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 […]
In our system of divided government, Congress passes laws and the President implements them. President Obama, a former constitutional law professor, seems to have forgotten this notion of separation of powers. He now seeks to legislate from the White House, doing through Executive Order and signing statements what Congress has refused to do through legislation. […]
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). […]
It’s been well over a year since the Supreme Court decided the landmark case Citizens United v. FEC which restored the First Amendment protection of political speech. Unfortunately, liberal elites continue to wage war on the First Amendment even today. In the current edition of the New Yorker, Jeffrey Toobin lashes out against the Supreme […]
Our latest op-ed on Cagle Post today: In Citizens United v. FEC the Supreme Court rejected the idea that the government may determine whose speech is worthy of protection under the First Amendment. As a result of the decision, individuals, small businesses, corporations, labor unions, and non-profit organizations may all engage in political speech. It […]
Sean Parnell of the Center for Competitive Politics writes up a good defense of Citizens United v. FEC: Ultimately Citizens United answered a basic question of First Amendment rights — can the government pick and chose which types of speakers are allowed to offer their views to voters? Wisely, the Supreme Court said no, and […]
Our op-ed in The Daily Caller on Democrats changing their tune on CU v. FED: As President Obama and the national Democrat establishment gear up for their billion-dollar-plus 2012 election campaign, insiders connected to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid are hatching plans to protect the tenuous Senate Democrat majority. These Reid insiders are forming a […]
Recently defeated Wisconsin Senator Russ Feingold has launched a new Political Action Committee called Progressives United. Its stated goal is to overturn Citizens United’s victory for free speech at the United States Supreme Court. Senator Feingold lost his Senate seat because he did not focus on creating jobs for the people of Wisconsin. Despite being rejected […]
The newly minted House Republican majority will be bringing legislation to the Floor to end the public financing of presidential campaigns this week, which the Obama Administration “strongly opposes.” President Obama, who opted out of the public finance system after first saying that he would play by the rules in 2008, has zero credibility on […]
Over the course of the past year, President Obama and his liberal friends have relentlessly attacked the Citizens United v. FEC Supreme Court decision as well as the groups of Americans who have exercised their First Amendment right to political speech as a result of the decision. As we celebrate the one-year anniversary of our […]
Leave it to Democrat Congressman John Hall (NY-19) to equate the Citizens United v. FEC Supreme Court decision to Fascism. The soon to be former Congressman talking about the case said “I learned when I was in social studies class in school that corporate ownership or corporate control of government is called Fascism. So that’s really the […]
I find it laughable to read the latest propaganda that Democrats will lose Congress due to foreign money. It is illegal for organizations to use foreign money for electioneering purposes. As a matter of fact, dozens of people were charged and convicted during the 1990s for their role in shady foreign financing of Bill Clinton and the […]