Greenville, SC – Citizens United President David N. Bossie announced today that Senator Marco Rubio will speak at the South Carolina Freedom Summit in Greenville on Saturday, May 9th. The Summit will feature remarks from Senator Rubio in addition to Governor Scott Walker; Dr. Ben Carson; Senator Ted Cruz; Mr. Donald Trump; Carly Fiorina; Senator […]
Hillary Clinton endorsed a constitutional amendment today to reverse the Supreme Court’s ruling in Citizens United v. FEC. Clinton said that the Citizens United ruling should be reversed “once and for all, even if it takes a constitutional amendment,” according to MSNBC’s Ari Melber. In Citizens United, the Court ruled that the First Amendment protects […]
“I think it’s fair to say that . . . the deck is still stacked in favor of those already at the top,” declared Hillary Clinton in Monticello, Iowa, yesterday. She might have added: And that’s why it is clear even now that I am going to be the Democratic nominee for president of the […]
In her first campaign appearance since announcing her candidacy on Sunday, Hillary Clinton called for a constitutional amendment to restrict political speech by overturning the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision. Clinton also tried to frame herself as a populist by blasting CEOs and hedge fund managers. At a Tuesday roundtable event at Kirkwood Community College […]
The conservative group Citizens United is launching an advertising campaign in Utah urging residents to call U.S. Sen. Mike Lee and thank him for his conservative policies. Citizens United president David Bossie says the group wants Utah residents to recognize Lee and enable him to feel confident in his agenda. They’ve spent $200,000 on the […]
Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) is about to get a big boost back home in Utah from national conservative group Citizens United, which is launching a $200,000 television, radio and digital ad buy thanking Lee for his work on the conservative reform agenda. “His plan helps working families and the middle class to prosper with Utah […]
NBC’s new show American Odyssey is a retelling of Homer’s classic tale and also, according to its creators, an illustration of the dangers of Citizens United to American democracy. The show focuses on Sgt. Odelle Ballard, a woman soldier working with special forces in North Africa. Odelle’s team stumbles upon evidence that a major U.S. […]
As the April 6 editorial “Political speech or corruption?” argued, it’s easier and easier in this post-Citizens United world for big campaign donors to attempt to influence our elected officials or even effectively select each party’s nominee months before voters get to weigh in. While we should not rush to judge Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), […]
As Congress jetted off to yet another recess, many liberals caught the first plane out of town. Here in Washington, DC the preferred airport of most Members of Congress is Ronald Reagan National Airport. Located on the banks of the Potomac it’s the fastest way out of town and back to their home districts. The […]
The conservative group Citizens United is going to have to wait a bit longer for Hillary Clinton’s flight manifests from the State Department. A judge set deadlines for the State Department to begin releasing Clinton’s travel information, with the first date set for last Friday, after the group sued the agency after it failed to […]
Last week the legislatures in Indiana and Arkansas passed their own Religious Freedom Restoration Acts (RFRA), similar to the laws in 19 other states and the federal government. Indiana’s governor, Mike Pence, was pummeled on national television and Indianapolis became ground zero for protesters. Opponents of Indiana’s RFRA have claimed it will legalize discrimination against […]
