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
FSFP Legal Director Ron Fein Discusses New Mexico Ruling Implementing Insurrectionist Disqualification Clause and Its Implications For Future 14point3 Challenges on Rising Up With Sonali Posted on September 14, 2022 (September 15, 2022) Challenging Corruption FSFP Legal Director Ron Fein recently appeared on Rising Up With Sonali to discuss a recent New Mexico ruling that disqualified former county commissioner Couy Griffin from public office under Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment. Fein also discussed the implications of that ruling for challenges to the candidacies of other insurrectionists including former presidentRead More
Indivisible, Free Speech For People, and PA-10 Constituents File Ethics Committee Complaint Against Rep. Perry for January 6 Involvement Posted on September 9, 2022 Challenging Corruption WASHINGTON, D.C. — Yesterday, working with Indivisible and Free Speech For People, constituents from Pennsylvania’s 10th Congressional District filed a complaint against Representative Scott Perry with the House Committee on Ethics over his involvement in efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential elections. Following yesterday’s submission, the House Committee on Ethics will decide whether to establishRead More
Free Speech For People Applauds New Mexico Ruling Implementing Insurrectionist Disqualification Clause and Congratulates CREW Posted on September 6, 2022 Challenging Corruption Free Speech For People applauds the New Mexico judge’s decision in White v. Griffin, finding that the (now-former) county commissioner Couy Griffin is disqualified from public office under Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment (the Insurrectionist Disqualification Clause), and congratulates Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) for leading this case. The judge’s decisionRead More