Top-3 Voting: Video Version
A new Common Ground Democracy post describing a Reform Elections Now event where I discussed the Top-3 Voting proposal.
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Randy Eliason: “I Was Skeptical of the ‘Zombie’ Trump Case. I Stand Corrected.”
NYT oped:
When it came to the New York prosecution of Donald Trump, I was skeptical.
I was among the commentators who criticized the case. It was old, the so-called zombie case that had been kicking around for years.… Continue reading
“How a Mysterious Tip Led to Trump Conviction; When The Wall Street Journal uncovered an illicit payment to porn star Stormy Daniels, the now-former president tried to brush it aside. It didn’t work.”
The WSJ has owned this story from the beginning. And this inside look at the tips that led to yesterday’s historic conviction of a former president is a must-read. Riveting.
“Kansas Supreme Court finds Kansans have no ‘fundamental right’ to vote. What it means”
KC Star:
The Kansas Supreme Court has ruled that voting is not a fundamental right protected by the Kansas Constitution. The landmark decision on voting rights Friday is likely to weaken legal challenges to future voting restrictions in Kansas.… Continue reading
“A Revamped Ballot Design Jumpstarts Democracy in New Jersey”
Elie Honig: “Prosecutors Got Trump — But They Contorted the Law”
Elie Honig in New York:
Most importantly, the DA’s charges against Trump push the outer boundaries of the law and due process. That’s not on the jury. That’s on the prosecutors who chose to bring the case and the judge… Continue reading
“GOP mega-donor Miriam Adelson to fund colossal super PAC for Trump”
Politico:
Republican mega-donor and casino billionaire Miriam Adelson plans to help bankroll a massive super PAC for Donald Trump as he seeks to close his financial gap with President Joe Biden.
Adelson is planning to play a major role in… Continue reading
“RFK Jr. files complaint over potential exclusion from debate stage”
WaPo:
The presidential campaign of independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Wednesday it had filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission about Kennedy’s potential exclusion from a planned June 27 debate on CNN between President Biden and former… Continue reading
Shorter Justice Alito: Yes my house flew a flag associated with Stop the Steal for a few days but no reasonable observer could ask if my ability to be fair could be reasonably questioned
All the way up the flagpole and down the rabbit hole.
How many times can he throw his wife under the bus?
The Need for Clarity on Electoral Invalidity
Jason Willick has a new Washington Post column addressing an issue that I’ve pursued in prior scholarship and other writings–and also raised recently on ELB in connection with a New York Times story.
The issue is what kind of… Continue reading
“Voting rights groups in Pa. are suing to allow undated ballots to be counted. They hope to win before November’s election.”
Philadelphia Inquirer:
Pennsylvania voting rights groups are once again seeking to overturn a state law that bars undated or incorrectly dated mail ballots from being counted.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania and Public Interest Law Center filed a… Continue reading
“5 More Long Island towns join GOP effort against even-year elections”
Newsday:
Democrats say moving local elections to even years, when state gubernatorial and presidential elections are held, will yield higher voter turnout. Republicans argue local issues and candidates will get less attention during high-profile races.
“DNC prepares to nominate Biden via ‘virtual roll call’ before convention”
WaPo:
The Democratic National Committee is preparingto nominate President Biden as the party’s presidential nominee through a “virtual roll call” ahead of its August convention in Chicago, an unusual step to ensure that Biden can meet a deadline to appear… Continue reading
“Top Republicans are already rushing to buy into Trump’s 2024 election fraud narrative”
CNN:
Top Republicans are already rushing to buy into a new 2024 election fraud narrative sown by ex-President Donald Trump in their zeal to appease their party’s presumptive nominee.
Leading party figures are increasingly warning they will only recognize the result… Continue reading