Ben Clements Discusses The Historic House Vote To Impeach Trump On Rising up With Sonali Posted on December 20, 2019 (June 2, 2020) Impeachment Free Speech For People Board Chair Ben Clements recently appeared on Rising Up With Sonali to discuss the historic vote to impeach Donald J. Trump. The House passed two articles on Wednesday: abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, making Trump the third U.S president to be impeached. “This is something that the leadership amongRead More
Statement from Free Speech For People on House Impeachment Vote Posted on December 18, 2019 (May 29, 2020) Impeachment Free Speech For People first called for an impeachment investigation on January 20, 2017, the day that President Trump took office, based on his refusal to separate himself from his businesses in violation of the Constitution’s emoluments clauses. Since then, we and our allies have led a movement demanding that Congress fulfill its constitutional dutyRead More
WATCH: Impeachment Eve Rally at Boston Common Posted on December 18, 2019 (June 2, 2020) Impeachment Watch Free Speech For People Board Chair, Ben Clements speaking to hundreds of supporters at a rally ahead of the vote to #Impeach45. The rally in Boston was just one of the hundreds of rallies that took place in every state across the country the eve before the House impeachment vote.Read More
WATCH: Seattle City Council Discusses Clean Campaigns Act Posted on December 17, 2019 (June 2, 2020) Defending Key Reforms Last week, Free Speech For People President John Bonifaz and FSFP Legal Director Ron Fein spent two days in Seattle advocating for the Clean Campaigns Act, Councilmember Lorena González’s landmark campaign finance legislation. The model bill, which we helped to draft, would end super PACs and foreign-influenced corporate spending in city elections. After joining CouncilmemberRead More
New Lawsuit Challenges Insecure, Unreliable Voting Machines in Pennsylvania Posted on December 13, 2019 (June 18, 2020) Election Protection Coalition of advocacy groups and voters file lawsuit against Pennsylvania Secretary of the Commonwealth alleging the illegality of the ExpressVote XL voting machines PHILADELPHIA, PA (Friday, Dec. 13) – A coalition of advocacy groups and voters has filed a lawsuit against Pennsylvania Secretary of the Commonwealth Kathy Boockvar alleging that the state’s use of theRead More
WATCH: Ron Fein Discusses Seattle Legislation to End Super PACs and Stop Foreign-Influenced Corporate Spending To Influence Local Elections Posted on December 10, 2019 (June 12, 2020) Defending Key Reforms FSFP Legal Director Ron Fein joined John Iadarola on The Damage Report to discuss Seattle’s proposed legislation to end foreign-influenced corporate political spending and super PACs in local elections. “The legislation has two main parts. One of them is to define a foreign-influenced corporation as one that has a percentage of foreign investment as smallRead More
Sondland, Quid Pro Quo & Corruption: FSFP Board Chair Ben Clements Discusses Impeachment with Jim Braude-Greater Boston Posted on December 3, 2019 (June 18, 2020) Impeachment Free Speech For People Board Chair Ben Clements recently appeared on WGBH to discuss the impeachment hearing with Ambassador Sondland, during which Sondland confirmed the president’s plot to bribe and extort the Ukrainian government to assist his re-election campaign. Clements discussed this major development, as well as the context of these impeachment proceedings occurring afterRead More
POLL: 42 Percent of Americans Want Congress to Expand the Scope of the Impeachment Inquiry Beyond Ukraine Posted on November 22, 2019 (June 18, 2020) Impeachment WASHINGTON, D.C. (Nov. 22, 2019) – Public pressure is growing for Congress to expand the scope of its impeachment inquiry, according to a new poll conducted by Data for Progress. The poll found that 42 percent of American voters expressed support for a House investigation into a full range of abuses of power compared toRead More
John Bonifaz discusses impeachment on “Counterpoint” Posted on November 21, 2019 (June 18, 2020) Impeachment On Monday, Free Speech For People President John Bonifaz sat down with Scott Harris on “Counterpoint” to discuss the ongoing impeachment inquiry against President Trump. Following the first week of public hearings, John weighed in on the key takeaways from the current investigation, why the scope of the inquiry should be expanded, and how citizensRead More
New CAP Report on Ending Foreign-Influenced Corporate Spending in U.S. Elections Highlights Problem, Validates FSFP’s Work Posted on November 21, 2019 (June 18, 2020) Challenging Foreign Influence A new report from the Center for American Progress, written by senior fellow Michael Sozan, highlights the problem of political spending by foreign-influenced corporations. The report—which cites Free Speech For People’s pioneering legislative work in places like Seattle, St. Petersburg, and Massachusetts—proposes banning political spending by partially-foreign-owned corporations, using the same thresholds for foreign ownershipRead More