The conservative leaders of the Conservative Action Project, representing millions of conservative voters, have just released a “Memo for the Movement” entitled "Congress
Should Defund the Unconstitutional Biden Executive Order 14019 That Uses Federal Agencies and Tax Dollars for Political Campaign Activities."
The Memo explains the unconstitutional nature of Biden Executive Order 14019 which directed all federal agencies to develop a ‘voter registration’ and ‘voter education’ plan, using federal personnel, federal tax dollars and other federal agency resources for these political campaign activities.
The Capitol Switchboard is (202-224-3121), call today and tell your Senators and Representative that you demand they act to defund Biden Executive Order 14019 and the unconstitutional use of federal executive branch resources for partisan political activities.
June 13, 2023
Washington, DC
Conservatives call on Congress to include language in the FY 2024 appropriations bills that prohibits the use of any federal dollars, personnel, or resources from being used to implement Executive Order 14019, or for any purposes related to programs, activities, and projects pursuant to that Executive Order.
On March 7, 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order 14019 which directed all federal agencies to develop a ‘voter registration’ and ‘voter education’ plan, using federal personnel, federal tax dollars and other federal agency resources for these political campaign activities.
The origin of the Executive Order to use the vast resources of the federal government for voter registration and voter education and turnout was not Congress; rather, the idea for the Executive Order originated with Demos, a leftwing organization, and was subsequently embraced by numerous leftist groups. Every federal agency was directed to submit to the White House Office of Domestic Policy a plan for compliance with the Executive Order, which were due on September 23, 2021.
Since issuance of the Executive Order, the Biden Administration has refused to provide any of the agency plans to Congress or to any citizens organization or media outlets seeking copies of the plans. Despite multiple letters to President Biden signed by Republican members of Congress, demanding copies of the agencies’ plans and requesting information about the use of federal dollars for campaign activities, no information has been provided to any member of Congress or the general public. Notwithstanding the refusal of the Biden Administration to disclose any information about the implementation of the Executive Order, federal agencies appear to be utilizing federal resources for political campaign activities.
Congress should stop the funding of the illegal use of taxpayer dollars for political campaign activities, including but not limited to the White House’s distribution of federal grants to unknown nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) approved solely by the partisan political operatives in the Biden White House.
The use of federal tax dollars to fund political activities by federal agencies and grants to undisclosed, partisan leftist organizations engaged in political campaign activities is unconstitutional, illegal, and must be stopped. Congress must exercise the power of the purse to ensure that federal agencies engage solely in their statutory missions as directed by Congress and that the ultra vires activities dictated by the unlawful Executive Order 14019 must not be allowed to continue.
The Honorable Edwin Meese III
Attorney General
President Ronald Reagan (1985-1988)
Cleta Mitchell, Esq.
Senior Legal Fellow
Conservative Partnership Institute
The Honorable J. Kenneth Blackwell
Chairman, Conservative Action Project
Chairman, CNP Action, Inc.
The Honorable Bob McEwen
U.S. House of Representatives
Former Member, Ohio
Bob Carlstrom
President
AMAC Action
David N. Bossie
President
Citizens United
Mike Berry
General Counsel and Director of External Affairs
First Liberty Institute
Lori Roman
President
ACRU Action Fund
Wesley Denton
Chief Operating Officer
Conservative Partnership Institute (CPI)
The Honorable Russ Vought
Director, Office of Management and Budget (2020-2021)
Chad Connelly
Founder and President
Faith Wins
Jenny Beth Martin
Chairman Tea Party Patriots Citizen Fund
Marty Dannenfelser
Vice President for Government Relations and Coalitions, Center for Urban Renewal and Education (CURE)
Heather R. Higgins
CEO
Independent Women’s Voice
Ron Pearson
Executive Director
Conservative Victory Fund
Judson Phillips
Founder
Tea Party Nation
Dr. E. Calvin Beisner
President, Cornwall Alliance for the Stewardship of Creation
The Honorable Louis F. Terhar
Ohio State Senator (ret.)
Randy M. Long
Founder
Long Business Advisors, LLC
James L. Martin
Founder/Chairman
60 Plus Association
Elaine Donnelly
President
Center for Military Readiness
Kimberly Fletcher
President
Moms For America
Eunie Smith
President Emeritus
Eagle Forum
Raymond J. LaJeunesse, Jr.
Legal Director Emeritus, National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation
Alan Sears
Founder
Alliance Defending Freedom
The Honorable Gary L. Bauer
President
American Values
Jay Mount
President
MDS Communications Corporation
Dr. Robert W. Malone
President and Co-Founder
The Malone Institute
The Honorable George K. Rasley Jr.
Managing Editor
ConservativeHQ.com
Gary Marx
Director
CNP Action
Art Ally
President
Timothy Partners, Ltd. (Timothy Plan)
The Honorable Austin Smith
Member (District 29)
Arizona House of Representatives
The Honorable Joseph Chaplik
Member (District 23)
Arizona House of Representatives
Mario Navarro da Costa
Director, Washington Bureau Tradition, Family, Property
The Honorable Barbara Parker
Member (District 10)
Arizona House of Representatives
Kevin Freeman
Founder
NSIC Institute
William W. Pascoe, III
Our Man in Washington
Tea Party Patriots Action
Tim Throckmorton
President
Lifepointe Ministry
Allen Hebert
Chairman
American-Chinese Fellowship of Houston
Dr. Rick Rounsavelle
Trustee
MRC
The Honorable Peter J. Thomas
Chairman
The Conservative Caucus
The Honorable Charles J. Cooper
Assistant Attorney General, President Ronald Reagan (1985-1988)
Cooper & Kirk PLLC
Ralph A. Rebandt, II
President
Michigan Lighthouse Ministries
The Honorable Mike Hill
Former Member
Florida House of Representatives
Penna Dexter
Co-host
Point of View Radio
Leslee Unruh
Alpha Center
Christian Adams
President
Public Interest Legal Foundation
Ned Jones
Deputy Director
Election Integrity Network
Patricia Hurst
The Honorable Paul S. Teller, Ph.D.
Executive Director
Advancing American Freedom
Kelly J. Shackelford, Esq.
President and CEO
First Liberty Institute
Myron Ebell
Director, Center for Energy and Environment
Competitive Enterprise Institute
Ed Corrigan
Vice Chairman, Conservative Action Project and President & CEO, Conservative Partnership Institute
William L. Walton
The Bill Walton Show
Resolute Protector Foundation
Rebecca Weber
Chief Executive Officer
AMAC
The Honorable David McIntosh
President
Club for Growth
Star Parker
President, Center for Urban Renewal and Education (CURE)
The Honorable Mac Warner
Secretary of State
West Virginia
Carrie Lukas
President
Independent Women's Forum
Steven J. Buri
President
Discovery Institute
Seton Motley
President
Less Government
Don Woodsmall
Owner
Arromid, LLC
Anne Schlafly Cori
Chairman
Eagle Forum
Saulius "Saul" Anuzis
President
60 Plus Association
Melvin Adams
President
Noah Webster Educational Foundation
Brigitte Gabriel
Chairman and CEO
ACT For America
Melissa Ortiz
Senior Advisor, Able Americans
National Center for Public Policy Research
Sean Noble
President
American Encore
Kay R. Daly
President
Coalition for a Fair Judiciary
The Honorable James C. Miller III
President Reagan's Budget Director (1985-1988)
Lee Beaman
CEO
Beaman Ventures
Robert K. Fischer
Conservatives of Faith
Meeting Coordinator
The Honorable Jake Hoffman
Senator, Arizona Senate (District 15)
Chairman, Arizona Freedom Caucus
The Honorable Cory McGarr
Member (District 17)
Arizona House of Representatives
Michael Lunsford
Executive Director
Citizens for a New Louisiana
C. Preston Noell III
President
Tradition, Family, Property, Inc.
Bishop E.W. Jackson
President
STAND Foundation, Inc.
Dr. Jerome R. Corsi, Ph.D.
Founder and CEO
TheTruthCentral.com
Willes K. Lee
NRA Board of Directors
National Rifle Association of America
The Honorable Jacqueline Parker Member (District 16)
Arizona House of Representatives
Kristen A. Ullman
President
Eagle Forum
Paul Gessing
President
Rio Grande Foundation
Mark Fitzgibbons
President of Corporate Affairs
American Target Advertising
Frank Pavone
National Director
Priests for Life
Gerard Kassar
State Chairman
NYS Conservative Party
Jack Park
Conservative Activist and Donor
Joan Holt Lindsey
President
Lindsey Communications
The Honorable Justine Wadsack
Member (District 17)
Arizona State Senate
Craig Shirley
Reagan Biographer and Presidential Historian Dr. Allen Unruh
National Abstinence Clearinghouse
Tom DeWeese
President
American Policy Center
The Honorable Ron Armstrong
President
Stand Up Michigan
Ben Case
Executive Order 14019
Joe Biden administration
Republican Congress
Political campaign activities
Voter registration
federal funding
White House Office of Domestic Policy
Demos
taxpayer money for campaigns