FSFP Joins Coalition of National Organizations in Letter Urging Congress to Pass Freedom to Vote Act and Protect Election Officials and Election System From Attacks and Subversion. Posted on November 9, 2021 (November 9, 2021) Election Protection Free Speech For People recently joined a coalition of more than fifty national organizations in a letter urging Members of Congress to support the Freedom to Vote Act, a piece of legislation which includes, “critical measures to safeguard elections, prevent voter intimidation, protect local election officials from partisan attacks, and protect election works and electionRead More
FSFP President John Bonifaz Discusses Our Call For Attorney General Merrick Garland To Resign On The BradCast. Posted on November 8, 2021 Challenging Corruption FSFP President John Bonifaz recently appeared on The BradCast to discuss our call on Attorney General Merrick Garland to resign from his post for failing to hold former president Trump and his associates accountable for the January 6th insurrection and for all other potential federal crimes they may have committed. “We are of the viewRead More
Full Transcript: John Bonifaz on FSFP Demanding the Resignation of AG Garland. Posted on November 5, 2021 (November 5, 2021) Challenging Corruption FSFP President John Bonifaz recently appeared in an interview to discuss the organization’s statement urging Attorney General Merrick Garland to resign from his post for failing to hold Trump and his associates accountable for the January 6th insurrection and for other potential federal crimes. The statement, accompanied by a new petition drive, argues that AttorneyRead More
FSFP Legal Director Ron Fein Discusses Investigations Into The January 6th Insurrection And Our 14Point3 Campaign on Counterpoint. Posted on November 4, 2021 Challenging Corruption FSFP Legal Director Ron Fein recently appeared on Counterpoint to discuss the progress of ongoing investigations into the January 6th insurrection and the goal of the organization’s 14point3 campaign. “The Department of Justice in particular has been going after the low-level individuals who stormed the Capitol…but they have not gone after any of the high-levelRead More
NONPARTISAN LEGAL ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION CALLS FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL MERRICK GARLAND’S RESIGNATION Posted on November 4, 2021 (November 4, 2021) Challenging Corruption Free Speech For People cites the Attorney General’s failure to take meaningful action to hold former President Trump and his associates accountable for their involvement in the January 6th insurrection and other potential federal crimes. WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 4, 2021) – Nonpartisan legal advocacy nonprofit Free Speech For People today published a statement urging AttorneyRead More
Federal Judge Castigates DOJ for Downplaying January 6 Insurrection Posted on November 3, 2021 (April 15, 2022) Challenging Corruption At a recent sentencing hearing, Chief Judge Beryl Howell of the federal district court in Washington, D.C chastised the Department of Justice for under-prosecuting the insurrectionists who stormed the Capitol on January 6. As Chief she noted, DOJ may pay lip service to the gravity of the violent Capitol takeover, but the department has prosecutedRead More
What Seattle Can Teach the Country About Fixing Our Democracy. Posted on November 2, 2021 (November 2, 2021) Defending Key Reforms Seattle’s twin campaign finance reforms—democracy vouchers, and a ban on political spending by foreign-influenced corporations—have proven their merit. By Ron Fein, Cindy Black Far from the dysfunctional tumult in Congress, Seattle has found two keys toward fixing problems that plague our democracy. The country should pay attention. America’s system for funding election campaigns is broken. MostRead More
WATCH: Voting Rights are On the Line in Texas Posted on October 27, 2021 (October 27, 2021) Election Protection Last month, Texas enacted one of the country’s most restrictive voting laws in the modern era. With measures targeting many of the voting methods used during the COVID-19 pandemic, lawmakers largely suppressed votes from Texans of color and other marginalized communities. This law is an assault on democracy in Texas. That’s why we filed aRead More
FSFP Senior Advisor On Election Security Susan Greenhalgh Featured in Article on the Dangers of Online Voting. Posted on October 25, 2021 Election Protection Free Speech For People recently played a leading role in drafting and organizing a letter to members of the Senate Armed Services Committee to urge the Committee to reject provisions in the National Defense Authorization Act that would fund online voting. The letter was signed by Protect Democracy, U.S. Vote Foundation, Verified Voting, Common CauseRead More
Seattle’s Clean Campaigns Act is Successfully Keeping Foreign-Influenced Corporate Money out of City Elections. Posted on October 25, 2021 (November 2, 2021) Defending Key Reforms In January 2020, the Seattle City Council unanimously passed the Clean Campaigns Act, which bans political spending in city elections by corporations under partial foreign ownership or other forms of foreign influence. The law is working: this year’s election, unlike 2019’s, isn’t drowning in money from corporations answering to investors in other countries. And it’sRead More