“For House leaders, no clear rules for policing their own”
Ben Pershing on lack of House ethics enforcement.
Category Archives: chicanery
“State pursues voter fraud charges against Woodlands residents who registered to motel”
Texas Watchdog: “The case of eight Woodlands residents who sought to use a residency loophole in the state’s election law to gain representation in a utility district election in 2010 will go before a grand jury on Thursday in… Continue reading
“Abramoff says his corrupting influence reached into the media”
The Hill: “Abramoff said he tried to get scholars at think-tank organizations to write opinion articles for his clients and get them placed in large newspapers such as The Wall Street Journal.” More from Politico.
Having read Abramoff’s… Continue reading
“Fixing Washington”
I have posted this draft book review essay on SSRN. Here is the abstract:
This Essay reviews recent books about lobbying, campaign finance, and the problems of Washington by Lawrence Lessig and Jack Abramoff. Together, Lessig and Abramoff offer… Continue reading
Democrats Emulate Republicans’ K Street Project (and that’s not a good thing)
Politico: “Democrats on K Street are warning their corporate clients: Give to Republican challengers in the 2012 election, and you’ll regret it come tax reform time.”
Forgot about the K Street Project? Nick Confessore reminds us.
Powerful Amicus Briefs Supporting Cert. in Siegelman Case
In early February I flagged a cert. petition involving Former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman, saying I suspected and hoped the petition gets a lot of attention, because it raises important and recurring issues which have never been fully resolved about… Continue reading
Kingsley Says Election Results Could Change in Canada Robocall Scandal
Following up on this post, the comments of Jean-Pierre Kingsley, the well-respected former head of Elections Canada are especially noteworthy:
The robocall scandal is becoming so serious, says former chief electoral officer Jean-Pierre Kingsley, that some Tory MPs could… Continue reading
“Developments in the Troy voter fraud trial”
Investigation, Calls for Resignation of Federal Judge Sending Racist Email About President
“Our Corrupt Politics: It’s Not All Money”
Ezra Klein has written this review of Larry Lessig and Jack Abramoff’s new book for the NY Review of Books. Coincidentally I recently completed a review of the same two books, which I’ll be posting on SSRN and sending out… Continue reading
“Storm brews in Canada over election ‘robocalls'”
AFP reports. A common theme of the stories coming out of Canada is that this is “importing” U.S. “dirty tricks” into Canada.
I spoke to a Canadian reporter over the last few days about these allegations, and it appears… Continue reading
“Campaign Finance Reform Panel with Jack Abramoff “
“Former Lobbyist Jack Abramoff and Campaign Finance Reform Leaders to
Discuss How to Fix Washington” at National Press Club March 5 at 7 pm.
“Voter fraud investigators threatened at gunpoint”
News from West Virginia: ” A Lincoln County man was arrested and accused of threatening to kill an FBI agent and a state investigator looking into voter fraud.”
And, yes, absentee ballot fraud investigation. Nothing a voter i.d. would prevent.
Santorum Democrats
AP:
About 1 in 10 Michigan voters were Democrats and they backed Santorum, a former Pennsylvania senator, by about a 3-1 margin. During the Michigan campaign, Romney accused Santorum of using automated telephone calls to attract Democrats to his candidacy,… Continue reading