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“Election Officials Must Carry Out Their Duty,” Letters to Secretaries of State Make the Case for Why Trump is Constitutionally Barred from the Ballot
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Challenging Corruption

Under the Fourteenth Amendment’s Insurrectionist Disqualification Clause, Trump’s incitement of the January 6th insurrection bars him from holding public office. BOSTON, MA (July 12, 2023) – Free Speech For People (FSFP) and Mi Familia Vota Education Fund (MFVEF) issued letters today to Secretaries of State and chief election officials in nine states, urging them to
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“A tool of discrimination”: FSFP Chairman and Senior Legal Advisor Ben Clements argues SCOTUS ruling on LGBTQ+ discrimination could undo decades of progress for historically marginalized groups.
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Challenging Corruption

In a recent op-ed published in The Hill, Free Speech For People Chairman and Senior Legal Advisor Ben Clements argues that the Supreme Court’s ruling in 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis not only greenlights discrimination against members of the LGBTQ+ community, but it opens the door to legalizing discrimination against historically marginalized groups: “The court’s
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“Trump is Disqualified,” Week of Action Marks 155th Anniversary of the 14th Amendment
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Challenging Corruption

Actions across the country from July 9th to July 15th highlight Trump’s ineligibility under the Insurrectionist Disqualification Clause. WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 10, 2023) – Free Speech For People and MiFamilia Vota on Sunday launched a week of action to urge election officials across the country to bar Donald Trump from the ballot under Section 3
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New CAP Report Covers Nationwide Momentum to Ban Foreign-Influenced Corporate Spending in Elections
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Challenging Foreign Influence

Our democracy is meant to serve the American people, not foreign interests. As the Center for American Progress (CAP) states in a report published this week, foreign investors now own a staggering 40 percent of U.S. corporate stock. Ninety-eight percent of S&P 500 companies are at least 5 percent foreign-owned. The ability of these investors
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Letter to Nevada Secretary of State Seeks to Bar Trump from the Ballot
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Challenging Corruption

Under the Fourteenth Amendment’s Insurrectionist Disqualification Clause, Trump’s incitement of the January 6th insurrection bars him from holding public office. CARSON CITY, NV (June 28, 2023) – Free Speech For People (FSFP) and Mi Familia Vota Education Fund (MFVEF) released a letter today which they recently delivered to Nevada Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar urging
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Massachusetts Rep. Jim McGovern Introduces Free and Fair Elections Amendment
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Democracy Amendments

The constitutional amendment would ban corporate political spending, directly limit the amounts of money that political donors can contribute or spend, require Congress to enact public campaign financing or lose their salaries, and empower states to develop their own campaign finance limits while overturning Supreme Court decisions like Citizens United that have licensed corporations and
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Free Speech For People Submits Public Comments on the Voluntary Voting System Guidelines
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Election Protection

On June 7, 2023, Free Speech For People submitted public comments to the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) on the federal Voluntary Voting System Guidelines (VVSG) 2.0. Although these federal standards for electronic voting systems are “voluntary” under federal law, many state agencies that certify equipment and software for use in their states rely heavily
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Justice Thomas Must Be Impeached
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Challenging Corruption

Congress must impeach Justice Thomas. In his position as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, he has, over the course of many years, abused his power to protect and advance his own personal interests and those of his wife and his friends. Justice Thomas has accepted and failed to disclose
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