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Bossie: ‘The First Amendment Prevails Again’

Washington, DC — Citizens United President David N. Bossie released the following statement on today’s McCutcheon v. FEC Supreme Court ruling: “Building on the Citizens United Supreme Court ruling the Justices reinstated the First Amendment for all Americans,” said David N. Bossie, President of Citizens United. “The First Amendment prevails thanks to the efforts of […]

CBS News: Exhausted Coloradans try to limit political ads

Citizens United, the group which won the Supreme Court case, opposes the Colorado initiative. A statement provided by the group to CBS News reads: “What the Colorado referendum does is chill free speech and gives incumbent politicians an inherent advantage.” Read the full article Don’t Miss Out Subscribe to our free email newsletter and get […]

Daily Caller: Citizens United leader to Obama on new constitutional amendment: ‘Bring it on’

TAMPA, Fla. — After President Barack Obama suggested Wednesday that he wants a new constitutional amendment to overturn the landmark “Citizens United” Supreme Court ruling, Citizens United president David Bossie told The Daily Caller he has a message for the president: “Bring it on.” “President Obama has never paid much attention to, nor cared much […]

National Journal: Scalia Defends Citizens United Decision

In a rare television appearance, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia defended the Court’s controversial decision in Citizens United, calling political donations a form of speech. Justices don’t traditionally comment on cases that are pending or the Court just ruled on, leaving the high court’s decisions on the Obama administration health care law and Arizona’s immigration […]

The DISCLOSE Act #FAIL

On the day we received word that consumer spending fell for the third straight month, Harry Reid’s obsession with the DISCLOSE Act was on full display in the United States Senate. Like in 2010, the DISCLOSE Act failed in the U.S. Senate today because it is a fatally flawed bill that chills free speech. Last […]

U.S.News & World Report: Should There Be Less Disclosure in Campaign Finance?

CU President David Bossie answers the Debate Club question: Campaign Finance Disclosure Is a Burden That Restricts Independent Speech Proponents of disclosure argue that it is necessary to provide important information to voters. In reality, the information provided does little if anything to enlighten a voter. The current disclosure regime requires federal political committees to […]

Thoughts on Obamacare and Citizens United at the Supreme Court

By most accounts, Obama’s solicitor general, Donald Verrilli Jr., did a terrible job arguing the government’s case defending Obamacare, particularly the individual mandate.  Even The New Yorker’s Jeffrey Toobin, a liberal who had predicted an easy win for Obamacare, seemed shaken by Verrilli’s performance on Day 2, calling it a “train wreck” that put the […]