Late Night Hosts Tackle Election Security And The Need For Hand Marked Paper Ballots Posted on February 26, 2020 (June 18, 2020) Election Protection Last year John Oliver, host of Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, dedicated one of his weekly segments to election security and spoke to the dangers of Direct Recording Electronic machines (DREs) on his show. “DREs…are very bad. If something goes wrong with one of them, you would basically never know because you can’t auditRead More
Free Speech For People, National Election Defense Coalition and Alyssa Milano Form Creative Arts Council to Protect 2020 Election Posted on February 20, 2020 (May 19, 2020) Election Protection National Election Defense Coalition (NEDC), the only organization building a bipartisan national movement to secure elections technology, Free Speech For People (FSFP), a leading force in defending the Constitution and our democracy, and actress and activist Alyssa Milano have joined forces to form the Creative Arts Council: a network of creative artists with a sharedRead More
Free Speech For People to Hire Director of Organizational Development Posted on February 20, 2020 (June 18, 2020) FSFP Updates Free Speech For People employs legal strategies to renew our democracy and defend our United States Constitution: we stand in support of “we the people.” Founded on the day of the Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling, Free Speech For People envisions a reinvigorated democracy in which all people have an equal voice and an equal vote. We advanceRead More
FSFP Board Chair Ben Clements Discusses The State Of Our Democracy & The DOJ’s Roger Stone Intervention on WGBH Posted on February 13, 2020 (May 19, 2020) Challenging Corruption FSFP Board Chair Ben Clements recently appeared on WGBH to discuss the current state of democracy and the Department of Justice intervention in Roger Stone’s sentencing. Stone, a former aide to Donald Trump, was convicted last year for lying to Congress and witness tampering, among other crimes. This week prosecutors recommended a seven to nineRead More
Citing “Vindictive Abuse of Power”: Coalition of National and State Advocacy Groups Calls on House Judiciary Committee to Reconvene Impeachment Inquiry Posted on February 13, 2020 (June 18, 2020) Impeachment A coalition of national and state advocacy groups representing millions of people issued a letter urging the U.S. House Judiciary Committee to reconvene its impeachment inquiry of President Trump to investigate additional abuses of power by the president and Attorney General William Barr. Led by Free Speech For People, the statement is co-signed by: ByRead More
New York State Senate Considers Ban On Foreign-Influenced Corporate Spending In State Elections Posted on February 12, 2020 (June 2, 2020) Challenging Foreign Influence Following in the footsteps of Seattle and St. Petersburg, FL, the Democracy Preservation Act seeks to ban political contributions from foreign-influenced corporations in New York The New York State Senate is considering a bill that would ban foreign-influenced corporations from contributing to political campaigns. The proposed legislation, introduced by Senate Deputy Leader Michael Gianaris, goesRead More
John Bonifaz Discusses The Iowa Caucus Debacle & Senate Impeachment Trial on Rising Up With Sonali Posted on February 8, 2020 (May 28, 2020) Election Protection FSFP President John Bonifaz recently appeared on Rising Up With Sonali to discuss the Iowa Caucus debacle and the Senate impeachment trial of Donald Trump. During a discussion with host Sonali Kolhatkar, Bonifaz outlined the importance of using hand-marked paper ballots in all elections and the necessity of holding voting system vendors accountable for marketingRead More
WATCH: Ben Clements Addresses Crowd at Reject The Cover Up rally in Boston Posted on February 7, 2020 (June 18, 2020) Impeachment FSFP Board Chair Ben Clements recently addressed a crowd at the Boston Common during one of over two hundred Reject The Cover Up rallies nation-wide. The mass mobilizations were in response to the U.S Senate’s vote to acquit Donald Trump following his impeachment in the House of Representatives. “In the face of overwhelming – notRead More
“Grave Dereliction of Duty,” Coalition of National Advocacy Groups Issues Statement on Senate Vote to Acquit President Trump Posted on February 5, 2020 (June 18, 2020) Impeachment WASHINGTON, D.C. – A coalition of national advocacy groups representing millions of people issued a statement castigating the U.S. Senate for voting to acquit President Trump. Led by Free Speech For People, the statement is co-signed by: By the People, Center for Popular Democracy, Common Defense, Equal Justice Society, Greenpeace USA, Progressive Democrats of America,Read More
Maryland Lawmakers Consider Bill to Prohibit Election Spending by Foreign-Influenced Corporations Posted on February 5, 2020 (June 18, 2020) Challenging Foreign Influence Maryland’s lawmakers are current considering an important bill that would prohibit spending by foreign-influenced corporations in Maryland elections. Although the legislation is still in early stages, Maryland has taken an important step toward protecting the state’s democratic self-government. The legislation, introduced in the House of Delegates by Delegate Julie Palakovich-Carr (H.B. 34) and in theRead More