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Presidential Coalition LLC is a Republican front group that registered with the Internal Revenue Service as a Section 527 political action committee on June 30, 2005. It is affiliated with Citizens United. David N. Bossie is listed as president and manager.[1]

In the 2005-2006 election cycle, The Presidential Coalition raised $707,485 in contributions and expended $7,256,082.[2] From January 1, 2005, through June 30, 2006, the PAC reported $322,637 in contributions and $3,733,433 in expenditures.[3]

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Purpose

According to its IRS filing information, the PAC was "Organized to directly or indirectly accept contributions and/or make expenditures to influence the selection, nomination, election or appointment of individuals to federal, state or local public office, or office in a political organization." Michael Boos is listed as contact person.[4]

Swiftboating Hillary Clinton

On January 20, 2007, Robert Novak, columnist with the Chicago Sun-Times, wrote in Townhall.com:[5][6]

"People on Republican mailing lists this week received an appeal for funds from Dick Morris, President Bill Clinton's political strategist in 1995-1996, asking for a contribution of between $25 and $100 or more to finance a film documentary critical of Sen. Hillary Clinton."Signing the letter as 'Former Clinton Adviser,' Morris wrote: 'If you liked how the Swift Boat Veterans turned the tide against John Kerry, you understand how a top Clinton aide can turn the tables and stop a Clinton-style liberal from becoming the next president of the United States.'"Morris' appeal was made through the Presidential Coalition, run by conservative activist Dave Bossie. The letter described Morris as dedicated to electing presidents like Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush. Since 1996, Morris has been an author, columnist and television commentator."

Donatelli Group and the Swift Boat connection

The web address for the Coalition's donation page is that for DonationReport.com[7], plus an extension code for the Coalition.

The connection for the DonationReport.com[8] website arrives at a Login page[9]—requiring both a User ID and Password—which belongs to eDonation.com, a member of The Donatelli Group, a fundraising company that has raised campaign funds for the Republican National Committee, Republican National Convention, Bush-Cheney '04 Inc., John McCain, the NRA[10], and an exhaustive list of Republican members of the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives, as well as other political organizations.[11]

The Donatelli Group, using its "primary segment" Campaign Solutions[12], is associated with Creative Response Concepts, the public relations firm that advised Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, the "organization that accused Kerry of inflating his Vietnam War record" during the 2004 presidential campaign.[13]

The Donatelli Group, which produced the RNC website [14], also created the SWIFTBOATVETSFORTRUTH.ORG website July 30, 2004, with Connell Donatelli Inc.[15] (a.k.a. The Donatelli Group) as Registrant. Connell Donatelli Inc. was also listed as both Administrator and the Tech Organization for the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth website.[16]

Expenditures

Citizens United/Citizens United Foundation

Expenditure records show The Presidential Coalition making disbursements for rent and payroll to Citizens United and Citizens United Foundation.[17][18]

Caging

Expenditure records for February through June 2006 show The Presidential Coalition making disbursements to the Washington Intelligence Bureau, 4128 Pepsi Place, Chantilly, Virginia 20151, for "Caging".[19][20]

Federal Election Commission reports

Presidential Coalition Donors Mailing Lists

NextMark offers the Presidential Coalition Donors Mailing Lists (List ID #180129) to the consumer market, with a "5,000 NAME MINIMUM ORDER".[29]

Virginia State Board of Elections

"The Presidential Coalition LLC is an Out-of-State PAC that filed registration papers with the State Board of Elections in April [12] 2007 with the stated purpose of 'Conservative public policy.'" David N. Bossie of Ashton, Maryland, is listed as Treasurer.[30]

Contact information

1006 Pennsylvania Avenue SE

Washington, DC, 20003

Phone: 800 942-1970

FAX: 202 547-5421 E-mail: michaelboos AT citizensunited.org

Web: http://www.goppresident.org/index.html

Resources and articles

Related SourceWatch articles

References

  1. ↑ "527 Activity," Money In Politics Databases, Political Money Line, April 19, 2006.
  2. ↑ "Soft Money in the 2006 Election and the Outlook for 2008: The Changing Nonprofits Landscape: Federal 527 Organizations Raising or Spending $200,000 or More in 2005-06," The Campaign Finance Institute, downloaded February 12, 2007.
  3. ↑ Federal 527 Organizations Jan. 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006, Campaign Finance Institute.
  4. ↑ The Presidential Coalition, LLC. "527" Political Organization Filing Information: Contribution and Expenditure Details, CampaignMoney.com.
  5. ↑ "Pelosi Power Play?" Townhall.com, January 20, 2007.
  6. ↑ Robert Novak, "Pelosi goes over the heads of energy, environmental committee chiefs," Chicago Sun-Times (FindArticles.com), January 21, 2007. Scroll down to "Dick Morris' appeal".
  7. ↑ DonationReport.com, The Presidential Coalition, accessed June 27, 2007.
  8. ↑ DonationReport.com website.
  9. ↑ Login page, DonationReport.com.
  10. ↑ Erin McPike, "Two Republican Web Giants Form Connell Donatelli Inc.," CampaignLine.com, August 20, 2004.
  11. ↑ Client list for CampaignSolutions.com.
  12. ↑ eDonations.com.
  13. ↑ Deb Reichmann, "Activists Priming for Supreme Court Battle," Associated Press (Committee for Justice), June 9, 2005.
  14. ↑ "Information on the RNC Organizers," One People's Project, August 29, 2004.
  15. ↑ Connell Donatelli Inc. website.
  16. ↑ "Re: Bush, O'Neill, Swifties and Purple Heart Band-aids," Mailgate, September 11, 2004.
  17. ↑ The Presidential Coalition, LLC. "527" Political Organization Filing Information: Expenditure Details, CampaignMoney.com (page 1).
  18. ↑ The Presidential Coalition, LLC. "527" Political Organization Filing Information: Expenditure Details, CampaignMoney.com (page 2).
  19. ↑ The Presidential Coalition, LLC. "527" Political Organization Filing Information: Expenditure Details, CampaignMoney.com (page 1).
  20. ↑ The Presidential Coalition, LLC. "527" Political Organization Filing Information: Expenditure Details, CampaignMoney.com (page 2).
  21. ↑ Issue Advocacy Group (IAG), 3350 Woodville Drive, Huntington, WV 25701
  22. ↑ InfoCision Management Corporation, 325 Springside Drive, Akron, OH 44333
  23. ↑ InfoCision Management Corporation website.
  24. ↑ Uniontown Fullfillment Services (UFS), 3455 Forrest Lake Drive, Uniontown, OH 44865
  25. ↑ "527 Activity," Money In Politics Databases, Political Money Line, April 19, 2006.
  26. ↑ "New Section 527 Filings," Money In Politics Databases, Political Money Line, April 19, 2006.
  27. ↑ "Section 527 Activity," Money In Politics Databases, Political Money Line, July 18, 2006.
  28. ↑ "Section 527 Activity," Money In Politics Databases, Political Money Line, October 16, 2006.
  29. ↑ Presidential Coalition Donors Mailing List, lists.NextMark.com.
  30. ↑ Donor Profile: Presidential Coalition LLC, VPAP.org.

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FILING FEC-998291

1. Citizens United Political Victory Fund

1006 Pennsylvania Ave. SE

Washington, DC 20003

Email: michaelboos@citzensunited.org

2. Date: 03/19/2015
  1. FEC Committee ID #: C00295527 This committee is a separate segregated fund. Its connected organization is a Membership Organization
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Citizens United

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you’ve probably heard of the Supreme Court case known as Citizens United. This year is the tenth anniversary of the landmark decision. But odds are you don’t know much more than it has something to do with money in politics. As we move into campaign 2020— and lots of money in politics— we sort out what was really behind it and how it’s impacting elections today.

There's something you may not know about the whole court battle started by the conservative nonprofit Citizens United. It was inspired by a liberal documentary.

Michael Boos: Originally back in 2004, Michael Moore produced a documentary film called “Fahrenheit 9/11.”

Sharyl: He's a big liberal activist.

Michael Boos: He is a big liberal activist.

Michael Boos is Vice President and General Counsel of Citizens United.

Michael Moore: Congressmen? We're trying to get members of Congress to get their kids to enlist in the Army and go over to Iraq.

The Michael Moore film criticized President George W. Bush and was released as he ran for reelection.

Movie Preview: From the corridors of power, to the streets of Middle America, comes the true story that will make your temperature rise.

Michael Boos: It was the top selling documentary film of all time. He ran television ads to promote that film which were the most effective political commercials against George W. Bush's reelection in the entire 2004 political campaign. They had pictures of President Bush on the golf course, made it look like it was right after 9/11. He used that very effective politically.

Sharyl: Michael Moore, do you know where his corporate money came from if you're alleging there was corporate money behind him?

Michael Boos: Sure, you're talking Viacom, Sony, the Weinstein brothers. They were behind Michael Moore and Fahrenheit 9/11. I think it was Harvey Weinstein may have personally had been involved with that.

At the time, it was illegal to use corporate money to promote or oppose political candidates during the election season. But campaign finance law exempted documentary makers like Moore. Citizens United decided to copy what Moore had done.

Michael Boos: We at Citizens United decided that we wanted to be movie producers and produce our movies and be covered by the same media exemption.

Sharyl: Did you know you were testing the system, tweaking this after the Michael Moore programming?

Michael Boos: Oh yes, it was deliberate. We also wanted to point out the hypocrisy in the law that certain corporations were completely exempt from the campaign finance structure, very powerful media corporations that had major influence over elections. Yet, an organization such as Citizens United was prohibited from doing the same thing because it wasn't a media entity.

In 2004, Citizens United asked the Federal Election Commission for an exemption to air the political material they produced, like Michael Moore. But the FEC said no because Citizens United had no history of producing documentaries. So the group set out to change that.

Sharyl: Celsius 41.11.

Michael Boos: That was our initial film in response to Fahrenheit 9/11.

Michael Boos: Over the next four years, we produced probably a dozen, dozen and a half documentary films.

Sharyl: You become your own conservative version of Michael Moore.

Michael Boos: That's correct.

By the time Citizens United had a dozen films under its belt, Hillary Clinton was facing off against Barack Obama. And the group had a film it wanted to release.

Sharyl: Tell me about the Hillary Clinton film that your group made.

Michael Boos: Well, the film addressed the Clinton years in the White House and the Clinton scandals. And it addressed Hillary Clinton's fitness from our perspective to be president of the United States. It did not expressly advocate her election or defeat, but it shed light on her public record and was highly critical of her.

But Citizens United still couldn’t get a media exemption because the FEC didn’t have have enough board members to issue an opinion. So in December 2007, the group filed a federal lawsuit. They argued the campaign finance law preventing their film’s release was unconstitutional. While the case worked its way through court, Barack Obama got elected president. Then, in 2009 instead of making a ruling, the Supreme Court threw a curve ball. It ordered both sides to argue a much larger question than about the Hillary Clinton film.

Sharyl: What was your thought when you heard the court was going to make this a much broader decision than you argued?

Michael Boos: We knew at that point that the case was going to be a major precedent.

A special Supreme Court session was held in September 2009. Arguing against Citizens United for the government was Elena Kagan who later became a Supreme Court Justice.

Elena Kagan: Mr. Chief Justice and may it please the court, for over 100 years, Congress has made a judgment that corporations must be subject to special rules when they participate in elections, and this court has never questioned that judgment.

The ruling came in January 2010. The Supreme Court struck down the longstanding ban on corporate money used on candidates in an election period. The Citizens United victory became one of the biggest political money cases of our time.

Meredith McGeehee: With Citizens United, it changed 100 years of jurisprudence about what the role of corporate money is in our elections.

Sharyl: Do you think for better or for worse?

Meredith McGehee: I think for much worse

Meredith McGehee heads up Issue One. It’s a nonprofit group that aims to reduce the role of money in politics. She says the Supreme Court should never have tossed out the original law that restricted corporate spending.

Meredith McGehee: They explicitly overturned that ruling because the majority on the Court basically disagreed with the reasoning that corporate money could distort the political process. So first off, they answered a question that wasn't asked, and really went to this decision that corporations can use treasury funds to influence the outcome of elections.

Ten years later, you might be surprised to hear that both sides agree on one thing: the impact of Citizens United isn’t quite as expected. McGegee says, some corporations that tried funded political races suffered a backlash.

Meredith McGehee: Target was involved in a race and they gave a contribution to a group that was supporting a gubernatorial candidate who was not in favor of gay rights. Then Target had people marching in front of their stores, “Why are you supporting someone who is against gay rights? Who wants to put up with this backlash, particularly if you're a forward-facing, consumer-facing corporation?”

Michael Boos: The other side had said it would result in this massive corporate spending by publicly held multinational corporations which would drown out the voices of everyone else by spending upwards to a trillion dollars an election cycle in order to impose their will on the people.The fact of the matter is that has not happened at all. These publicly held corporations are extremely risk adverse.

Whatever the case, recent polling shows strong opposition to Citizens United, with a majority supporting a constitutional amendment to reverse it.

Sharyl: To those who hear Citizens United and equate that with something very negative in terms of campaign spending, what do you say?

Michael Boos: We've had a profound impact on politics in the country. Before that decision, no one even knew what the Citizens United name was about. Now we're sort of like a brand name in the world of politics. Everyone's heard of Citizens United. Now, some people may have a negative reaction to it,but among our friends, the reaction is mostly positive, and so we're quite happy with that.

This past week, a Democrat-led House subcommittee held a hearing on Citizens United with the goal of figuring out how to reverse it.

Michael Boos, a longstanding hard right ideologue, is the Legal Director of the National Citizens Legal Network, which is a project of Citizens United Foundation.105 In the Winter 1982-83 edition of the Young Americans for Freedom magazine, New Guard, he wrote an article headlined "The Nuclear Freeze Fairy Tale: Communist Front Groups Behind the Peace Movement." Boos warned that the "peace movement" is in fact not spontaneous but "Rather, it is a well conceived and thus far successfully implemented sinister scheme being directed by the Soviet Union through its front groups in the U.S. and abroad." In 1984 Boos spied on the anti-intervention group CISPES, then wrote a report titled: "Group in Nation's Capitol to Aid Left-Wing Terrorists." Boos also filed a story with the right-wing newsletter from Phillips Publishing, American Sentinel, and sent an unsolicited copy to the FBI, which promptly distributed it to 32 of its field offices. The FBI launched an official probe of CISPES based in part on the Boos report.106

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Michael Boos is the Vice President and General Council for Citizens United. He is also the Director of the American Sovereignty Action Project of Manassas, Virginia which is yet another fundraising arm of Citizens United. In addition, he is in charge of the Presidential Coalition and in 2007, he registered another 527 Committee, the 2007 Conservative Victory Committee. Of course, all of this is nothing less than circumventing campaign finance laws and finding creative ways to channel and funnel large sums of money into the election process. We get that.

That being said, it also muddies the waters and helps to make things much more difficult for the unwashed peasants, which are the American people to these folks, to understand and realize just what the hell is going on and how they are being hoodwinked by a bunch of greedy bastards who want nothing less than to rule the world.

In addition to his other various and sundry duties, Michael Boos acts as the Program Director for the Young America’s Foundation.In short, the organization, another offshoot of Citizens United, is engaged in the promotion of conservative ideas on college campuses throughout the United States.However, the group has come under a lot of fire as one of their unstated objectives is to “keep track of what the left-wing opposition is up to,” according to Fredric L. Rice from SkepticFiles.org. in 1988.

Rice accused Boos of “keeping files, making lists, taking photographs all to keep an eye on students and professors he says ‘need watching.’ Boos didn’t deny that he does just that. In fact, he justified his actions by claiming that two top-level Reagan Administration officials, Ken Cribb, Assistant to the President for Domestic Affairs, and Frank Donatelli, the President’s chief political advisorsupport his work. Of course, both of those men serve on the YAF’s Board of Directors, and it isn’t the first time that Donatelli has been linked to Citizens United.

Prior to joining the YAF staff, Boos was the Campaign Director for the National Conservative Political Action Committee. He also served as the Executive Director for the Legal Affairs Councilwhere he gallantly represented conservatives and their values in the nations court system.

Boos is closely tied to the Conservative Victory Committee and the Presidential Coalition. Along with his other endeavors, he can only be considered as a mover and shaker in our national elections, and a front man for some very powerful people.  Given the fact that the American Sovereignty Action Project is listed as a member of the Free Congress Foundation, it must be noted that Michael’s arms reach far and wide.  See the chart below.

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The Presidential Coalition LLC is a Republican front group that registered with the Internal Revenue Service as a Section 527 political action committee on June 30, 2005. It is affiliated with Citizens United. David N. Bossie is listed as president and manager.[1]

In the 2005-2006 election cycle, The Presidential Coalition raised $707,485 in contributions and expended $7,256,082.[2] From January 1, 2005, through June 30, 2006, the PAC reported $322,637 in contributions and $3,733,433 in expenditures.[3]

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Purpose

According to its IRS filing information, the PAC was "Organized to directly or indirectly accept contributions and/or make expenditures to influence the selection, nomination, election or appointment of individuals to federal, state or local public office, or office in a political organization." Michael Boos is listed as contact person.[4]

Swiftboating Hillary Clinton

On January 20, 2007, Robert Novak, columnist with the Chicago Sun-Times, wrote in Townhall.com:[5][6]

"People on Republican mailing lists this week received an appeal for funds from Dick Morris, President Bill Clinton's political strategist in 1995-1996, asking for a contribution of between $25 and $100 or more to finance a film documentary critical of Sen. Hillary Clinton."Signing the letter as 'Former Clinton Adviser,' Morris wrote: 'If you liked how the Swift Boat Veterans turned the tide against John Kerry, you understand how a top Clinton aide can turn the tables and stop a Clinton-style liberal from becoming the next president of the United States.'"Morris' appeal was made through the Presidential Coalition, run by conservative activist Dave Bossie. The letter described Morris as dedicated to electing presidents like Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush. Since 1996, Morris has been an author, columnist and television commentator."

Donatelli Group and the Swift Boat connection

The web address for the Coalition's donation page is that for DonationReport.com[7], plus an extension code for the Coalition.

The connection for the DonationReport.com[8] website arrives at a Login page[9]—requiring both a User ID and Password—which belongs to eDonation.com, a member of The Donatelli Group, a fundraising company that has raised campaign funds for the Republican National Committee, Republican National Convention, Bush-Cheney '04 Inc., John McCain, the NRA[10], and an exhaustive list of Republican members of the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives, as well as other political organizations.[11]

The Donatelli Group, using its "primary segment" Campaign Solutions[12], is associated with Creative Response Concepts, the public relations firm that advised Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, the "organization that accused Kerry of inflating his Vietnam War record" during the 2004 presidential campaign.[13]

The Donatelli Group, which produced the RNC website [14], also created the SWIFTBOATVETSFORTRUTH.ORG website July 30, 2004, with Connell Donatelli Inc.[15] (a.k.a. The Donatelli Group) as Registrant. Connell Donatelli Inc. was also listed as both Administrator and the Tech Organization for the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth website.[16]

Expenditures

Citizens United/Citizens United Foundation

Expenditure records show The Presidential Coalition making disbursements for rent and payroll to Citizens United and Citizens United Foundation.[17][18]

Caging

Expenditure records for February through June 2006 show The Presidential Coalition making disbursements to the Washington Intelligence Bureau, 4128 Pepsi Place, Chantilly, Virginia 20151, for "Caging".[19][20]

Federal Election Commission reports

Presidential Coalition Donors Mailing Lists

NextMark offers the Presidential Coalition Donors Mailing Lists (List ID #180129) to the consumer market, with a "5,000 NAME MINIMUM ORDER".[29]

Virginia State Board of Elections

"The Presidential Coalition LLC is an Out-of-State PAC that filed registration papers with the State Board of Elections in April [12] 2007 with the stated purpose of 'Conservative public policy.'" David N. Bossie of Ashton, Maryland, is listed as Treasurer.[30]

Contact information

1006 Pennsylvania Avenue SE

Washington, DC, 20003

Phone: 800 942-1970

FAX: 202 547-5421 E-mail: michaelboos AT citizensunited.org

Web: http://www.goppresident.org/index.html

Resources and articles

Related SourceWatch articles

References

  1. ↑ "527 Activity," Money In Politics Databases, Political Money Line, April 19, 2006.
  2. ↑ "Soft Money in the 2006 Election and the Outlook for 2008: The Changing Nonprofits Landscape: Federal 527 Organizations Raising or Spending $200,000 or More in 2005-06," The Campaign Finance Institute, downloaded February 12, 2007.
  3. ↑ Federal 527 Organizations Jan. 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006, Campaign Finance Institute.
  4. ↑ The Presidential Coalition, LLC. "527" Political Organization Filing Information: Contribution and Expenditure Details, CampaignMoney.com.
  5. ↑ "Pelosi Power Play?" Townhall.com, January 20, 2007.
  6. ↑ Robert Novak, "Pelosi goes over the heads of energy, environmental committee chiefs," Chicago Sun-Times (FindArticles.com), January 21, 2007. Scroll down to "Dick Morris' appeal".
  7. ↑ DonationReport.com, The Presidential Coalition, accessed June 27, 2007.
  8. ↑ DonationReport.com website.
  9. ↑ Login page, DonationReport.com.
  10. ↑ Erin McPike, "Two Republican Web Giants Form Connell Donatelli Inc.," CampaignLine.com, August 20, 2004.
  11. ↑ Client list for CampaignSolutions.com.
  12. ↑ eDonations.com.
  13. ↑ Deb Reichmann, "Activists Priming for Supreme Court Battle," Associated Press (Committee for Justice), June 9, 2005.
  14. ↑ "Information on the RNC Organizers," One People's Project, August 29, 2004.
  15. ↑ Connell Donatelli Inc. website.
  16. ↑ "Re: Bush, O'Neill, Swifties and Purple Heart Band-aids," Mailgate, September 11, 2004.
  17. ↑ The Presidential Coalition, LLC. "527" Political Organization Filing Information: Expenditure Details, CampaignMoney.com (page 1).
  18. ↑ The Presidential Coalition, LLC. "527" Political Organization Filing Information: Expenditure Details, CampaignMoney.com (page 2).
  19. ↑ The Presidential Coalition, LLC. "527" Political Organization Filing Information: Expenditure Details, CampaignMoney.com (page 1).
  20. ↑ The Presidential Coalition, LLC. "527" Political Organization Filing Information: Expenditure Details, CampaignMoney.com (page 2).
  21. ↑ Issue Advocacy Group (IAG), 3350 Woodville Drive, Huntington, WV 25701
  22. ↑ InfoCision Management Corporation, 325 Springside Drive, Akron, OH 44333
  23. ↑ InfoCision Management Corporation website.
  24. ↑ Uniontown Fullfillment Services (UFS), 3455 Forrest Lake Drive, Uniontown, OH 44865
  25. ↑ "527 Activity," Money In Politics Databases, Political Money Line, April 19, 2006.
  26. ↑ "New Section 527 Filings," Money In Politics Databases, Political Money Line, April 19, 2006.
  27. ↑ "Section 527 Activity," Money In Politics Databases, Political Money Line, July 18, 2006.
  28. ↑ "Section 527 Activity," Money In Politics Databases, Political Money Line, October 16, 2006.
  29. ↑ Presidential Coalition Donors Mailing List, lists.NextMark.com.
  30. ↑ Donor Profile: Presidential Coalition LLC, VPAP.org.

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The 2007 Conservative Victory Committee, a Fairfax, Virginia-based political action committee, filed registration papers on May 9, 2007, with the Virginia State Board of Elections "with the stated purpose of 'Conservative'." Michael Boos is registered as treasurer.[1]

Boos, who is also Vice President, General Counsel, and the Director of the 501c4 fundraising organization Citizens United and who runs the 501c4 The Presidential Coalition, registered the 2007 Conservative Victory Committee as a 527 committee with the Internal Revenue Service on June 6, 2007.[2]

According to records released by the IRS on May 14, 2007, the PAC's purpose is to "Support election and appointment of conservatives to state and local public office and offices in state and local political organizations."[3]

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Affiliations

The Committee states that it is affiliated with the Republican Party as well as The Presidential Coalition LLC at 1006 Pennsylvania Avene SE, Washington, DC, 20003.[4]

Financial reports

Since the PAC was registered on May 9, 2007, its initial quarterly report will not be due until July 15, 2007.[5]

Contact information

4101 Chain Bridge Road

Fairfax, VA, 22030-4105

Phone: 703 691-7717

FAX: 703 691-7543

E-mail: michael.boos AT gte.net

Resources and articles

References

  1. ↑ Donor Profile: 2007 Conservative Victory Committee, VPAP, May 9, 2007.
  2. ↑ "More Solicitations & More Fundraising Fees," Political Money Line, June 6, 2007.
  3. ↑ New Data, Open Secrets, May 14, 2007.
  4. ↑ Donor Profile: 2007 Conservative Victory Committee, VPAP, May 9, 2007.
  5. ↑ Donor Profile: 2007 Conservative Victory Committee: Money In, VPAP, accessed June 2007.

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Michael Boos is Vice President, General Counsel, and the Director of the 501c4 fundraising organization Citizens United American Sovereignty Action Project of Manassas, Virginia.

Boos, who also runs the 501c4 The Presidential Coalition, registered a new 527 committee, the 2007 Conservative Victory Committee, on June 6, 2007.[1]

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"Americans Spying on Americans"

"Michael Boos, Program Director of Young America's Foundation, says the group promotes conservative ideas on college campuses .. and keeps track of what the left-wing opposition is up to," Fredric L. Rice wrote for SkepticFiles.org circa 1988.[2]

"Boos keeps files, makes lists, takes photographs ... all to keep an eye on students and professors he says 'need watching.' Boos says that two top-level Reagan Adminstration officials -- Ken Cribb, Assistant to the President for Domestic Affairs, and Frank Donatelli, the President's chief Political Advisor -- support his work. Both serve on Young America's Board of Directors. Young America's financial records reveal the oganization received money from the federal government -- over $100,000 from the United States Information Agency," Rice wrote.

Profiles

The following is an August 6, 2004, archived copy of Michael Boos Citizens United profile:[3]

"Michael Boos is a Northern Virginia attorney and long-time conservative activist. He currently serves as Vice President and General Counsel of Citizens United and Citizens United Foundation. Mr. Boos also directs the American Sovereignty Projects of Citizens United and Citizens United Foundation."Mr. Boos is a 1994 graduate of George Mason University School of Law, where he earned a Juris Doctorate degree and was the recipient of the American Jurisprudence award in Trusts and Estates. Mr. Boos received his undergraduate degree in agribusiness economics from Rutgers University in 1981."In 1981, Mr. Boos served as a campaign director for the National Conservative Political Action Committee, where he directed independent expenditure campaigns against a number of prominent liberal congressmen and senators."In 1982, Mr. Boos joined the staff of Young Americans :{for :(style="background-color:#ffff66;"):}:Freedom as project director, where he initiated a variety of projects and programs designed to promote conservative ideas and values on college campuses."From 1983 - 1988, Mr. Boos served as program director for Young America's Foundation. In that capacity he was in charge of the organization's campus research programs and edited the group's newsletter, Libertas. Mr. Boos also helped organize a number of nationwide campus speaking tours by anti-Communist student leaders from Europe and Latin America."While serving as program director at Young America's Foundation, Mr. Boos became the lead plaintiff in the U.S. Supreme Court Case of Boos v. Barry. The case involved a successful constitutional challenge to a Washington, DC law that prohibited the carrying of signs or banners near foreign embassies, if those signs or banners were designed to bring the foreign government into 'public odium' or 'public disrepute.'"From 1988-1990, Mr. Boos served as executive director of the Legal Affairs Council, where he oversaw efforts to defend conservatives and conservative values in the nation's courts. Mr. Boos remained as editor of LAC's monthly newsletter, Legal Briefs Bulletin, until 1995."In 1990, Mr. Boos opened his own company, New Dominion Information Services, LTD, which specialized in public relations, communications and research. That same year, Mr. Boos entered George Mason University School of Law."Mr. Boos joined the staff of Citizens United in January 1995. He also maintains a private law practice in Northern Virginia. Mr. Boos is admitted to practice before the Virginia Supreme Court, 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia and the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia."

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  1. ↑ "More Solicitations & More Fundraising Fees," Political Money Line, June 6, 2007.
  2. ↑ Fredric L. Rice, "Americans Spying on Americans. The Reagan administration's paranoid concern with communism," SkepticFiles.org, circa 1988.
  3. ↑ Profile: Michael Boos, Citizens United. From the WayBackMachine, August 6, 2004.

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The American Sovereignty Action Project (ASAP), also referred to as the American Sovereignty Project (ASP), was founded by Cliff Kincaid.[1][2][3]

ASAP is the "grass-roots lobbying arm of Citizens United that works to protect American sovereignty and security. ASP's major objectives include complete U.S. withdrawal from the United Nations, defeat of the treaty to establish a permanent U.N.-controlled International Criminal Court, and rejection of one-world government," according to the Citizens United website.[4]

In March 1997, ASAP joined the Coalition to End the United Nations Entitlement. Other members were the Competitive Enterprise Institute and Americans for Tax Reform.[5]

ASAP is listed as a Free Congress Foundation Coalition member.[6]

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Personnel

The following names have been associated with the American Sovereignty Action Project:[7]

Anti-U.N. activities

On January 6, 1997, the National Center for Public Policy Research reported[8] that Cliff Kincaid of the American Sovereignty Action Project "delivered a presentation opposing a U.S. bailout of the United Nations and challenging the allegation that the U.S. owes the UN $1.5 billion. ... Kincaid also reported on efforts by the U.N. and some officials within the Clinton Administration to promote a global tax to benefit the U.N., discussed a new 300-page book written by proponents promoting the global tax, a Senate 70-28 vote last year to cut off all funding to the U.N. if it tries to impose a global tax, and a November 1996 GOA report on the global tax."

On March 13, 1997, the National Center for Public Policy Research reported[9] that James Sheehan of the Competitive Enterprise Institute "discussed CEI's participation in a March 3 press conference with the American Sovereignty Action Project and Americans for Tax Reform, among others, to discuss Rep. Roscoe Bartlett's new United Nations Erroneous Debt Act[, which] has over 45 original co-sponsors, would prohibit any payment to the United Nations of any contribution until U.S. overpayments to the UN are either reimbursed or properly credited as U.S. contributions."

In March 1998, the National Center for Public Policy Research reported[10] that Cliff Kincaid of the American Sovereignty Action Project of Citizens United "discussed the United Nations' request for more funds from the U.S. The U.N., he said, has failed to reimburse $6-8 billion in U.S. peacekeeping expenses incurred by the U.N. Said Kincaid: 'The Clinton Administration looted from Pentagon military readiness accounts." Additionally, Kincaid said, Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich "has endorsed repaying the phony $1 billion repayment" to the United Nations but, "[f]ortunately, leading Republicans", including Dick Armey and Tom DeLay, disagreed with Gingrich.

Donors

The "active donors" to ASP are "committed to restoring and defending America's sovereignty before any further power can be usurped by the corrupt and anti-American UN. In addition to the ultimate goal of terminating American membership in this body, ASP is working to cut off funding to the UN, remove UN facilities from American soil, keep the United States free from the UN's 'International Criminal Court,' and prevent the conscription of U.S. soldiers into the UN's armies."[11]

Solicitations

Response Dynamics Inc. is under contract with the Center for Government Integrity (CGI) and American Sovereignty Action Projects through August 27, 2008.[12]

Mailing lists

The American Sovereignty Project Mailing List is listed for sale by NextMark.[13]

Campaign donors for 2000 presidential hopeful Steve Forbes listed by the Eagle List Company included Citizens United and the American Sovereignty Project.[14]

Federalist Society

Federalist Society member Brian Hook, Special Assistant to the President, is Advisor for International Law and American Sovereignty Project.[15] The reference to the American Sovereignty Project may or may not be the same as that affiliated with Citizens United. No further information is provided.

Contact information

1006 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE

Washington, DC 20003

Phone: 202 547-5420

Toll-Free: 800 362-4788

FAX: 202 547-5421

URL: http://www.citizensunited.org/

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References

  1. ↑ Speaker Bio: Cliff Kincaid, "Lift Up Your Eyes", Heaven's Key Ministries International, Inc., Ramada Inn Conference Center, Jacksonville, FL, August 1998.
  2. ↑ Article by Dennis Cuddy: "Why Should an American Soldier Don U.N. Insignia?" mentions Kincaid as ASAP Director.
  3. ↑ Citizens United - Floyd G. Brown, The Public Eye, accessed July 3, 2007.
  4. ↑ Citizens United website.
  5. ↑ "CEI Joins Large Congressional Coalition to End United Nations Entitlement," Competitive Enterprise Institute, March 3, 1997.
  6. ↑ "Coalition Members," Free Congress Foundation, accessed July 3, 2007.
  7. ↑ "The Council for National Policy Selected Organization/Media/Project," SeekGod (Canada), accessed July 3, 2007.
  8. ↑ "Analyst Discusses U.N.'s Efforts to Acquire Money from U.S. Treasury and Via a Global Tax," Scoop/National Center for Public Policy Research, January 6, 1997.
  9. ↑ "United Nations Erroneous Debt Act Would Prohibit Payments to UN Until Past Payments Are Credited," Scoop/National Center for Public Policy Research, March 13, 1997.
  10. ↑ [http://www.nationalcenter.org/Scoop186.html "The U.N.'s Demands for Cash May Soon Lead to Policy Changes Made at the Request of U.N. Donors," Scoop/National Center for Public Policy Research, March 10, 1998.
  11. ↑ American Sovereignty Project Mailing List, NextMark.com, accessed July 3, 2007.
  12. ↑ List of Paid Solicitors for Charitable Organizations, September 1, 2006 through September 1, 2007.
  13. ↑ American Sovereignty Project Mailing List, NextMark.com, accessed July 3, 2007.
  14. ↑ Forbes 2000 Campaign Donors, Eagle List Company, revised January 21, 2007.
  15. ↑ International and National Security Law Practice Group Executive Committee Contact Information, Federalist Society, accessed July 3, 2007.

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Michael Boos, a longstanding hard right ideologue, is the Legal Director of the National Citizens Legal Network, which is a project of Citizens United Foundation.105 In the Winter 1982-83 edition of the Young Americans for Freedom magazine, New Guard, he wrote an article headlined "The Nuclear Freeze Fairy Tale: Communist Front Groups Behind the Peace Movement." Boos warned that the "peace movement" is in fact not spontaneous but "Rather, it is a well conceived and thus far successfully implemented sinister scheme being directed by the Soviet Union through its front groups in the U.S. and abroad." In 1984 Boos spied on the anti-intervention group CISPES, then wrote a report titled: "Group in Nation's Capitol to Aid Left-Wing Terrorists." Boos also filed a story with the right-wing newsletter fromPhillips Publishing, American Sentinel, and sent an unsolicited copy to the FBI, which promptly distributed it to 32 of its field offices. The FBI launched an official probe of CISPES based in part on the Boos report.106

Citizens United is an example of how the players and themes in conspiracist anticommunism shifted seamlessly to conspiracist antiliberalism and joined the campaign against a demonized Clinton, pulling their conspiracy theories into the mainstream media and Congress.

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