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DEFEND DEMOCRACY.

In the time since his second inauguration, Donald Trump has carried out an assault on the rule of law, on the checks and balances of power between our co-equal branches of government, and on the United States Constitution. Trump is disqualified from the presidency. And, since occupying the Oval Office again, he has committed multiple abuses of power in violation of clear constitutional commands and at the expense of our democratic institutions, constitutional precedent, and the health and safety of all of our people, especially the most vulnerable. Congress must take action.

DEMAND ACCOUNTABILITY.

Trump is not a monarch. He is beholden to the Constitution, as is Congress. And as the Framers understood, if we are to preserve our democracy for the people, then Congress has a duty to investigate, impeach and remove a corrupt executive. Congress must fulfill its duty now! Free Speech For People is calling on Congress to immediately impeach and remove Donald Trump for offenses that he has carried out against the people, institutions, and branches of our government.

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We demand that Congress abolish ICE and put an end to immigration detention. We deserve a humane immigration system that makes our communities safer and honors the dignity of all who call our country home. We can have an immigration system that reflects the values, rights, and ideals outlined in our Constitution. Congress’ first step to do this is to pass the Melt ICE Act (H.R. 7190), introduced by Congresswoman Delia Ramirez.

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ABOLISH SUPER PACS ONCE AND FOR ALL

A small number of ultra-wealthy donors have an outsized influence on US politics, corruptly impacting our elections and our government and making it harder for regular people’s voices to be heard. Congress must pass the Abolish Super PACs Act (H.R. 2352) to stop corruption and prevent the ultrawealthy from bypassing individual contribution limits. 

Rep. Summer Lee and Rep. Ro Khanna have introduced the Abolish Super PACs Act. This bill will prevent corruption and the appearance of corruption by reinstating contribution limits on independent expenditure committees. This proposed bill would limit contributions to political action committees to $5,000 per donor, effectively abolishing super PACs. By eliminating super PACs, federal elections would become more accountable to voters rather than being controlled by a handful of billionaires and corporate donors.

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END FOREIGN-INFLUENCED CORPORATE SPENDING IN US ELECTIONS

Free Speech For People is the leading organization in the country challenging foreign-influenced corporations from interfering in our elections.

FSFP has demonstrated critical and bold leadership in the fight against foreign influence in our democracy. Our organization has researched, drafted, and fought for model legislation to end political spending by multinational corporations, legislation which is now advancing in state legislatures across the country and in Congress.

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FREE AND FAIR ELECTIONS AMENDMENT

Free Speech For People has developed the Free and Fair Elections Amendment (H.J. Res. 119) to end the big money dominance of our elections. This proposed amendment sets limits on federal campaign contributions and spending; prohibits corporate spending in the political process (as existed prior to the Supreme Court’s ruling in Citizens United v. FEC); requires Congress to develop a system of public campaign financing for all federal candidates who qualify for the ballot; and allows the States to set reasonable limits on campaign contributions and spending in state and local elections.

The amendment overturns Citizens United and other Supreme Court rulings which have threatened our democracy.

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Free Speech For People is demanding accountability in the states for criminal conduct by Trump and his allies. We are calling upon state and local prosecutors to investigate and prosecute crimes committed by Trump and senior officials in his administration. Power and wealth do not immunize anyone from criminal prosecution. Our democracy demands that our leaders be held accountable under the law.

Since taking office for the second time, Trump has undertaken unlawful campaigns to target political opponents, assault the pillars of our democracy, and enrich himself and his allies. In doing so, he has violated federal and state criminal laws including laws that prohibit kidnapping, bribery, extortion, coercion, and conspiracy. While Trump has co-opted the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), state and local prosecutors retain the authority and obligation to investigate crimes committed in their jurisdictions.

FSFP is calling upon state and local prosecutors to investigate and prosecute crimes committed in their jurisdictions, even when committed by Trump and senior officials.

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FREEDOM TO VOTE ACT

In 2021, Free Speech For People Free Speech joined a coalition of more than fifty national organizations in a letter urging Members of Congress to support the Freedom to Vote Act, a piece of legislation which includes, “critical measures to safeguard elections, prevent voter intimidation, protect local election officials from partisan attacks, and protect election workers and election infrastructure against threats or violence..

We call on all members of Congress to condemn attacks on our democratic principles and practices, and to affirmatively defend the integrity of federal elections by cosponsoring and enacting the Freedom to Vote Act.”

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We must hold social media companies accountable when they spread dangerous false information. On January 6, 2021, hundreds of violent insurrectionists stormed the Capitol in an effort to overturn the results of the 2020 election. They were incited by Donald Trump and the oft-repeated lie that the election was stolen, a lie amplified by social media platforms.

This insurrection was symbolic of a larger problem. A handful of global corporations have taken control of the internet, the dominant medium of all modern communication and commerce, and have used that control to create and sell databases of personal information of all Americans and to promote unprecedented amplification of dangerous disinformation and violence. This has created a grave threat to our democracy and our people. In the face of this threat, our elected officials have failed to take any meaningful action. FSFP is introducing the Big Tech Accountability Act, a model bill which would hold social media companies accountable for amplifying disinformation and violence via their online platforms.

The Big Tech Accountability Act will: 

• Ensure accountability when social media companies amplify disinformation and threats of violence;

• Protect the broader community from the dangers of the rampant spread online of disinformation and threats of violence;

• Protect online personal privacy and freedom against commercial exploitation.

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We demand that Congress take immediate action to address ongoing corruption in the Supreme Court and help protect the judiciary from corruption in the future. We demand impeachment proceedings against Alito, Thomas, and Kavanaugh, as well as issuing subpoenas, enacting term limits, and passing ethics reform.

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