Tag Archives: Citizens United

Hawley Claims His Bill Would Reverse “Citizens United”

The Messenger reports: Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., plans to introduce legislation to reverse the landmark Supreme Court case Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. Hawley’s legislation would prohibit publicly traded corporations from making independent expenditures, donating to Super PACs or engaging in other “electioneering communications.” Democrat Lucas Kunce, Hawley’s challenger, dismissed the legislation as a “campaign prop” in a statement …

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TRAILER: Citizens United’s Torchbearer

From wingnut Brent Bozell’s CNSNews.com: “A human civilization’s best chance at survival is to anchor itself in the God of creation,” Phil Robertson says during the trailer for the new film “Torchbearer.” A film that focuses on how the Western world is breaking its relationship with God, “Torchbearer” is set to get a screening for distributers at the Cannes Film …

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CPAC To Honor Phil Robertson With “Defender Of First Amendment” Award

Via the Hollywood Reporter: Fourteen months after he sparked a major controversy for making remarks widely perceived as anti-gay, Duck Dynasty star Phil Robertson has been named the recipient of a free-speech award from Citizens United, an organization routinely disparaged by Hollywood liberals. Robertson will receive the “Andrew Breitbart Defender of the First Amendment Award” at this year’s Conservative Political …

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Ted Cruz: Democrats Want To Outlaw SNL

Via Deadline: A new proposal for campaign finance reform would make Saturday Night Live’s political skits illegal, Republican Sen. Ted Cruz has warned. The Senate is debating a bill that would add a constitutional amendment allowing Congress reverse a 2010 Supreme Court decision and restore limits on corporate campaign spending. Republicans say the bill, proposed by Dems, is an attack …

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Sen. Ted Cruz: Democrats Are Going To Vote On Repealing First Amendment

Miranda Blue writes at Right Wing Watch: When Sen. Ted Cruz told the conservative pastors gathered at the Family Research Council’s Watchmen on the Wall conference yesterday that “the Senate Democrats are going to be voting on a constitutional amendment to repeal the First Amendment,” he was met with an audible gasp. He earned more gasps when he warned that …

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TRAILER: Citizen Koch

Clip description: In this searing exposé on the state of democracy in America and the fracturing of the Republican Party, Academy Award®-nominated directors Carl Deal and Tia Lessin (Trouble the Water; co-producers of Fahrenheit 9/11 & Bowling for Columbine) follow the money behind the rise of the Tea Party. CITIZEN KOCH investigates the impact of unlimited, anonymous spending by corporations …

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Gay House Rep. Mark Pocan Sponsors Amendment To Overturn Citizens United

Openly gay freshman House Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) today announced his co-sponsorship of a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United, the landmark 2010 Supreme Court ruling that permits unlimited political spending by corporations. The lead sponsor of the amendment is Rep. Rick Nolan (D-MN). Via press release: In making the announcement, lead sponsor Rep. Rick Nolan (DFL-Minnesota), said: “It’s time …

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