Conservative-Activism

9/12 Taxpayer March on Washington Demonstrates Koch Network Mobilization Power

2009-09-12 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

The 9/12 Taxpayer March on Washington represented a pivotal moment in conservative political organizing, mobilizing an estimated 60,000-75,000 protesters against the Obama administration policies. Meticulously organized by Koch-affiliated groups like FreedomWorks and Americans for Prosperity, the …

FreedomWorks Americans for Prosperity Dick Armey Brendan Steinhauser David Koch +5 more astroturf-organizing corporate-influence koch-network political-mobilization mass-demonstrations +2 more

Citizens for a Sound Economy Splits into FreedomWorks and Americans for Prosperity

2004-07-22 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

Citizens for a Sound Economy (CSE), the Koch brothers-funded lobbying organization founded in 1984, officially splits into two separate entities following internal strategic disagreements. The 501(c)(4) advocacy activities continue under FreedomWorks (formed through a merger with Empower America), …

David Koch Charles Koch Dick Armey Ron Paul Tim Phillips +4 more regulatory-capture corporate-influence astroturf-organizing koch-network political-infrastructure +2 more

Supreme Court Grants Bush Emergency Stay with Scalia's "Irreparable Harm" Logic

2000-12-09 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

The Supreme Court grants George W. Bush’s request for an emergency stay to halt the Florida recount, with Justice Antonin Scalia arguing that counting votes would cause Bush “irreparable harm” by casting “a needless and unjustified cloud” over his legitimacy. This …

Antonin Scalia Supreme Court Conservative Majority William Rehnquist Clarence Thomas Sandra Day O'Connor +1 more supreme-court-stay antonin-scalia irreparable-harm judicial-partisanship vote-counting-suppression +1 more