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Citizens United (organization)

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Citizens United is a conservative U.S. non-profit organization currently headed by President David Bossie. He has held this position since 2000. Its offices are on Pennsylvania Avenue in the Capitol hill area of Washington, D.C.

History

Citizens United was founded by Floyd Brown[1] in 1988.

It has run ads critical of President Clinton's record on terrorism, ads supporting George W. Bush's terrorism record, and filed a Federal Election Commission complaint against Fahrenheit 9/11. The associated Citizens United Foundation is a 501(c)(3) group.

Citizens United's stated goals are:

  • "to reassert the traditional American values of limited government, freedom of enterprise, strong families, and national sovereignty and security."
  • "to restore the founding fathers' vision of a free nation, guided by the honesty, common sense, and good will of its citizens."

On October 2, 2006, in reaction to revelations of a GOP coverup of inappropriate communications between Congressman Mark Foley and teenage pages, Citizens United President David Bossie called on Dennis Hastert to resign over his role in covering up the scandal.[1]


The group produced a television advertisement that reveals several liberal legislative actions taken by Presidential candidate Senator John McCain.[2] The Group aired the ad on Fox News Channel.[3]

Supreme Court case

Citizens United is involved in a Supreme Court case, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, disputing the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002, well-known as the McCain-Feingold law. The case regards the documentary Hillary The Movie which was produced by Citizens United. Under the McCain-Feingold law, a federal court in Washington ruled that Citizens United would be barred from advertising its film.[2] The case, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (08-205) will be heard in the United States Supreme Court on March 24, 2009.

Citizens United Productions

Citizens United Productions, headed by President David Bossie, has released 10 feature-length documentaries and will be releasing its 11th film titled Perfect Valor in Spring 2009. The following is a list of films produced by Citizens United Productions.


Rediscovering God in America, Ronald Reagan: Rendezvous with Destiny, and We Have the Power were hosted by Newt and Callista Gingrich.

References

  1. ^ Floyd Brown - Biography
  2. ^ Barnes, Robert (2009-03-14). "'Hillary: The Movie' to Get Supreme Court Screening". The Washington Post. p. A5.
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