We’ve heard from Mueller. Impeach Trump Now. Posted on July 25, 2019 (June 12, 2020) Impeachment Forty-five years ago today, as President Nixon was on the brink of resignation, a freshman congresswoman from Texas delivered one of the most resounding speeches in the history of U.S. politics. Barbara Jordan, an African American member of the House Judiciary Committee, was tasked with determining the fate of a president under heavy scrutiny forRead More
National Advocacy Groups Deliver Letter to Reps Cohen and Raskin Urging Them to Initiate an Impeachment Inquiry Posted on July 18, 2019 (June 12, 2020) Impeachment The letter details a procedural path for Rep. Steve Cohen and Rep. Jamie Raskin to begin an impeachment inquiry without further action by the full House or full Committee on the Judiciary. Representing millions of Americans, the letter is cosigned by: Free Speech For People, By the People, Common Defense, Courage Campaign, CREDO Action, DemocracyRead More
Government Watchdogs Call on the New York Attorney General to Dissolve Trump’s Company and Revoke Its Corporate Charter Posted on July 18, 2019 (June 12, 2020) Challenging Corruption (NEW YORK, NY) – Free Speech For People (FSFP), a non-partisan legal advocacy organization, delivered today a letter to New York Attorney General Letitia James, calling for an investigation into whether to revoke the corporate charter of the Trump Organization under a New York law that authorizes her to dissolve a corporation for persistently illegal conduct or abuse of its powers.Read More
Congressman Al Green and Ron Fein in The Hill: Trump’s racist abuses demand impeachment Posted on July 17, 2019 (June 18, 2020) Impeachment Rep. Al Green of Texas and Ron Fein have an op-ed in The Hill today entitled “Trump’s racist abuses demand impeachment.” The op-ed argues: The House of Representatives has passed a resolution condemning President Trump’s racist comments directed at four members of Congress, telling them to “go back” to other countries. But the House must do more thanRead More
FSFP Welcomes Our New Communications Volunteer! Posted on July 17, 2019 (June 12, 2020) FSFP Updates Free Speech For People is pleased to announce that Jacob Fridman will be joining as a volunteer to assist with our social media and communications work for the summer. Thank you, Jacob, for committing your time and talent to the team. Learn more about Jacob below! Jacob Fridman is a rising junior at GannRead More
Election Security Concerns Trigger Re-Examination of Voting Machines in Pennsylvania Posted on July 17, 2019 (June 12, 2020) Election Protection Citizens for Better Elections, Free Speech For People, National Election Defense Coalition, and Protect Our Vote Philly Filed a Petition to the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Outlining 11 Deficiencies with the ExpressVote XL, Triggering a Mandatory Re-Examination PHILADELPHIA, PA (July 17, 2019) – A petition filed Tuesday on behalf of registered electors ofRead More
Call Your Representative and Ask Them to Support Rep. Al Green’s Articles of Impeachment Posted on July 16, 2019 (June 12, 2020) Impeachment Representative Al Green of Texas just filed articles of impeachment against President Trump and plans to force a Floor vote in the U.S. House of Representatives on these articles in the next 48 hours. Will you call your representative at (202) 224-3121 right now and urge them to vote to impeach Donald Trump? In aRead More
Congressman Al Green To Force Vote on Impeachment of Donald Trump Posted on July 15, 2019 Impeachment (Houston, TX) – On Monday, July 15, 2019, Congressman Al Green released the following press release addressing his plans to bring articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump: “The President of the United States is a racist, a bigot, a misogynist, as well as an invidious prevaricator. To say that Donald John Trump is unfitRead More
Washington Supreme Court Rules in Favor of “Democracy Voucher” Program Posted on July 11, 2019 (June 12, 2020) Defending Key Reforms The Washington Supreme Court has rejected a challenge to the Honest Elections Seattle initiative (I-22), which created the city’s “democracy voucher” program. The public campaign financing program, instituted in 2015 and first used two years later, provides eligible Seattle residents with four $25 vouchers that they can use to support the candidates of their choiceRead More
Cell phone industry loses First Amendment challenge to consumer protection law Posted on July 9, 2019 (June 18, 2020) Corporate Abuse of Power On July 2d, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld mandatory consumer safety warnings for cell phones against a corporate First Amendment challenge by the cell phone industry’s lobbying group. For more details on the background of this case, see our blog post from 2015. The following blog post about the newRead More