Center for Individual Freedom
Encyclopedia
The Center for Individual Freedom is an Alexandria
, Virginia
based U.S. lobbyist
and policy advocacy organization founded on the principle of securing individual freedoms as embodied in the United States Constitution
and state constitutions. It was founded in 1998 and tends to focus on neoconservative and Republican
/libertarian
values. The group focuses on three activities: legal - the center supports litigation in support of its beliefs, legislative - the center seeks to speak out on bills and laws which it feels strongly about, and educational - the center publishes articles and sponsors seminars seeking to explain its position and strengthen its support among Americans.
On its website CFIF claims that it "relies on private financial support from individuals, associations, foundations and corporations."
The Center for Individual Freedom is a member of the Townhall.com
consortium http://www.townhall.com/townhall/content_partners.html.
The CFIF is involved with "strict constructionist" activities regarding judicial and legislative issues. The organization maintains Freedom Line, a radio interview show and We The People, a supposedly grassroots organizing effort dedicated to "conservative" causes.
Alexandria, Virginia
Alexandria is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of 2009, the city had a total population of 139,966. Located along the Western bank of the Potomac River, Alexandria is approximately six miles south of downtown Washington, D.C.Like the rest of northern Virginia, as well as...
, Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
based U.S. lobbyist
Lobbying in the United States
Lobbying in the United States targets the United States Senate, the United States House of Representatives, and state legislatures. Lobbyists may also represent their clients' or organizations' interests in dealings with federal, state, or local executive branch agencies or the courts. Lobby...
and policy advocacy organization founded on the principle of securing individual freedoms as embodied in the United States Constitution
United States Constitution
The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States of America. It is the framework for the organization of the United States government and for the relationship of the federal government with the states, citizens, and all people within the United States.The first three...
and state constitutions. It was founded in 1998 and tends to focus on neoconservative and Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
/libertarian
Libertarianism
Libertarianism, in the strictest sense, is the political philosophy that holds individual liberty as the basic moral principle of society. In the broadest sense, it is any political philosophy which approximates this view...
values. The group focuses on three activities: legal - the center supports litigation in support of its beliefs, legislative - the center seeks to speak out on bills and laws which it feels strongly about, and educational - the center publishes articles and sponsors seminars seeking to explain its position and strengthen its support among Americans.
On its website CFIF claims that it "relies on private financial support from individuals, associations, foundations and corporations."
The Center for Individual Freedom is a member of the Townhall.com
Townhall.com
Townhall.com is a web-based publication primarily dedicated to conservative United States politics. It was previously operated by the Heritage Foundation, but is now owned and operated by Salem Communications...
consortium http://www.townhall.com/townhall/content_partners.html.
The CFIF is involved with "strict constructionist" activities regarding judicial and legislative issues. The organization maintains Freedom Line, a radio interview show and We The People, a supposedly grassroots organizing effort dedicated to "conservative" causes.
See also
- American Renaissance (magazine)American Renaissance (magazine)-Cancellation of 2010, 2011 conferences:In February 2010, following protests to hotel management of several hotels, which Jared Taylor claimed included some death threats, American Renaissance's biennial conference was canceled...
- ConservatismConservatismConservatism is a political and social philosophy that promotes the maintenance of traditional institutions and supports, at the most, minimal and gradual change in society. Some conservatives seek to preserve things as they are, emphasizing stability and continuity, while others oppose modernism...
- Occidental QuarterlyOccidental QuarterlyThe Occidental Quarterly is a journal "devoted to the ethnic,racial, and cultural heritage that forms the foundation of Western Civilization"...
- PaleoconservatismPaleoconservatismPaleoconservatism is a term for a conservative political philosophy found primarily in the United States stressing tradition, limited government, civil society, anti-colonialism, anti-corporatism and anti-federalism, along with religious, regional, national and Western identity. Chilton...
- Right-wing politicsRight-wing politicsIn politics, Right, right-wing and rightist generally refer to support for a hierarchical society justified on the basis of an appeal to natural law or tradition. To varying degrees, the Right rejects the egalitarian objectives of left-wing politics, claiming that the imposition of equality is...
External links
- Campaign finance reports and data at the FECFederal Election CommissionThe Federal Election Commission is an independent regulatory agency that was founded in 1975 by the United States Congress to regulate the campaign finance legislation in the United States. It was created in a provision of the 1975 amendment to the Federal Election Campaign Act...
- Lobbying Profile, Independent Expenditures and Outside Spending at OpenSecrets.org