Bachmann: Leftist "Fear-Tactics" Endanger First Amendment Rights of Corporations

Bachmann's Campaign blog:

The latest ploy by the left…

The latest ploy by the left is a ramp up of fear-tactics to discourage CEOs and companies from legally donating to me, and other conservative candidates. Unabashedly progressive CREDO Mobile sent out a plea to Mother Jones email subscribers to join their phone network and drop AT&T because of financial contributions AT&T has made to me. (CREDO Mobile failed to mention that AT&T’s election cycle contributions have been to almost 400 House members and candidates, split evenly among Republicans and Democrats.)

Last week was the same story: Target was the target (no pun intended) of boycotts by gay-rights activists because its CEO provided funding to a Minnesota-based organization which supported me and another Minnesota Republican candidate.

Companies have a first amendment right to support any candidate, as reaffirmed in the recent Citizens United legal case. You see, the left hates to see a company refuse to advance a progressive agenda. Therefore, they try to tie conservative candidates with a specific company’s CEO, and CEOs, skittish of controversy, are encouraged to cease all donations.

The left will continue to try the intimidation approach to keep money from going to pro-job, pro-private sector growth and free market candidates, but they will be shocked to learn their techniques won’t have any affect come November.