SUPREME COURT RULES IN FAVOR OF CITIZENS UNITED (Bossie in DC/National shows only)
SUPREME COURT RULES IN FAVOR OF CITIZENS UNITED (Bossie in DC/National shows only)
The U. S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Citizens United allowing it to air documentary films and advertisements.
During his State of the Union address, Barack Obama lambasted that decision and dressed down the Supreme Court Justice but Justice Alito was caught on camera mouthing the words, “Not true.”
The following is a statement from Citizens United President David Bossie, a former chief investigator for the United States House of Representatives Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. Mr. Bossie is available for Talk Show interviews on this topic.
“Today’s U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing Citizens United to air its documentary films and advertisements is a tremendous victory, not only for Citizens United but for every American who desires to participate in the political process.
“As our case amply demonstrates, campaign finance legislation over the last two decades has imposed, as Justice Kennedy put it, a “censorship . . . vast in its reach.” By overruling Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce and striking down McCain-Feingold’s ban on so-called electioneering communications, the Supreme Court has made possible the participation in our political process that is the right of every American citizen – a right that had been severely curtailed under McCain-Feingold.
“This is a victory for Citizens United, but even more so for the First Amendment rights of all Americans. The fault line on this issue does not split liberals and conservatives or Republicans and Democrats. Instead, it pits entrenched establishment politicians against the very people whom they are elected to serve.
“First and foremost, I would like to thank Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Kadish who have been incredibly generous from the very first day of this process. We would never have been able to reach the Supreme Court without their support. I also need to thank the thousands of donors who exercised their right to free speech to support Citizens United and this defense of the First Amendment.
“The Citizens United Board of Directors deserves a great deal of credit for recognizing the potential of this case and supporting my decision to take this fight head-on. I need to thank our legal team, beginning with Michael Boos, Vice President and General Counsel at Citizens United, and the leader of this tremendous legal team. That team included Jim Bopp, a man who has been fighting McCain-Feingold since its inception and did a phenomenal job with the early stages of this case. Finally, Ted Olsen, Matthew McGill, Amir Tayrani and the entire team at Gibson Dunn, are attorneys without peer and deserve a tremendous amount of credit for the work that they did on this case.
“Last and certainly not least, I need to thank my family for putting up with the long hours it took over the last four years to bring this case to the Supreme Court. I could not have done it without them.” –David Bossie, President of Citizens United
ABOUT DAVID BOSSIE...
David N. Bossie is the president of Citizens United and Citizens United Foundation, both of which are conservative grassroots organizations headquartered in Washington, DC.
Bossie is the former chief investigator for the United States House of Representatives Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. During Bill Clinton’s two terms as president, he led investigations ranging from the Whitewater land deal to the illegal transfer of dual-use technology to China and the illegal foreign money schemes in the 1996 Clinton re-election campaign.
Bossie is the executive producer of several award-winning documentaries. Border War: The Battle over Illegal Immigration premiered in theaters across the country to standing-room-only audiences and was released on DVD on October 15, 2006.
ACLU: At War with America was released in December 2006. In 2004 he produced Celsius 41.11, the conservative response to Michael Moore’s Fahrenheit 9/11.
In 2005, with actor Ron Silver, he produced Broken Promises: The United Nations at 60.
Bossie is the author of Intelligence Failure: How Bill Clinton’s National Security Policy Set the Stage for 9/11 (2004; Nelson Current); The Many Faces of John Kerry: Why This Massachusetts Liberal Is Wrong for America (2004; Nelson Current); and Prince Albert: The Life and Lies of Al Gore (2000; Merill), which he co-wrote with Floyd Brown.
Born in Boston, Bossie attended the University of Maryland. He has proudly served for the last 17 years as a volunteer firefighter in Montgomery County, Maryland, where he resides with his wife, Susan, and their three children; Isabella, Griffin and Lily Campbell.
To schedule an interview with DAVID BOSSIE, call: 630-848-0750.