All posts by Ned Foley

Manchin “can’t imagine” a filibuster exception for voting rights

August 1, 2021, 8:02 amvotingNed Foley

The Hill reports on Manchin’s conversation on CNN. I haven’t had a chance to watch the video yet, but when I do I’ll look to see if the separate idea of a “talking filibuster” came up.

Dan Balz on DOJ notes: more to learn

July 31, 2021, 12:40 pmDepartment of Justice, election subversion riskNed Foley

Balz observes that new details on the period leading up to January 6 will be crucial to developing a full picture of Trump’s efforts to deny Biden his victory: “The new information is a reminder … that not everything he… Continue reading

House readies John Lewis bill

July 30, 2021, 7:02 pmVoting Rights ActNed Foley

Politico reports on latest developments concerning revisions to the Voting Rights Act, but as with the broader HR1/S1 For the People Act it all depends on filibuster reform.

No vacation w/o voting reform

July 30, 2021, 6:37 pmredistrictingNed Foley

So argue Dave Daley and Mike Parsons: “Whatever else Democrats decide to do with election reform before the recess, they should put partisan gerrymandering to a vote ASAP.” I agree wholeheartedly that Congress needs to act now to ban… Continue reading

DOJ backs Congress in Trump tax return fight

July 30, 2021, 11:48 amDepartment of Justice, election subversion riskNed Foley

NY Times reports. This news is not directly about election law, but I consider it worthy of note here because of its potential implications for the 2024 presidential election. None of us know whether Trump will attempt to repeat… Continue reading

Politico links to the DOJ notes

July 30, 2021, 10:29 amDepartment of Justice, election subversion riskNed Foley

Politico’s story includes a link, so we can all read the notes ourselves. Two quotes in Politico’s summary seems especially damning to Trump: “Sir we have done dozens of investig., hundreds of interviews, major allegations are not supported by… Continue reading

Trump didn’t fight release of DOJ notes

July 30, 2021, 10:17 amDepartment of Justice, election subversion riskNed Foley

The Washington Post provides additional details relating to today’s public release of DOJ notes showing Trump’s effort to overturn the result of the 2020 election. One interesting detail is that Trump did not want to stop this release because he… Continue reading

DOJ took notes of Trump’s efforts to subvert 2020 result

July 30, 2021, 10:05 amDepartment of Justice, election subversion riskNed Foley

NY Times reports on notes that Richard P. Donaghue, a DOJ deputy to Acting AG Jeffrey A. Rosen, took of a conversation with then-president Trump. DOJ has turned these notes over to the House Oversight and Reform Committee. According to… Continue reading

MyPillow’s CEO is at it again

July 30, 2021, 6:45 amelection subversion riskNed Foley

WSJ reports that My Pillow is pulling all its ads from Fox News because of controversy over an ad that CEO Mike Lindell wanted to run to promote a “cyber symposium” he’s organized to propagate his conspiracy theories about how… Continue reading

Michigan Mess: Internecine War in GOP

July 30, 2021, 5:52 amelection subversion risk, political parties, political polarization, primariesNed Foley

Politico has a fascinating read on the infighting among Michigan Republicans between Trump supporters, for whom belief that 2020 election was stolen from Trump remains the focus of attention, and traditional Republicans who (like Bill Barr) recognize that this stolen… Continue reading

Dems Attempt to Jumpstart S1

July 29, 2021, 7:00 pmelection administration, redistricting, votingNed Foley

NY Times: Meeting at the White House, maybe. “Democrats are close to finalizing a scaled-back bill that activists hope could be a battering ram in the fight over the filibuster.” I still wonder whether the better filibuster strategy is… Continue reading

Arizona pseudo-audit: key official un-quits

July 29, 2021, 3:49 pmelection subversion riskNed Foley

That’s one detail among many in this new Washington Post report. For more on the former Secretary of State’s decision to walk back his resignation: NBC, AZ Central.

DOJ Task Force to Protect Election Workers

July 29, 2021, 3:39 pmDepartment of Justice, election administrationNed Foley

The Hill reports. Deputy AG Lisa Monaco: “We will promptly and vigorously prosecute offenders to protect the rights of American voters, to punish those who engage in this criminal behavior, and to send the unmistakable message that such conduct… Continue reading

Trump supporters paid for Arizona’s pseudo-audit

July 29, 2021, 11:34 amelection subversion riskNed Foley

CNN reports: “The majority of the money has come from organizations tied to people aligned with former President Donald Trump and his false claims of a stolen election.”

“Georgia Republicans take first step to Fulton elections takeover”

July 29, 2021, 11:27 amelection administration, election subversion riskNed Foley

Atlanta Journal Constitution reports. The article notes that Fulton County is “home to a tenth of all Georgians.” Under Georgia’s new law, “the State Election Board can replace a county’s election board following a performance review/audit/investigation. Then, a temporary… Continue reading