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FEC approves Colbert SuperPAC – hilarity AND sadness to ensue?

Posted in Campaign Finance, Good Government, tagged Campaign Finance, citizens united, Colbert Report, Comedy Central, Craig Holman, FEC, federal election commission, Karl Rove, Public Citizen, sarah palin, Stephen Colbert, SuperPACS on June 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Stephen Colbert and the FEC squared off today in Washington over the fake news anchor’s SuperPAC request. Colbert testified today in an FEC hearing in which he sought a media exemption so he can form his own Super political action committee. The Comedy Central host has been making fun of campaign finance laws for months [...]

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Election spending by outside groups is concentrated and hidden, new Public Citizen analysis shows

Posted in Campaign Finance, Good Government, tagged citizens united, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, Democratic Party (United States), federal election commission, Public Citizen, republicans, Supreme Court of the United States, United States on October 27, 2010 | 3 Comments »

Cross-posted from our mother blog at CitizenVox. We don’t normally cross-post much because we’d prefer you to read their blog just as much as ours, but if you’re not, please add them to your rss feed now! Of the $176.1 million spent by outside groups using large, often undisclosed contributions to influence the current elections, [...]

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Don’t Get Rolled Rally: Austin Update

Posted in Global Warming, tagged andy wilson, Austin, clean elections texas, common cause, daily texan, don't get rolled, federal election commission, mccain feingold, Public Citizen, Robert Weissman, supreme court, Texas on September 10, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Earlier this week, Public Citizen hosted a rally at the state capitol to raise awareness about the U.S. Supreme Court re-hearing Wednesday of Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. Representatives from Common Cause and Clean Elections Texas joined us, despite the rain and ominous weather. Many thanks to our good government brethren for their support. [...]

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Austin Rally Against Corporate Influence in Politics & US Supreme Court “Citizens United” Case

Posted in Campaign Finance, Good Government, tagged austin texas, Campaign Finance, citizens united, climate change, don't get rolled, Fair Elections, federal election commission, health care, Public Citizen, us supreme court on September 8, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Austin Rally to Protest the Possibility that the U.S. Supreme Court Will Allow Corporations to Unleash Flood of Money Into Elections Court Is Considering Sweeping Away a Century’s Worth of Campaign Finance Principles WHAT: Rally to raise awareness about the U.S. Supreme Court re-hearing Wednesday of Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. The court has [...]

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