New FEC Complaint from Free Speech For People Seeks Investigation of Potential Broidy Bombshell Posted on June 13, 2018 (June 26, 2018) Free Speech For People calls on the Federal Election Commission and the US Justice Department to immediately investigate whether a $1.6 million hush money payment violated federal campaign finance law. Today, Free Speech For People announced that it filed a complaint before the Federal Election Commission and a letter with the United States Department of Justice onRead More
Free Speech For People President John Bonifaz joins Rep. Espaillat and Rep. Cohen for #Impeach45 Posted on June 5, 2018 On May 20, 2018, Free Speech For People President, John Bonifaz, joined Representative Adriano Espaillat and Representative Steve Cohen in Washington Heights for a community forum on the grounds for impeachment proceedings against President Trump and how we are fighting back to defend our democracy and uphold the Constitution. Click here to watch the full forum! Read More
Brennan Center: Voucher-Funded Seattle Candidates Relied More on Constituents than on Non-Constituent Donors Posted on June 5, 2018 Free Speech For People is proud to support the efforts in Seattle, WA to uphold the democracy voucher program, a public campaign finance system enacted by voter initiative in 2015. The program serves to promote political equality and democratic self-government, as evidenced in Free Speech For People’s report, The Impact of Seattle’s Democracy Voucher Program onRead More
Join us on June 6 for a hearing on the Equal Rights Amendment Posted on June 4, 2018 (June 4, 2018) Following decades of tireless advocacy and determination, the Equal Rights Amendment, stating that civil rights may not be denied on the basis of one’s sex, is moving forward. On May 30, Illinois became the 37th state to ratify the amendment. Only one additional state is required for ratification to enact the Equal Rights Amendment. However, whenRead More
New amicus brief argues that Seattle’s democracy voucher program promotes political equality and democratic self-government Posted on May 31, 2018 (June 1, 2018) On Thursday, Free Speech For People and Demos filed an amicus brief in the Washington state court of appeals in the case of Elster v. City of Seattle. Our brief helps defend the city against a constitutional challenge to Seattle’s “democracy voucher” program, a nationally-recognized public campaign financing system enacted by voter initiative in 2015 and firstRead More
Free Speech For People and Public Citizen Issue Joint Comment to FEC on Internet Political Ads Posted on May 25, 2018 (October 3, 2018) Free Speech For People has issued a joint comment with Public Citizen encouraging the Federal Election Commission to enact stricter rules for Internet political advertisements. The well-documented Russian meddling in the 2016 election included buying ads on Facebook, Twitter, and other social media. The FEC is in mid-course on rulemaking to require disclaimers on InternetRead More
Impeachment needs to be on the table: Ben Clements to WGBH Greater Boston Posted on May 24, 2018 Free Speech For People’s Board Chair, Ben Clements, joins WGBH’s Greater Boston to discuss the Mueller investigation and the call for impeachment proceedings against President Trump. Talk to the American people truthfully. This president has committed impeachable offenses every day of this administration and impeachment needs to be on the table.Read More
President Trump is Not “Above the Law”: John Bonifaz to Democracy Now! Posted on May 22, 2018 (May 22, 2018) Free Speech For People President, John Bonifaz, joins Democracy Now! to discuss the normalizing of impeachable offenses committed by President Trump and the movement calling on Congress to begin impeachment proceedings. If we don’t act with respect to this President and the magnitude of impeachable offenses that grows by the day, then we are settingRead More
Join us on May 20 for #Impeach45 Posted on May 18, 2018 (May 18, 2018) Free Speech For People President, John Bonifaz, will join Representative Adriano Espaillat of NY and Representative Steve Cohen of TN on Sunday, May 20, for the event, #Impeach45. The speakers will discuss the grounds for impeachment proceedings against President Trump and how we are fighting back to defend our democracy and uphold the Constitution at this criticalRead More
Mother Jones: How a Court Ruling on Joe Arpaio Could Undermine Civil Rights and the Mueller Investigation Posted on May 15, 2018 (October 3, 2018) Check out this important Mother Jones article discussing Free Speech For People’s work with our allies in challenging the constitutionality of the Arpaio pardon. If the status quo stands, critics of the pardon argue, Trump can essentially nullify constitutional rights that conflict with his agenda and immunize officials who carry out his unconstitutional policies. As constitutionalRead More