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LVRJ: Disclosure ‘as a political hammer’

The Las Vegas Review Journal editorial board makes the case that President Obama pushing the failed DISCLOSE Act through Executive Order will have the effect of punishing his political enemies: In a partial dissent in Citizens United, Justice Clarence Thomas argued the First Amendment protects all speech, including anonymous speech. “I cannot endorse a view […]

Cagle Post: Obama’s Records and The Mainstream Media

The argument that President Obama is being treated unfairly or differently than previous presidents when it comes to the voluntary disclosure of non-public records is absurd. This false narrative is simply an attempt to distract from the indisputable fact that the President and his team handled this entire sorry episode like a pack of amateurs, […]

WSJ: Political Privacy Should Be a Civil Right

John Yoo and David Marston defend the right to free speech from government fiat: Having failed to undo Citizens United by legislation, Mr. Obama apparently believes that he can veto the Supreme Court by naked presidential fiat. But before the administration barrels through with this attempt to suppress corporate political activity, it would do well […]

Daily Caller: A City Upon A Hill

During his travels in 1831, French writer, Alexis de Tocqueville, observed that America was an exceptional nation with a special role to play in history. Tocqueville wrote that, unlike in Europe, where social standing defined a citizen, America was a new republic where liberty, equality, individualism, and laissez-faire economics defined the “American Creed.” Citizens United […]

National Review: Obama vs. Free Speech, Again

The Editors of National Review denounce President Obama for trying to get around the courts and Congress with an Executive Order that attacks the Constitutional free speech protections Citizens United v. FEC restored: In its Citizens United ruling, the Supreme Court held that Americans do not forfeit their First Amendment rights when they join together […]

Facebook Poll Results: What Makes America Exceptional?

Thank you to the nearly 1,000 participants in Citizens United’s inaugural Facebook Poll. A clear majority of our poll takers believe that the drafting of the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights are the events in our nation’s history that best exemplify American Exceptionalism. This Friday, April 29th, Citizens United Productions will be […]

DC Premiere of A City Upon A Hill

David N. Bossie and the Board of Directors of Citizens United Invite you to join Speaker and Mrs. Newt Gingrich Don’t Miss Out Subscribe to our free email newsletter and get all the latest sent directly to your inbox. Your Email Address Thank you for subscribing! Something went wrong. Please try again later. Subscribe at […]