Statement on DISCLOSE Act Vote In U.S. Senate From Citizens United President David N. Bossie In response to the U.S. Senate failing to invoke cloture on the Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections (“DISCLOSE Act”) David N. Bossie, President of Citizens United, released the following statement: “The Supreme Court’s decision in […]
29 years ago today, President Ronald Reagan signed his historic economic package into law. These tax and budget cuts set the stage for unprecedented economic growth in America. President Reagan understood that low taxes and less government red tape along with fiscal restraint are the ingredients for economic success. According to The Associated Press on […]
Thankfully, the U.S. Senate killed the anti-1st Amendment DISCLOSE Act yesterday. President Obama and his Democrat-controlled Congress wasted six months trying to enact this legislation aimed at stifling free speech rights instead of focusing on the economy. Liberal politicians more concerned with saving their own jobs than helping the American people find work. Priorities completely […]
We all know that the liberal media loves Barack Obama in an unhealthy way. Since 2004, there has been a different standard when it comes to how large portions of the media treat Obama. But today’s story by the Daily Caller is eye opening and disgusting in that these people call themselves journalists. Read It […]
Nominate for the people, not for an agenda The Senate should reject Kagan’s nomination and urge President Obama to nominate someone who is in the mainstream of American legal thought. Because of her extreme approach to analyzing the Constitution and results orientated philosophy the Senate should delay any final action until all documents are released. […]
Regulating liberty, by David N. Bossie: Today the Senate returns to session having not yet addressed Senator Chuck Schumer’s troubling legislation, the Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections Act (“DISCLOSE Act”). Senator Schumer sought and failed to pass the DISCLOSE Act – a bill that would restrict the First Amendment rights […]
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A foe to our friends and a friend to our foes, by David N. Bossie: On Tuesday President Obama met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel. I am disappointed that President Obama did not take this opportunity to reinforce his commitment to our allies in the Middle East by pledging stronger action to stop […]
George Will speaks out against the Disclose Act: WASHINGTON Two splendid recent developments have highlighted how campaign finance “reforms” have become the disease they pretend to cure. In Arizona and in Congress, measures ostensibly aimed at eliminating corruption or the “appearance” thereof illustrate the corruption inherent in incumbents writing laws that regulate political competition by […]
Statement from David N. Bossie, President of Citizens United, on House Passage of the DISCLOSE Act “The DISCLOSE Act passed today by the House of Representatives is Exhibit A of why Congress cannot be trusted to regulate political speech. For crassly political purposes, Chairman Van Hollen and his lieutenants at the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee […]
As President Obama prepares to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel today, Citizens United announced the launch of a national ad buy telling the President to stop Iran’s march towards a nuclear weapon before it’s too late. David N. Bossie, President of Citizens United, said, “from the first days of his presidential campaign […]
In case you missed it, Jan Crawford at CBS News wrote this story about the Democrats missing the point on campaign spending: “Democrats have spent a lot of time hammering the Roberts Court for its 5-4 decision to allow unlimited spending by corporations and unions on political advertising. “Wasn’t it unusual how they got to […]