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According to Cincinnati's WKRC-TV Local 12, "Citizens for Community Values" intimidates legislators!
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Nightclub executives upset with proposed restrictions on strip clubs have filed two complaints alleging a religious group has threatened state senators to get them to vote for the bill.
The executive director of Citizens for Community Values, Phillip Burress, wrote supporters in an e-mail that if he had to, he would form a political action committee to campaign against senators who vote against the proposed nightclub legislation.
The Buckeye Association of Nightclub Executives said the Cincinnati-based group has violated restrictions on political activity by nonprofit organizations.
The association also asserted in the complaints that the organization used improper lobbying tactics to bully senators into favoring the bill...
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Nightclub association files complaints against religious groups
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Nightclub executives upset with proposed restrictions on strip clubs have filed two complaints alleging a religious group has threatened state senators to get them to vote for the bill.
The executive director of Citizens for Community Values, Phillip Burress, wrote supporters in an e-mail that if he had to, he would form a political action committee to campaign against senators who vote against the proposed nightclub legislation.
The Buckeye Association of Nightclub Executives said the Cincinnati-based group has violated restrictions on political activity by nonprofit organizations.
The association also asserted in the complaints that the organization used improper lobbying tactics to bully senators into favoring the bill...
