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The Los Angeles Times writes today, “Even before Barack Obama was sworn in as president the first time, he touted his efforts to ‘change business as usual in Washington’ by setting strict rules for his inauguration: No corporate donations were allowed; individuals could give only $50,000. This time, Obama’s inaugural committee is seeking million-dollar contributions from corporations and [...]

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I am keenly interested in the Constitution Party these days.  I was glad to see former Congressman Virgil Goode get nominated, although I thought he could have been stronger in the October 23 debate in Chicago.  I would have summarized the platform, challenged Green Party candidate Jill Stein on Citizens United a so-called climate change [...]

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There was a time, when National Review was edited by William F. Buckley, Jr., that his/its pronouncements were authoritative.  Bill Buckley was a bit like a secular pope for young conservatives like me.  If Buckley said it, it was ex cathedra and spoken with the magisterium.  But, the pope is dead and his successors are [...]

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I just wrote about how the OSCE sent election observers and alleged that the USA had a duty to accept them in!  But every time I find globalist meddling,  there’s a UN treaty!  It’s like a scorpion under a rock! So I decided to look at the last report or two from OSCE about our [...]

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Last week, The Daily Caller reported, “President Barack Obama used the online springboard provided by Reddit to . . . call for a constitutional amendment to curb the free-speech of wealthier people and corporations. ‘I think we need to seriously consider mobilizing a constitutional amendment process to overturn Citizens United. … Even if the amendment process falls [...]

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Last month in his major speech on threats to the First Amendment at AEI, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell warned, “[I]f disclosure is forced upon some but not all, it’s not an act of good government, it’s a political weapon. And that’s precisely what those who are pushing [legislation like the DISCLOSE Act] have in mind. [...]

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In a must-read piece for National Review Online today, Robert Costa looks at Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell’s long history of battling restrictions on political speech under the guise of campaign finance reform.   Costa writes, “As the elected leader of Senate Republicans, he wears many hats, but on a personal level, no issue has shaped [...]

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ABC News wrote yesterday, “Will the Supreme Court take another crack at its ‘Citizens United’ ruling?   “Justices are scheduled Thursday behind closed doors to discuss Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the landmark 2010 decision holding that corporations can make unlimited independent expenditures using general treasury funds to support or oppose candidates.   “Why would [...]

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The New York Times reports today, “On David Axelrod’s New York City itinerary for Monday: to meet privately with potential donors to a ‘super PAC’ supporting President Obama’s re-election, then publicly declare that if that re-election happens, Mr. Obama will stop at almost nothing to undo the ruling that made super PACs possible. Days before the Supreme [...]

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On Friday, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell will be speaking at the American Enterprise Institute to discuss First Amendment rights and attempts to diminish them through campaign finance reform.   Much of the attention on this subject recently has been on the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision, which removed some limitations on political contributions from corporations and labor unions. [...]

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In a must-read column today, George Will discusses a potential challenge to the Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling that the high court will consider taking up in a few weeks.   Roll Call reports on the background of the case: “The high court signaled this week that it would meet in private conference on June 14 to decide how [...]

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On its Editorial Page Editor’s Blog, The New York Times complains, “Long before he became the Republican leader, Senator Mitch McConnell had built a career out of opposing limits to political fundraising and spending, supposedly in the name of free speech. . . . But Mr. McConnell has outdone himself with a legal brief submitted [...]

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Following House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer’s (D-MD) announcement of his opposition to a proposed executive order from the White House to force government contractors to disclose their personal political donations, more Democrats in Congress are declaring their opposition today.   Politico reports, “Two key members of the Senate Democratic Caucus are criticizing President Barack Obama’s [...]

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Says our source: “They lost in the Supreme Court, they lost in Congress, they lost at the FEC, so now the president is just going to do it by edict.” Download the PDF here. April 19, 2011 – by Hans A. von Spakovsky   An impeccable source has provided me with a copy of a [...]

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Sitting in the blogger’s lounge and roaming about at CPAC 2011, the rule is ‘always have a camera at the ready’. You just never know who you will come across. Here are a few photos I managed to take at the Conservative event. Ok, I admit. Robert Stacy McCain of The Other McCain is not [...]

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I saw this last week at CPAC 2011 and it has now been released to the public by Citizens United. Great ad – once again!

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Just left a Citizens United presentation and got a sneak preview of their new 800 pound gorilla followup video. It will be released on Monday, February 14, 2011, and you’re just gonna have to wait. But it is good! In a bit of a surprise, Speaker Newt Gingrich and his wife Callista opened the short [...]

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It was exciting to be a blogger at the Virginia Tea Party Convention on its first day.  I got to get my credentials at the Media section not the ordinary registration table (even though a great lady named Jane waited on me at the table until they found out I was a blogger – sent [...]

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` Americans want us to focus on jobs, but by taking us off the small business bill and moving to this one, Democrats are proving the jobs they care about most are their own. Think about it. Here we are in the middle of the worst recession in memory, and Democrat leaders decided to pull [...]

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