HANDS OFF on April 5th!

 

Join us on Saturday, April 5th, for HANDS OFF!, a national mass mobilization in defiance of the Trump-Musk billionaire takeover and the assault on our freedoms and our communities. Since his inauguration, Donald Trump has committed multiple abuses of power with the support and enabling of Elon Musk and allies. We are witnessing a crisis of corruption and democratic erosion—and we can’t wait a moment longer to respond. We need to make the message clear: It’s time for impeachment proceedings against this lawless president. Show your support using our custom poster! HANDS OFF! Mass Mobilization Saturday, April 5th FIND AN EVENT DOWNLOAD POSTERS Now more than ever, we must stand up for our democracy in the face of this trampling on our Constitution and the rule of law. We hope you’ll join us at an event near you as we respond to this critical moment. In solidarity, Free Speech For People

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Inside Cleta Mitchell and her Corrupt Election Integrity Network Scheme

 THIS IS SHARED BECAUSE ALEC IS A KOCH-FUNDED ORGANIZATION 

THAT HAS WORKED TO PROTECT THEIR INTERESTS, INCLUDING PASSING 

STATE LEGISLATION THAT MAKES IT PROHIBITIVE TO INSTALL SOLAR...THEY 

ARE KNOWN FOR WRITING THE LEGISLATION THAT GETS PASSED BY 

REPUBLICANS....ON THE RIGHT SIDE, THERE IS A LENGTHY LIST OF TOPICS...

CLETA MITCHELL IS ALSO ASSOCIATED WITH GINNI THOMAS...WELL FUNDED 

TO PROMOTE THEIR LIES! 

The New York Times just reported on one of the more insidious threats to our democracy to date: Cleta Mitchell and her Election Integrity Network. As founder of the Election Integrity Network (EIN), Mitchell has been a central operative in taking Donald Trump’s Big Lie about the 2020 election and advancing it to try to undermine the 2024 election. She has declared that noncitizens are voting in droves and that the EIN is the vehicle to “save our country from the radical left,” establishing chapters in 30 states. She has organized activists determined to purge voter rolls under false claims of voter fraud and she has helped to appoint them as election board members and poll watchers. The EIN has collected names of people they falsely allege are voting illegally, particularly those with “ethnic names,” for activists to use if and when they challenge the results of the November election. Mitchell’s work will extend beyond the November election. The Election Integrity Network, in partnership with the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), has already drafted legislation fueled by unfounded claims of noncitizen voting. Free Speech For People was instrumental in Mitchell’s removal from the U.S. Election Assistance Commission’s National Advisory Board, where she had been appointed by the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.  In two letters to the US Commission on Civil Rights, we argued, with our partner Generation Vote, that Mitchell’s repeated efforts to undermine voting rights and to promote the false claim of election fraud in the 2020 presidential election, as well as her testimony before the congressional January 6th Committee in 2022 where she claimed that no one in the American public has a constitutional right to vote for President of the United States, were deeply incompatible with the purpose and mandate of both commissions.   A special grand jury in Fulton County, Georgia unanimously recommended that Mitchell be indicted for her role in conspiring with Trump and others to overturn the 2020 presidential election. Should Cleta Mitchell’s efforts to attack the right to vote and our elections continue, Free Speech For People will remain committed to challenging her and her network, along with other anti-democratic forces engaged in voter suppression and voter intimidation. Our democracy depends on it. Onward, Free Speech For People

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We’re going to trial today against voter intimidation in Colorado

 

We’re standing before the U.S. District Court of Colorado today to stop an illegal campaign to intimidate voters. The trial has begun in our case against the leaders of the United States Election Integrity Plan (USEIP), an extremist organization with ties to QAnon and the January 6th Capitol Insurrection, seeking to stop their illegal voter intimidation campaign in Colorado. The right to a free and fair vote is the bedrock of our democracy. We cannot allow USEIP or anyone else to prevent Americans from voting safely and without fear. Will you chip in $10 or more today to help us protect voters nationwide from intimidation? USEIP has conducted a door-to-door campaign of intimidation at voters’ homes, in which its agents (sometimes armed) question voters about their method of voting, interrogate them about so-called fraudulent ballots, levy baseless accusations of fraud against voters, and take photographs of voters’ homes to store in a database. The defendants tried to prevent the case from going to trial by filing multiple motions, and even countersuing the voting rights organizations that Free Speech For People represents in this lawsuit (the NAACP of Colorado, League of Women Voters of Colorado, and Mi Familia Vota) for defamation and abuse of process. But their tactics failed. No one should have to be afraid that voting will leave them vulnerable to post-election intimidation in their own homes, or that the voting rolls will be abused to mark certain voters for intimidation or threats. Free and fair elections can only occur when people know they can vote safely both when they go to the polls and afterwards. Donate today to help Free Speech For People continue our fight against voter intimidation and protect our democracy.   If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately: Express Donate: $10 Express Donate: $25 Express Donate: $50 Express Donate: $100 Express Donate: $250 Or, donate another amount Thank you for all you do. Onward, Free Speech For People DONATE

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Victories in Arizona and Colorado

 

On February 16, the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona denied the State of Arizona’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit challenging two recently enacted voter suppression laws, H.B. 2492 and H.B. 2243, for imposing severe, arbitrary, and discriminatory burdens on Arizona voters that undermine their freedom to vote and violate federal law. Under the challenged laws, many Arizonans are denied the freedom to vote based on the type of voter registration form they submit and whether they can obtain, copy and submit additional paperwork that proves their current residence and U.S. citizenship status with their voter registration. H.B. 2492 further discriminates against naturalized citizens by requiring them to disclose their place of their birth, which is irrelevant to any voter qualification. These policies discriminate against entire sectors of voters, including Native voters who face unique barriers to voting and voters born outside the United States. They violate the U.S. Constitution, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the National Voter Registration Act, and the Voting Rights Act. This victory is one step forward in the ongoing effort to protect our constitutional right to vote. Free Speech For People is proud to partner with the Campaign Legal Center and our other co-counsel in litigating this critical case on behalf of leading voting rights organizations in Arizona. Our democracy depends on secure and inclusive elections, and we will keep fighting to protect the fundamental right to vote. Will you chip in to help us continue our efforts to protect voting rights nationwide? We also achieved a victory in Colorado earlier this month, where a federal judge ruled that the leaders of the United States Election Integrity Plan (USEIP), an extremist organization with ties to QAnon and the January 6 insurrection, cannot escape a trial in our lawsuit seeking to stop their illegal voter intimidation campaign in Colorado. USEIP has been conducting a door-to-door campaign of intimidation at voters’ homes, in which its agents (sometimes armed) question voters about their method of voting, interrogate them about so-called fraudulent ballots, levy baseless accusations of fraud against voters, and take photographs of voters’ homes to store in a database. The organization tried to prevent the case from going to trial by filing multiple motions, and even counter-suing the voting rights organizations that Free Speech For People represents in this lawsuit (the NAACP of Colorado, League of Women Voters of Colorado, and Mi Familia Vota) for defamation and abuse of process. We’re ready to take the leaders of USEIP and Arizona’s election officials to court for attacking the constitutional right to vote. We will continue to fight for the free and fair democracy promised to us all. But our success depends on you. Thanks for all you do, Free Speech For People DONATE Paid for by Free Speech For People contact@freespeechforpeople.org

Election Denier Cleta Mitchell Must Be Removed From the Election Assistance Commission’s Advisory Board

During and after the 2020 presidential election, Donald Trump and his acolytes sparked a wave of election denial, false claims of fraud, and a violent insurrection that took the lives of five people. Now this threat has the potential to jeopardize our very right to vote. In 2021, the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights appointed Trump lawyer and election denier Cleta Mitchell to the U.S. Election Assistance Commission’s Board of Advisors, which works with the EAC to provide guidance to states on election administration. But Mitchell testified under oath before the January 6 House Select Committee in 2022 that no one in the American public has a constitutional right to vote for President of the United States. Mitchell was also part of the conspiracy, following the November 2020 election, to try to pressure the Georgia Secretary of State to “find” enough votes for Trump to (falsely) win the state. Cleta Mitchell should have no business influencing election administration. Sign if you agree: The Commission on Civil Rights must revoke Mitchell’s appointment to the Election Assistance Commission. The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights and the Election Assistance Commission are tasked with protecting the right to free and fair elections for every American voter, a freedom already under widespread attack. Mitchell’s actions are incompatible with these goals and prove that she is unfit to uphold this critical mission. The Commission on Civil Rights must uphold its own mission and integrity. It must revoke Cleta Mitchell’s appointment and replace her with a candidate who respects every American’s constitutional right to vote. Tell the Commission on Civil Rights: Revoke Cleta Mitchell’s appointment to the Election Assistance Commission. In solidarity, Ron Fein Legal Director, Free Speech For People DONATE

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It's time for corporations to stop funding insurrectionists

 

In the wake of the January 6th insurrection, major corporations were quick to denounce the violent extremism and disinformation that prompted the attack on Capitol Hill. Many of them pledged to halt their political spending, particularly to those politicians who argued that the 2020 election had been stolen from former President Trump. But these public promises quickly proved hollow. Since January 2021, Fortune 500 companies and corporate trade groups have contributed a combined $16 million to members of the Sedition Caucus. They have given an additional $1 million to Republicans currently being investigated by the January 6th Select Committee, including Reps. Kevin McCarthy, Scott Perry, Jim Jordan, and Andy Biggs. Sign if you agree: Major corporations must stop funding insurrectionists and jeopardizing our democracy. The attack on our democracy didn’t end with January 6th. Across the country, lawmakers are pushing bills that would make it harder to vote, particularly for communities of color, and giving election deniers sprawling access to voting infrastructure that could undermine the electoral process. If we want to protect our democracy, we must defund those who are trying to tear it down.  Tell corporate America to stop bankrolling insurrectionists and election deniers. In solidarity, Free Speech For People DONATE Paid for by Free Speech For People contact@freespeechforpeople.org

Some corporations chose our democracy over amassing political power. As of March 2022, a reported 85 corporations, including PepsiCo, Nike, Zillow, Marriott, Target and others, have kept their vow to withhold funding from insurrectionists. If they can do it, so can everyone else. 

In the wake of the January 6 insurrection, many corporations pledged to stop donations to the Sedition Caucus — the 147 Republican members of Congress who voted not to certify the 2020 election and helped fuel the lies that led to the attack.

However, pledging to defend democracy and actually defending democracy are different things. As of this writing, Fortune 500 companies and corporate trade groups have donated more than $16 million to Sedition Caucus members since the insurrection.

Moreover, these companies have given nearly $1 million to Republican members of Congress being investigated by the Jan. 6 Select committee, including U.S. Reps. Kevin McCarthy, Scott Perry, Jim Jordan, Andy Biggs, Barry Loudermilk, and Ronny Jackson.

Our Message to UPS, FedEx, Visa, Home Depot, General Motors, Exxonmobil, and other Fortune 500 companies and corporate trade associations:

Corporations cannot honestly claim to support democracy at the same time they reward the very lawmakers who tried to finish what the insurrectionists started on January 6, 2021. Stop funding insurrectionists.