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July 12, 2012 10:22 pm | By Omar
Representative Ellison Responds to Republican Islamophobia
Sharia law and the Muslim Brotherhood are coming! Clearly that idea is ridiculous. Not even Rep. Michelle Bachmann believes that. She believes they are already here! On June 13, Bachmann, along with fellow Republican congressmen Trent Franks, Louie Gohmert, Thomas…
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July 12, 2012 8:36 pm | By Justin
DISCLOSE Act to Get Senate Vote
Next week, the Senate will vote on the DISCLOSE Act, which would bring much needed transparency to the corporate and special interest money that allows the wealthiest few to take over our airways and coöpt our elections. Since the Supreme…
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July 12, 2012 4:25 pm | By Dylan
Voter suppression remains a hot topic in Virginia
Back in April, instead of signing the voter ID bill, Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell sent it back to the legislature for several amendments, with mixed results. He ultimately decided to sign it into law, but issued an executive order mandating…
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July 11, 2012 9:00 pm | By Justin
Questionable Ethics In Issa’a Zeal to Score Political Points
Representative Darrell Issa (R-CA) has been targeting the Obama administration since his earliest days as chair of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, and recently he’s been waging a political witch hunt against Attorney General Eric Holder surrounding the…
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July 11, 2012 8:36 pm | By Josh Glasstetter
Romney Continues to Refuse Financial Transparency
A New York Times editorial published yesterday takes aim at Mitt Romney’s continued obfuscation regarding his tax returns. Shirking a precedent embraced by previous presidential candidates, including his father, George Romney, the GOP nominee has yet to fully disclose the…
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July 11, 2012 7:48 pm | By Dylan
Call to action hopes to increase Native vote
With the nationwide attack on voting rights a regular topic of discussions these days, we must not forget that our democracy is strongest when all citizens participate – which is exactly what the National Congress of American Indians reminded us…
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July 11, 2012 6:38 pm | By Amelia
Time is running out for voter ID in Mississippi
Last November, Mississippi voters approved by referendum a voter ID constitutional amendment. Because the amendment required enacting accompanying legislation, the legislature then passed HB 921, which Governor Phil Bryant signed into law on May 17, 2012. ALEC Members Joey Fillingane…
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July 11, 2012 3:29 pm | By Amelia
Making voter registration easier in New York
The Right to Vote under Attack: The Campaign to Keep Millions of Americans from the Ballot Box, a Right Wing Watch: In Focus report by PFAW Foundation, details the worst of the worst of the Right’s fight to suppress the…
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July 10, 2012 10:03 pm | By Justin
A Different Reality for Romney’s Mega-Donors
Top-dollar donors to Mitt Romney’s campaign gathered last weekend to hobnob with the candidate at three fundraisers in East Hampton, N.Y., including an event at the massive home of billionaire David Koch. With the price of admission around $75,000, the…
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July 10, 2012 9:50 pm | By Dylan
Voter ID on trial in Texas
Last May, Texas Governor Rick Perry signed SB 14 into law. An ALEC award-winner himself, Governor Perry had the support of several ALEC members and others who pushed the legislation. Together they made Texas a photo ID state. Then the…
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July 10, 2012 7:37 pm | By Dylan
US Reps decry Florida purge
The chorus against the Florida voter purge added sixteen new voices to the mix last week after House Judiciary Ranking Member John Conyers (D-MI14) led a letter to Chairman Lamar Smith (R-TX21) calling for: [A]n oversight hearing on Department of…
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July 10, 2012 7:31 pm | By Justin
Republican Fundraiser Illustrates the Sham of “Non-Coordination”
Mitt Romney raised a lot of money this weekend at a gala fundraiser in the Hamptons, where guests such as the Koch brothers paid up to $50,000 to attend. But according to the Huffington Post, one particular presence that weekend…
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July 9, 2012 8:52 pm | By Amelia
Supreme Court declines to issue stay in Arizona voter ID case
Back in 2004, Arizona voters passed Proposition 200, which required people in the state to produce proof of citizenship in order to vote and use public services. Two years later, PFAW Foundation joined voting rights supporters in filing suit against…
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July 9, 2012 6:57 pm | By Dylan
Veto pen put to paper in Michigan
In a move hailed by voting rights advocates, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder separated himself from his conservative allies last week when he vetoed HB 5061, SB 803, and SB 754, all part of a voter suppression package tied in part…
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July 9, 2012 6:39 pm | By Amelia
UPDATE: Lawsuits, politics color voter ID in Pennsylvania
Earlier this year, Pennsylvania lawmakers passed HB 934, a voter ID law whose original sponsor, Daryl Metcalfe, is an ALEC member. Voting rights advocates filed a lawsuit in May, and in June, Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald announced that he,…
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July 6, 2012 12:01 am | By Calvin Sloan
California Passes Citizens United Resolution
Today, Assembly Joint Resolution 22 passed the California Senate with a 24-11 vote, and thus California became the sixth state – joining Hawaii, New Mexico, Vermont, Maryland and Rhode Island – to call upon Congress to propose an amendment to…
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July 3, 2012 8:07 pm | By Justin
PFAW Staff Video on PeoplesTestimony.com
Under the banner of United For the People, a new web platform launched today to collect and amplify the growing grassroots movement in America that is calling for a constitutional amendment to overturn the Supreme Court’s flawed 2010 decision in…
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July 3, 2012 7:06 pm | By Amelia
Senate Judiciary Committee shines light on voter suppression
On June 26, 2012 the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act (S. 1994). Sponsored by Senators Charles Schumer and Ben Cardin, the bill would amend federal criminal law to prohibit deceiving…
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July 3, 2012 6:39 pm | By Justin
Clergy File IRS Complaint Against ALEC
The formal complaints against the American Legislative Exchange Council are mounting. A group of clergy in Columbus, OH have filed a complaint with the IRS alleging that ALEC violated its tax-exempt status by “significantly misrepresenting its activities to the IRS,…
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July 3, 2012 5:07 pm | By Amelia
UPDATE: Voter suppression package arrives on Michigan Governor’s desk
UPDATE: Though July 1 has now passed, Governor Rick Snyderstill has yet to sign the voter suppression package. The Michigan chapter of the National Action Network is planning a march from Detroit to Lansing on July 23-27 to protest these…