New Development In Petition To Re-Examine ES&S ExpressVoteXL Voting Machines Posted on August 23, 2019 (June 12, 2020) Election Protection Last month, Citizens for Better Elections, Free Speech For People, National Election Defense Coalition, and Protect Our Vote Philly petitioned the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on behalf of Pennsylvania voters to re-examine the ES&S ExpressVote XL voting machine due to concerns about security, privacy, verifiability, and accessibility. The Secretary agreed to act expeditiouslyRead More
#WeCantWait: Next Steps on Impeachment Posted on August 23, 2019 (June 18, 2020) Impeachment Free Speech For People was proud to support CREDO Action which led a demonstration of activists Wednesday evening demanding Nancy Pelosi begin impeachment proceedings against President Trump now. Protestors confronted the Speaker during a fundraiser hosted by the San Francisco Democratic Party honoring her with a “lifetime achievement award” for her “commitment to fighting forRead More
Your August Impeachment Brief Posted on August 22, 2019 (June 12, 2020) Impeachment The House Judiciary Committee made a major announcement in a federal court filing at the end of July. The Committee is officially investigating whether to recommend articles of impeachment against President Trump. The House rules authorize the Judiciary Committee to begin the impeachment process this way–in fact, it’s exactly how the Nixon impeachment inquiry began.Read More
Next steps in Lieu v. Federal Election Commission, the case that could end super PACs Posted on August 20, 2019 (June 12, 2020) Challenging Super PACs In 2016, Free Speech For People, on behalf of a bipartisan coalition of Members of Congress and 2016 congressional candidates, filed a lawsuit against the Federal Election Commission to abolish super PACs. The lawsuit, filed in federal district court in Washington, D.C., seeks the reversal of the 2010 ruling of the U.S. Court of AppealsRead More
House Judiciary Seeks Complete Review of Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s Records Posted on August 13, 2019 (June 12, 2020) Impeachment House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA) who chairs the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, recently sent a letter to the National Archives and Records Administration requesting that it complete its review and release records of Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s service at the White House from 2001 toRead More
Our Statement On The Recent Shootings In Gilroy, El Paso, and Dayton Posted on August 6, 2019 (May 27, 2020) Impeachment All of us at Free Speech For People are heartbroken and outraged by the violence that took place in Gilroy, El Paso, and Dayton over the past week. We send our deepest condolences to the families of the fallen and injured. While the motives of the murderers in Gilroy and Dayton are not clear asRead More
Coalition Launches New Initiative To Educate Citizens On Impeachment Posted on August 2, 2019 (June 12, 2020) Impeachment Free Speech for People and coalition partners MoveOn, Need to Impeach, Indivisible, By the People and March for Truth are supporting the launch of a new initiative modeled after the #MuellerBookClub called Impeachment University. The project involves a weekly webinar where legal experts, political analysts, commentators, lawmakers and activists educate everyday citizens on the lawRead More
Together We Rise: A Look At Our Recent Accomplishments Posted on July 31, 2019 (June 18, 2020) FSFP Updates Free Speech For People has made huge progress on the road to a democracy that truly represents the people. We’re at a turning point in our nation’s history and we’re doubling down to seize this historic moment. We need your help to continue preserving and protecting our democracy. This and future generations deserve a countryRead More
Impeachment Coalition Issues Letter to House Judiciary Committee Posted on July 30, 2019 (June 12, 2020) Impeachment WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 30, 2019) – A broad coalition of advocacy groups submitted a letter to the House Judiciary Committee this afternoon expressing concerns with the timeline, scope, and public strategy regarding its impeachment inquiry. Last week, the Judiciary Committee explained in a federal court filing that the committee “is conducting an investigation to determineRead More
What Did the Mueller Hearings Accomplish? Ron Fein Explains. Posted on July 26, 2019 (June 12, 2020) Impeachment Following Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s televised testimony to Congress, Free Speech For People Legal Director Ron Fein appeared on Rising Up With Sonali to discuss what these hearings accomplished, as well as the ongoing Constitutional argument for the impeachment of President Trump. “The evidence of high crimes and misdemeanors has been staring us in theRead More