Tag Archive | Citizens United
Posted on June 4, 2013. Tags: 501 C 3, 501 C 3 Organizations, 501 C 6, Alinsky, Barack Obama, Campaign Activities, Campaign Finance Reform, Citizens United, Contention, Corporations, Dues Payments, Epa, Exempt Entities, Federal Restrictions, Federal Tax, Heart Of The Problem, Independent Expenditures, Irs, Irs Department, John Mccain, Justice Department, Koch Brothers, Legislation, Mccain Feingold, Membership Organizations, Nonprofit Organizations, Prime Example, Professional Associations, Progressives, Sheldon Adelson, Shock, State Of The Union, State Of The Union Address, Supreme Court, Talking Points, Union Thugs
It seems official. Barack Obama has weaponized the IRS along with the Justice Department and the EPA – to name just a few. During the 2010 State of the Union address, Obama bemoaned the Supreme Court’s decision in the Citizens United case that overturned part of the McCain-Feingold Campaign Finance Reform law. (Is it really […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on January 10, 2013. Tags: Barack Obama, C Ampaign, Citizens United, Contactors, Corporate Donations, Corporate Money, Democratic National Convention, Finance Reform, Financial Innovations, Inaugural Committee, La Times, Los Angeles Times, Marketing Company, Political Influence, Political Speech, Reelection Campaign, Reform Advocates, Six Companies, Strict Rules, White House Aides
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 […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted in Senate News Briefing
Posted on November 3, 2012. Tags: Blogger, Citizens United, Climate Change, Clymer, Congressman Virgil Goode, Constitution Party, Cp Group, debate, Green Party, Jill Stein, Local Group, Love, Party Candidate, Promise, Signs, Sovereignty, Virgil Goode
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 […]
Elwood "Sandy" Sanders is a Hanover attorney who is an Appellate Procedure Consultant for Lantagne Legal Printing and has written ten scholarly legal articles. Sandy was also Virginia's first Appellate Defender and also helped bring curling in VA! (None of these titles imply any endorsement of Sanders’ views)
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Posted in News, Opinion
Posted on October 30, 2012. Tags: Advancement Project, Banana Republics, Bill Buckley, Biometric Id, Citizens United, Election Systems, Ex Cathedra, Magisterium, Magnetic Strip, Mainstream Media, Mexico Representative, Multiparty Democracy, Partisan Rhetoric, Ron Paul, Sensible Steps, Supreme Court Case, Third World Countries, Thumbprint, Thumbprint Scanner, Voter Suppression, William F Buckley, William F Buckley Jr, Young Conservatives
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 […]
Elwood "Sandy" Sanders is a Hanover attorney who is an Appellate Procedure Consultant for Lantagne Legal Printing and has written ten scholarly legal articles. Sandy was also Virginia's first Appellate Defender and also helped bring curling in VA! (None of these titles imply any endorsement of Sanders’ views)
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Posted in News, Opinion
Posted on October 29, 2012. Tags: Citizens United, Complex System, Congressional Elections, Constitutional Amendment, Dc Residents, Disdain, Disenfranchisement, Election Observers, Federal Elections, Federalism, Felons, Globalist, Globalists, Local Elections, Osce, Osce Report, Political Agenda, Presidential Primaries, Professional Manner, Tea Party
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 […]
Elwood "Sandy" Sanders is a Hanover attorney who is an Appellate Procedure Consultant for Lantagne Legal Printing and has written ten scholarly legal articles. Sandy was also Virginia's first Appellate Defender and also helped bring curling in VA! (None of these titles imply any endorsement of Sanders’ views)
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Posted in News, Opinion
Posted on September 4, 2012. Tags: Barack Obama, Campaign Finance Reform, Citizens United, Constitutional Amendment Process, Democratic Party Platform, First Amendment, Founders, Free Speech, Freedom Of Religion, Freedom Of Speech, Mitch Mcconnell, Niche, Pac, Phenomenon, Political Speech, Radicalism, Reddit, Senate Republican Leader, Springboard, Taking The Lead
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 […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted in Senate News Briefing
Posted on July 9, 2012. Tags: 501 C 4, Americans For Prosperity, Campaign Activity, Campaign Donations, Citizens United, Conservative Groups, Democratic Senatorial Campaign, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Federal Campaign, Federal Election Commission, Government Authorities, Mitch Mcconnell, Policy Strategies, Political Weapon, Private Donors, Senate Democrats, Senate Republican Leader, Senatorial Campaign Committee, Social Welfare Organizations, Tax Exempt Status
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. […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted in Senate News Briefing
Posted on June 19, 2012. Tags: Administration Attempts, American Enterprise Institute, Campaign Finance Reform, Campaign Finance Reformers, Campaign Financing, Citizens United, Conservative Causes, Conservative Donors, Disclosure Requirements, Freedom Conference, Media Matters, Micromanage, Mitch Mcconnell, National Review Online, Political Speech, Private Citizens, Pushback, Ralph Reed, Senate Republican Leader, Senate Republicans
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 […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted in Senate News Briefing
Posted on June 14, 2012. Tags: Abc News, Advocacy Groups, Amdt, Campaign Finance, Citizens United, Closed Doors, Corporate Money, Federal Election Commission, Independent Expenditures, Mitch Mcconnell, Montana History, Montana Law, Montana State, Montana Supreme Court, Nonprofit Advocacy, Political Speech, Reformers, Senate Republican Leader, State Elections, Treasury Funds
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 […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted in Senate News Briefing
Posted on June 12, 2012. Tags: 92nd Street Y, Amending The Constitution, Apparent Desire, Campaign Adviser, Campaign Spending, Citizens United, Constitutional Amendment, David Axelrod, First Amendment, Gilded Age, Government Control, Mitch Mcconnell, New York Times, Pacs, Political Speech, Robber Barons, Senate Republican Leader, Term Implications, Upper East Side, York Times Reports Today
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 […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted in Senate News Briefing
Posted on June 12, 2012. Tags: Amendment Right, American Enterprise Institute, Apparent Success, Bogeyman, Campaign Finance Reform, Citizens United, Federal Election Commission, First Amendment Rights, Greg Sargent, Independent Expenditures, Judge Mcconnell, Judge Michael Mcconnell, Labor Unions, Lawrence O Donnell, Mitch Mcconnell, Mr Walker, Msnbc, Scott Walker, Senate Republican Leader, Washington Post
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. […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted in News
Posted on May 31, 2012. Tags: Advocacy Groups, Amdt, Campaigns, Citizens United, Conformity, Constitutional Challenge, Copper, Corporate Domination, Corporations, June 14, Mcconnell, Montana Law, New Challenge, Nonprofit Advocacy, Old Montana, Political Speech, Private Conference, State Supreme Court, Susceptibility, Sway
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 […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted in Senate News Briefing
Posted on May 3, 2012. Tags: Amdt, Amendment Attorney, Amicus Brief, Citizens United, Editorial Board, Editorial Page Editor, First Amendment, Floyd Abrams, Free Speech, Legal Brief, Mitch Mcconnell, Montana Law, Mr Mcconnell, New York Times, Nyt, Political Campaigns, Political Speech, Republican Leader, Senator Mitch Mcconnell, State Of The Union Address
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 […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on May 12, 2011. Tags: 2chambers, Citizens United, Claire Mccaskill, Contracting Law, Federal Contracting, Federal Contracts, Gerry Connolly, Government Contractors, Governmental Affairs Committee, House Minority Whip, House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer, Joe Lieberman, Members Of The Senate, Political Donations, Political Expenditures, Rob Portman, Senate Democratic Caucus, Steny Hoyer, Washington Post, Whip Steny Hoyer
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 […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on April 19, 2011. Tags: Chris Van Hollen, Chuck Schumer, Citizens United, Corporations, Disclosure, Draft Executive, Edict, Executive Fiat, Executive Order, Fec, Federal Election Commission, Fiat, Government Agencies, Government Contractors, Labor Unions, Pajamas Media, Political Speech, United Opposition, Von Spakovsky, White House
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 […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on February 16, 2011. Tags: Blogger, Callista Gingrich, Citizens United, Congressman Steve, CPAC, David Bossie, Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, Donald Trump, Herman Cain, Lofty Position, Newt Gingrich, Photo Essay, President David, Rick Santorum, Robert Stacy Mccain, Senator Rand, Stacy, Steve King, What The Heck
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 […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted in CPAC, News
Posted on February 14, 2011. Tags: Brand New, Budget Deficit, Citizens United, CPAC, Pound Gorilla
I saw this last week at CPAC 2011 and it has now been released to the public by Citizens United. Great ad – once again! About Tom WhiteTom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted in CPAC, News
Posted on February 10, 2011. Tags: Citizens United, February 14, Few Words, Free Speech, Newt Gingrich, Pound Gorilla, Presentation, Sneak Preview, Speaker Newt Gingrich, Supreme Court Victory, Surprise
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 […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted in CPAC, Featured
Posted on October 8, 2010. Tags: American Sovereignty, Citizens United, Conservative Women, Grassroots Lobbying, John Paul Ii, Media Director, New Films, Pope John Paul, Pope John Paul Ii, Presidential Straw Poll, Prince William, Prince William County, Registration Table, Robert Stacy Mccain, Ron Paul, Schiffman, Soviet Domination, States Supreme Court, Tea Party, Three Guesses, United States Supreme Court, Us Sovereignty, Virginia Federation, Women In Politics
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 […]
Elwood "Sandy" Sanders is a Hanover attorney who is an Appellate Procedure Consultant for Lantagne Legal Printing and has written ten scholarly legal articles. Sandy was also Virginia's first Appellate Defender and also helped bring curling in VA! (None of these titles imply any endorsement of Sanders’ views)
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