POLL: 42 Percent of Americans Want Congress to Expand the Scope of the Impeachment Inquiry Beyond Ukraine Posted on November 22, 2019 (June 18, 2020) Impeachment WASHINGTON, D.C. (Nov. 22, 2019) – Public pressure is growing for Congress to expand the scope of its impeachment inquiry, according to a new poll conducted by Data for Progress. The poll found that 42 percent of American voters expressed support for a House investigation into a full range of abuses of power compared toRead More
John Bonifaz discusses impeachment on “Counterpoint” Posted on November 21, 2019 (June 18, 2020) Impeachment On Monday, Free Speech For People President John Bonifaz sat down with Scott Harris on “Counterpoint” to discuss the ongoing impeachment inquiry against President Trump. Following the first week of public hearings, John weighed in on the key takeaways from the current investigation, why the scope of the inquiry should be expanded, and how citizensRead More
New CAP Report on Ending Foreign-Influenced Corporate Spending in U.S. Elections Highlights Problem, Validates FSFP’s Work Posted on November 21, 2019 (June 18, 2020) Challenging Foreign Influence A new report from the Center for American Progress, written by senior fellow Michael Sozan, highlights the problem of political spending by foreign-influenced corporations. The report—which cites Free Speech For People’s pioneering legislative work in places like Seattle, St. Petersburg, and Massachusetts—proposes banning political spending by partially-foreign-owned corporations, using the same thresholds for foreign ownershipRead More
Free Speech For People asks full D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals to hear challenge to super PACs Posted on November 18, 2019 (June 18, 2020) Challenging Super PACs We recently filed a petition for rehearing en banc in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in Lieu v. Federal Election Commission, the case that could end super PACs. The goal of the Lieu litigation is to give the D.C. Circuit, or the Supreme Court, the opportunity to overturn the D.C. Circuit’s 2010 SpeechNow decision that created superRead More
Ron Fein Returns To Rising Up With Sonali To Discuss The First Day of Public Impeachment Hearings Posted on November 14, 2019 (June 12, 2020) Impeachment Free Speech For People Legal Director Ron Fein appeared on Rising Up With Sonali to discuss the first day of public hearings for the ongoing impeachment investigation of Donald Trump. Wednesday’s public testimony featured acting U.S Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State George Kent who gave Congress their accounts ofRead More
“Lead with Moral Courage,” National Advocacy Groups Publish Draft Articles of Impeachment and Urge Congress Act as Representatives of the People Posted on November 13, 2019 (June 18, 2020) Impeachment Drafted by Free Speech For People, and published by a coalition including By The People, CREDO Action, Free Speech For People and Women’s March, the articles of impeachment cover the full range of Trump’s abuses of power. WASHINGTON, D.C. — A coalition of national advocacy groups representing millions of people released draft articles of impeachmentRead More
Election Security Experts Highlight Major Flaws In Tennessee Election Systems Posted on November 8, 2019 (June 18, 2020) Election Protection CINCINNATI, OH – Free Speech For People and the law firm Covington & Burling filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on Thursday, November 7, 2019, on behalf of the National Election Defense Coalition, the U.S. Technology Policy Committee of the Association for Computing Machinery, and individual computerRead More
Following Serious Failure of New Voting Machines in Northampton County, Citizens’ Groups Reaffirm Call for Decertification of Controversial ExpressVote XL Voting Machines Posted on November 7, 2019 (June 12, 2020) Election Protection PHILADELPHIA, PA – In response to the failure of Northampton County’s new ExpressVote XL voting machines in their inaugural election, advocates for election system security, accuracy and transparency have renewed their call for the Secretary of the Commonwealth to decertify the contentious voting system. The National Election Defense Coalition, Citizens for Better Elections, Free SpeechRead More
Amazon vs. Democracy: Foreign Influence In The Seattle City Council Elections Posted on November 1, 2019 (June 12, 2020) Challenging Foreign Influence As of last week, Amazon has poured over $1.5 million into Seattle’s upcoming city council election through the local Chamber of Commerce’s super PAC, The Civil Alliance for a Sound Economy. That total represents more than the combined total raised by candidates without Amazon’s backing. As Rachel Lauter, executive director of the Working Washington advocacy group, saidRead More
Statement of Free Speech For People Regarding Passage of H. Res. 660 Posted on November 1, 2019 (May 27, 2020) Impeachment We launched our impeachment campaign on January 20, 2017, the day of President Trump’s inauguration, because of his immediate and serious violations of the Constitution’s anti-corruption emoluments clauses. We welcome yesterday’s action by the House of Representatives specifying rules for its ongoing impeachment inquiry. However, we continue to be concerned that the House’s process isRead More