Today is the 250th anniversary of The Virginia Declaration of Rights!!
"Section 12 -- That the freedom of the press is one of the great bulwarks of liberty, and can never be restrained but by despotic governments."
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Institute for Free Speech
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Institute for Free Speech: The nation’s largest organization dedicated solely to protecting political speech, press, assembly, and petition rights.
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Does your state protect donors at home? No one should have to risk their family's safety to support a campaign.
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At this point, intentionally misunderstanding what the 2010 Citizens United decision was about is a requirement for Democratic politicians. But Ossoff’s mendacity is breathtaking. | @Schneider_CM 
The federal government should not be able to strong-arm private parties into censorship. The newly introduced JAWBONE Act is a step in the right direction.- Institute for Free Speech reposted
The @InstFreeSpeech welcomes the introduction of the JAWBONE Act. We are glad to see bipartisan recognition that this problem requires a legislative solution. We look forward to working with lawmakers on this important step to protect free speech. - "Billionaire climate activist Tom Steyer’s bid for governor of California is the second time he has spent more than nine figures in an unsuccessful attempt to win public office." How many times do we have to say that money doesn't buy elections?
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A new article on the lawsuit we brought last week.We're proud to represent @grassroothawaii in this lawsuit to protect the right of all Hawaii residents to join together and seek change. Read the new article from @angele_latham on our challenge to Hawaii's Act 11, via @USATODAY: usatoday.com/story/news/pol…
- Institute for Free Speech repostedNEW: An excellent, in-depth story from @angele_latham / @USATODAY, explaining @InstFreeSpeech's new lawsuit on behalf of Hawaii nonprofit @grassroothawaii. The suit challenges the state's Act 11, which strips speech rights from numerous types of groups:
- Institute for Free Speech repostedThe late Justice Scalia once said, "[T]his campaign finance law is so intricate that I can't figure it out." Campaign finance laws are one of the greatest threats to #freespeech.@DavidAFrench: "Political [#freespeech] is at the core of the First Amendment…How we allowed a labyrinth of [campaign finance] regulations so intensive… "Nancy and I created Evangelicals for Mitt…But when we did it, the amount of legal knowledge that we had to have to do that
00:00 - We're proud to represent @grassroothawaii in this lawsuit to protect the right of all Hawaii residents to join together and seek change. Read the new article from @angele_latham on our challenge to Hawaii's Act 11, via @USATODAY: usatoday.com/story/news/pol…
- Institute for Free Speech repostedYet more evidence that money buying campaign speech doesn't buy an election.Steyer is out of the California governor’s race, along with his climate agenda dlvr.it/TSyZsX
- Institute for Free Speech reposted@DavidAFrench: "Political [#freespeech] is at the core of the First Amendment…How we allowed a labyrinth of [campaign finance] regulations so intensive… "Nancy and I created Evangelicals for Mitt…But when we did it, the amount of legal knowledge that we had to have to do that00:00
