker has attacked Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation in the past and cannot be allowed to have anything to do with the investigation now. Members of Congress should immediately demand that Whitaker recuse himself from overseeing the investigation or […]

Aug. 7, 2018 – Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer Federal law prohibits a person from soliciting contributions, including in-kind contributions, from foreign nationals in connection with a federal election. The prohibition on soliciting a contribution is violated regardless of whether the person receives the contribution being solicited. President Trump has admitted, in writing, […]

May 10, 2017 – Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer Nevada yesterday became the third state this year to rescind its previous call for a constitutional convention to adopt a balance budget constitutional amendment. Successful rescission efforts in New Mexico and Maryland earlier this year, along with Nevada’s rescission yesterday, have stopped the momentum […]

November 21, 2016 – In his first two weeks as president-elect, Donald Trump already has shown that he will be a walking conflict of interest until he divests his business empire. President-elect Trump’s original proposal to deal with these issues is an illusion. He proposed to place his business empire in a “blind trust” to […]

Aug. 31, 2016 – In July, Rep. John Fleming (R-LA) introduced a resolution of impeachment (H.Res. 828) against Internal Revenue Service Commissioner John Koskinen. In August, Rep. Jim Jordan (D-OH), chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, said that House Freedom Caucus members would push for a House vote on the impeachment resolution when Congress returns […]