Press Release: POE Applauds Rep. Weiner’s Demand for Justice Clarence Thomas to Immediately Disclose His Financial Statements
Protect Our Elections Applauds Rep. Anthony Weiner's Demand for Justice Clarence Thomas to Immediately Disclose His Financial Statements Group Urges Department Of Justice To Apply "Equal Justice" To Thomas WASHINGTON,…
NYT: G.O.P. Senators Question I.R.S. Scrutiny of Donors
May 18, 2011- A group of Republican senators wrote to the head of the Internal Revenue Service on Wednesday seeking internal correspondence and other information about the agency’s heightened scrutiny…
Republican Strategy: Suppress the Vote!
-Democratic Governors Association: Stop Vote Suppression! Now that they control a majority of statehouses across the nation, Republicans are attempting a bold power grab to disenfranchise voters and repeat the…
A Note From Anthony Weiner
Clarence Thomas wants a fight about his lying to the American people. So let's give it to him. Here are the facts. Thomas' wife earned $700,000 from half the radical…
AP: Justice Thomas takes aim at court’s critics
May 17, 2011- AUGUSTA, Ga. – Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas opened up to an audience of attorneys in his home state of Georgia on Tuesday, comparing critics of the…
Business Insider: If The FEC Denies Stephen Colbert’s Super PAC Request Sarah Palin And Karl Rove Could Be In Trouble
May 17, 2011- If you are a Stephen Colbert fan you likely know that he is attempting to start the Colbert Super PAC in an effort to showcase the inanity…
Huffington Post: Democracy 21, Campaign Legal Center: James Bopp’s Republican Super PAC Is Illegal
May 17, 2011- Republican officials beware! Two good-government groups are warning that GOP politicians will be violating federal law if they solicit unlimited contributions for the newly-minted "Republican Super PAC."…
Politico: GOP ‘Super PAC’ seeks surplus cash
May 16, 2011- Attorney James Bopp Jr. spent much of the last two years trying to get rid of the ban preventing federal officials from raising unlimited contributions, or so-called…
Minneapolis Star Tribune: Appeals court sides with federal judge, allows Minnesota campaign law to stand
A group argued that a state law hampers their free speech by chilling corporate giving. The appellate court disagreed. May 16, 2011- By a 2-1 vote, the 8th Circuit U.S.…
Kansas City Star: To protect voters’ rights, Nixon should veto photo ID bill
May 11, 2011- Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has been busy with the veto pen this session, and the legislature has given him cause to use it again. A bill requiring…
CAW Press Release: Campaign Finance Watchdog Spearheads Battle Against Anonymous Donations
Applauds IRS Initiative to Enforce Gift Tax of Fraudulent Non-Profits Announcement Comes Months After Campaign Accountability Watch Sends Letter on Issue to AG Holder WASHINGTON, May 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --…
NYT: I.R.S. Moves to Tax Gifts to Groups Active in Politics
May 12, 2011- Big donors like David H. Koch and George Soros could owe taxes on their millions of dollars in contributions to nonprofit advocacy groups that are playing an…
CREW Sends Letter to President Obama Supporting Executive Order Requiring Transparancy of Campaign Finance
If you've been following the news, you've probably heard about the President's executive order drafted April 13, which would require full disclosure of campaign donations made by business entities seeking…
Brad Blog: Clay County, KY Election Officials Sentenced to 156 Years in Election Rigging Case
ALSO: Voting Machines Impounded in Perry County, KY May 9, 2011- It is now officially impossible to know whether thousands of paper ballots being counted in the state of Wisconsin's…