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Slippery "Government Speech" Slope

September 2, 2010 by ZacKester

In siding with a Catholic student group after the University of Wisconsin denied student group funding for only some of its activities the Seventh Circuit explained [pdf] that "the University of Wisconsin is not propagating its own message; it has created a public forum where the students, not the university, decide what is to be said. Read more »

Fear of Debate

August 17, 2010 by Jeff Gallant

Democrats fear open debate. They decry those "outside groups," i.e., associations of citizens---who want to be heard on "wasteful government spending" by running ads espousing their views.

"Voters seeing the ads won't know who's paying for them, or what the sponsoring group is all about, or whether there's any merit to the arguments. But a $4.1-million ad buy is going to get noticed, and it's going to affect public opinion." Read more »

Conservative Group Kicks Off $4.1 Million Election Ad Campaign

August 16, 2010 by Publius

The group, Americans for Prosperity, will run the ads in media markets featuring competitive congressional races. Get ready from the cries from Democrats that the group hasn't publicly released the names of their donors.

Court Protects Petition Signers from Harassment

August 12, 2010 by Publius

Promising news out of the state of Washington, where a federal judge has blocked the release of the names and addresses of more than 138,000 supporters of traditional marriage. Read more »

"Illiberal Education"

August 3, 2010 by ZacKester

After more than two months of controversy over a firing that should have never have happened, [Dr. Kenneth Howell of the University of Illinois] has been offered his job back. The turnaround underscores the scandal that continues at core institutions of our Western culture. The incident exposes, once again, the lie that is the popular conception of “tolerance,” so conventionally in vogue and by no coincidence a tenet of left-wing ideology. . .

"No Christianity Please, We’re Academics"

August 3, 2010 by ZacKester

Nevertheless, scholars ought to be concerned that Christians often report that the academy is a hostile environment. Are academics generally glad that such a perception exists? If not, how might it be dispelled? If it is based on genuine experiences, what can be done about a climate that tolerates religious discrimination?

DISCLOSE Act Fails to Advance

July 28, 2010 by Jeff Gallant

There are many reasons why the DISCLOSE Act should have (and did) fail to advance in the Senate. But it is unfortunately not surprising to learn that Senator Reid still says that it was needed to stop foreign nationals from contributing for political speech. As reported in the WSJ:

"Mr. Reid issued a statement this week charging that his Republican opposition to the measure would "let foreign interests buy U.S. elections." Read more »

Schumer Files New Campaign Finance Bill to Court Centrist Voters

July 25, 2010 by Publius

He is courting Maine Senators Snowe and Collins (both Republican) by removing provisions that some say will give an unfair advantage to unions in an effort to beef up support for his attempt to subvert the Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United v. Read more »

DISCLOSE Not Likely Before 2010 Midterms

July 20, 2010 by Jeff Gallant

Congress is unlikely to vote on DISCLOSE before the November elections. Sen. Snowe wants other legislation prioritized and Sen. Scott Brown says it gives "Democrats an unfair political advantage before a pivotal election and provide[s] too many exemptions for special interest groups like the NRA and Sierra Club.

Rocky Road for Campaign Finance

July 19, 2010 by Publius

Add the DISCLOSE Act to the stack of legislation that may die in the Senate for fear of alienating more Democrat voters before the November election. The DISCLOSE Act is Congress' attempt to subvert the Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United v. FEC from earlier this year. The decision caused controversy after President Obama's comments about the decision drew a reaction from a Surpeme Court Justice attending his State of the Union address. Read more »

Schumer's Phony Reform

July 8, 2010 by Publius

One of the men pushing the Congressional attempt to subvert the Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United v. FEC is ironically out on the campaign trail asking corporations for donations.

Good News for the Christian Legal Society?

June 22, 2010 by Publius

The Alliance Defense Fund is predicting that John Roberts is writing the opinion in Christian Legal Society v. Martinez. The case involved a challenge to a campus policy that prohibitted a student group from requiring members to sign a statement of faith. If the Chief Justice is in fact writing the opinion as they suggest, it could be good news for the Christian Legal Society's chances of winning the case. Read more »

DISCLOSE Act Shields Democrat-leaning Groups from Disclosure Requirements

June 22, 2010 by Publius

Liberal groups were up in arms when the Democrats agreed to exempt the NRA from many of the DISCLOSE Act's provisions in exchange for the NRA's committment to remove its opposition to the legislation. But what is often lost in this shuffle, is the fact that many liberal groups have their own exemptions. In particular, unions.

How Dems' NRA Loophole Backfired

June 21, 2010 by Publius

Politico explains how the Democrat's may have killed their own attempt to subvert the Supreme Court' decision in Citizens United v. FEC by exempting the NRA from its provisions.

Return of the Speech Police

June 20, 2010 by Publius

The National Review offers this op-ed about the DISCLOSE Act, the Democrats attempt to subvert the Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United v. FEC. The vote, originally scheduled for Friday, was cancelled after a series of setback for Democrats, that included fallout over the move to exempt the NRA from many of the bills provisions to remove the NRA's opposition to the legislation.

NRA and DISCLOSE

June 18, 2010 by Richard E. Coleson

"But even faced with these valid arguments the NRA's walking away from this fight is hard to swallow. As NRA board member Cleta Mitchell puts it, the First Amendment is a principle, not merely an issue. Also, Van Hollen's deal is so clearly unfair, and the NRA, by dropping its objection to the bill, is indirectly using unfair means to protect gun rights. NRA lobbyists say they are just looking out for their members. Read more »

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