“TRUMP IS DISQUALIFIED,” MI FAMILIA VOTA HOLDS DEMONSTRATION AND BANNER DROP IN DENVER ON ANNIVERSARY OF JANUARY 6 INSURRECTION Posted on January 6, 2023 (January 6, 2023) Challenging Corruption On the second anniversary of the violent January 6th insurrection, nonpartisan civic action group is urging Colorado Secretary of State to use her power and to follow the mandate of Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment to bar Trump from the ballot. DENVER, CO (January 6, 2022) – Mi Familia Vota, a national organization workingRead More
New FSFP Oped in Jurist: “Merrick Garland Has Abandoned Prosecuting Trump’s Pre-2020 Crimes.” Posted on January 6, 2023 Challenging Corruption Jurist recently published a new oped by FSFP Legal Director Ron Fein, FSFP President John Bonifaz, and FSFP Board Chair and Senior Legal Advisor Ben Clements on the Department of Justice’s decision to ignore “substantial evidence” that Trump tried to obstruct its investigation into Russia’s election interference in 2016 and that he directed campaign financeRead More
Alaska Court Denies State “Disloyalty Clause” Challenge Against State Legislator Involved with Oath Keepers; No Impact on Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment Posted on December 29, 2022 (January 4, 2023) Challenging Corruption On December 23, an Alaska superior court judge issued findings of fact and conclusions of law rejecting a challenge to the eligibility of state representative David Eastman under the Alaska state constitution’s “disloyalty clause.” Eastman has been a member of the Oath Keepers, an extremist group whose leaders were recently found guilty of seditious conspiracyRead More
Free Speech For People and MoveOn Release Joint Petition Pressuring House Members Not to Seat Insurrectionists When New Congress Convenes Posted on December 16, 2022 Challenging Corruption The petition identifies Representatives Paul Gosar, Lauren Boebert, and Marjorie Taylor Greene as ineligible for Congressional office for having “voiced support for and helped facilitate” the deadly insurrection on the U.S. Capitol on January 6th, 2021. (WASHINGTON, DC) – Free Speech For People and MoveOn issued a joint petition today calling on voters to urgeRead More
Free Speech For People Welcomes Legislation that Could Help Enforcement of Section 3 of the 14th Amendment Posted on December 16, 2022 Challenging Corruption Free Speech For People welcomes a new federal bill, introduced by Rep. David Cicilline, that could help enforce Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, against Donald Trump in particular. Although enforcement of Section 3 does not require a bill such as this, the bill would nonetheless be helpful in enforcement proceedings. The bill includes extensiveRead More
Free Speech For People Statement on Attorney General Garland’s Appointment of a Special Counsel Posted on November 28, 2022 (December 7, 2022) Challenging Corruption Attorney General Merrick Garland’s appointment of a special counsel to take over investigations of Donald Trump’s interference with the lawful transfer of power following the 2020 presidential election and his subsequent theft of national security documents is another misguided gesture to appease Trump apologists who will accuse Garland of engaging in a political persecution noRead More
FSFP President John Bonifaz Discusses on The BradCast the Campaign to Bar Trump and Other Insurrectionists from the Ballot and AG Garland’s Appointment of a Special Counsel To Investigate The Former President. Posted on November 22, 2022 (December 7, 2022) Challenging Corruption FSFP President John Bonifaz recently appeared on The BradCast to discuss TrumpIsDisqualified.org, a national grassroots campaign to urge Secretaries of State and other chief elections officials to bar former President Donald Trump from appearing on any future ballot based on his incitement of the Jan 6 insurrection. Bonifaz also discussed the implications of Attorney GeneralRead More
GOVERNMENT WATCHDOG URGES JUSTICE DEPARTMENT TO ADDRESS TRUMP’S OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE Posted on November 17, 2022 Challenging Corruption In a letter released Thursday, the nonpartisan legal advocacy nonprofit, Free Speech For People, urges the Department to prosecute criminal offenses identified in the Mueller report, citing “disturbing precedent” set by the Department’s refusal to prosecute these crimes since Trump left office. WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 17, 2022) – Free Speech For People today issued aRead More
“Trump is Disqualified from the Ballot,” Public Interest Groups Launch Campaign to Bar Insurrectionist and Former President from the Ballot Posted on November 15, 2022 Challenging Corruption Following the announcement that former President Trump would seek re-election, Free Speech For People and Mi Familia Vota launched TrumpIsDisqualified.org, a national campaign to ensure state election officials abide by Section 3 of the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution disqualifying Donald Trump from running for future public office. WASHINGTON, D.C. (NOVEMBER, 15, 2022) –Read More
Sen. Haywood Announces Legislation to Disqualify Insurrectionists from Pennsylvania Ballots Posted on October 13, 2022 (October 19, 2022) Challenging Corruption Harrisburg, Pa. – October 12, 2022 – State Sen. Art Haywood (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia) joined Free Speech For People President John Bonifaz to announce legislation that requires the secretary of the Commonwealth to disqualify any candidate who has taken an oath to support the Constitution, then engaged in insurrection against the United States, from ballots in Pennsylvania.Read More