Dedicated To Restoring Our Government to Citizens' Control

The Washington Times: EDITORIAL: The return of Citizens United

The plain language of the First Amendment confuses another federal judge

How did a robust and skeptical state like Colorado, with a century-long history of electing conservatives and Republicans, turn so blue with the 2008 election? That’s the subject of “Rocky Mountain Heist,” a documentary by the advocacy group Citizens United. A blue federal judge on Monday decided that Citizens United is not entitled to tell the story of how wealthy millionaires hijacked the state’s politics.

This sounds familiar to anyone who has been listening. Citizens United was blocked by the blue Federal Election Commission in 2008 from airing a documentary about Hillary Clinton. Two years later, the Supreme Court ruled that the commission violated the group’s First Amendment right to free speech.

Don’t Miss Out

Subscribe to our free email newsletter and get all the latest sent directly to your inbox.

Thank you for subscribing!
Something went wrong. Please try again later.

Read more at WashingtonTimes.com here.

About The Author
Citizens United