When Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission was first argued before the Supreme Court, on March 24, 2009, it seemed like a case of modest importance. The issue before the Justices was a narrow one. The McCain-Feingold campaign-finance law prohibited corporations from running television commercials for or against Presidential candidates for thirty days before primaries. […]
CU President David Bossie weighed in on the news that President Obama came out for gay marriage: Many conservative advocacy groups displayed no such reticence to wade into the debate. These groups, which will play major roles in trying to motivate voters to the polls, see an opportunity to drive a wedge between Mr. Obama […]
Citizens United, the conservative advocacy group that won the 2010 ruling freeing corporations and labor unions to spend freely to influence elections for President and Congress, has urged the Supreme Court to protect that decision by overturning — without briefing or hearing — a Montana Supreme Court decision that went the opposite way. Accusing the […]
PI SCOOPLET … CITIZENS UNITED ASKS SUPREME COURT TO PRESERVE CITIZENS UNITED DECISION: Citizens United, the conservative political organization that prompted the Supreme Court’s campaign finance landscape-altering Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision, is asking the high court to further defend its decision. Read more at Politico here.
New York City police and financial institutions are bracing themselves for a citywide protest Tuesday that many see as a test of whether Occupy Wall Street’s strength and popular appeal will reignite after a dormant winter. Occupy organizers say they plan to “shut the city down” with pickets throughout Midtown and a union-backed march that […]
Last night Occupy Unmasked Executive Producer and CU President David Bossie and Director Stephen K. Bannon were guests on Hannity with Sean Hannity to show exclusive clips from the upcoming film. Watch the video segment below: Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com Don’t Miss Out Subscribe to our free email newsletter and get all the […]
In the world of documentaries the subject matter is often in the realm of the uncovered, the unexplored. It would be difficult to view the Occupy movement with such a lens due to the consistently favorable media coverage given. Instead, it seems necessary to get down to what really truly happened when an occupy camp […]
PI ON THE SCENE … SCHUMER, DEMS VILIFY CITIZENS UNITED DECISION: Calling the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision “the worst decision since Plessy v. Ferguson” — as in, the 1896 case in which the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of state laws promoting racial segregation — Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) led a gaggle […]
This past week, DC media and political luminaries came together at the Newseum in Washington, DC to celebrate the life of Andrew Breitbart. Speakers included Representatives Michele Bachmann (R-MN), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Steve King (R-IA) and Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI); as well as Citizens United’s David Bossie, National Review’s Jonah Goldberg, conservative activist Sonnie Johnson, and […]
Jonathan S. Tobin writes about how the Citizens United decision has leveled the playing field for challengers against incumbents: The Times story attempts to paint such super PACs as tools of corporate interests, which fits in with the liberal critique of Citizens United as undermining democracy. But the real moral of this story is very […]
Syndicated columnist George Will discusses the effects of the Citizens United decision: The people currently hysterical about super PAC money in politics blame the 2010 Citizens United decision, wherein the Supreme Court held that corporations and unions can spend unlimited amounts on political advocacy as long as they do not coordinate with candidates. The court’s […]
Super PACS have contributed millions of dollars to shape the 2012 presidential election. The “Citizens United” Supreme Court case paved the way for them. David Bossie, president of the conservative advocacy group Citizens United, speaks with host Michel Martin about how Super PACS could even the playing field. Click here to listen to the interview.