Silencing the people by David N. Bossie On July 27, 2010 the Senate failed to advance the Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections Act (“DISCLOSE Act”). The leaders of the Democratic Party including Majority Leader Harry Reid, Senator Chuck Schumer, and President Barack Obama crafted the legislation to silence speakers whose […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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Today Citizens United and a coalition of over 50 other groups urged Congress to vote against the DISCLOSE Act. The DISCLOSE Act is the proposed legislative response to the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Citizens United v. FEC. If passed the DISCLOSE Act would silence the voices of millions of American’s whose speech was recently […]