First Amendment attorneys Steve Simpson and Paul Sherman point out the unintentional comedy of Stephen Colbert’s failed attempts to mock Citizens United v. FEC. …”Why does it get so complicated to do this? I mean, this is page after page of legalese,” Mr. Colbert lamented. “All I’m trying to do is affect the 2012 election. […]
The editors of the Wall Street Journal call out the IRS for going after campaign donors, saying, “A tax probe of donations given by a specific class of political donors is a boldfaced attempt to punish and discourage political speech”: We’re starting to see a pattern here. Since the Supreme Court restored the First Amendment […]
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) may have dramatically overpaid for three controversial television ads touting the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) during the run-up to the 2010 elections. The health law changes the plans offered seniors, such as by increasing premiums and limiting access of seniors to the popular Medicare […]
Last fall, Citizens United Productions released “Fire from the Heartland,” a film about the awakening of the conservative woman. America is facing a number of challenges due to the failed policies of President Obama, and some of the loudest voices against these policies have been mothers. In the film, Michelle Malkin explains this maternal activism, […]
Great article by Jed Babbin on how President Obama is trying to skirt Citizens United v. FEC and politicize the federal contracting process: Congressional Dems responded with an effort to overturn the Citizens United decision legislatively with the so-far un-passed “DISCLOSE” Act, which would have restricted undisclosed donors who aren’t unions and other reliable sources […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Posted By Aria Munro On Mon, 11 Apr 2011 @ 17:40 WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — “Nine Days that Changed the World,” hosted by Newt and Callista Gingrich, and produced by Citizens United Productions in association with Gingrich Productions and Peace River Company, has been awarded a Gold Special Jury Remi Award for Best Documentary at […]
FEC member Don McGahn defends free speech and the Constitution. Recall, Citizens United v. FEC was a simple case about whether a nonprofit association was “permitted” to distribute a documentary movie via video-on-demand. Reformers urged the commission to take a staunchly regulatory position (Ornstein himself filed a brief that claimed the movie could be banned). […]
Over the weekend I was able to host a very successful screening of Rediscovering God in America with Newt and Callista Gingrich on Friday (see photos on Facebook). And on Saturday, I presenting at Rep. Steve King’s Conservatives Principles Political Action Committee Conference. Please take a moment to view my speech, which was carried live […]
Yesterday I had the pleasure of being a guest on the Mickleson in the Morning on Newsradio 1040 WHO Iowa. I talked with host Jan Mickelson about our Rediscovering God in America screening tomorrow with Speaker and Mrs. Gingrich, Rep. Steve King’s Conference this weekend, and our exploding debt. Listen to the 10 minute broadcast […]