“Sen. McCain huddles with Dems on campaign finance reform”
Potentially important news.
What are the chances of a discharge petition on a pure campaign finance disclosure bill getting through the House?
Category Archives: legislation and legislatures
“Kasich’s signing of election law ‘repeal’ doesn’t end debate”
Cincinnati Enquirer: “The gambit, apparently the first time that Ohio legislators have ever effectively killed a referendum destined for voters, sets up a possible lawsuit over a question that could impact this fall’s election: May state legislators repeal a… Continue reading
“Authors Feel Heat for Blaming GOP”
CQ Weekly on Mann/Ornstein.
“A Futile Suit Against the Filibuster”
Jonathan Adler blogs.
“Court turns away PR congressional vote lawsuit”
AP reports.
Tom Edsall on the Changing Nature of the Lobbying Industry
Here, at Campaign Stops.
“For Tea Party, Focus Turns to Senate and Shake-Up”
NYT reports.
“Republicans have taken a more polarizing political turn than Democrats in recent years”
Ezra Klein column.
“What Has Made Congress More Polarized?”
Sean Trende on Mann, Ornstein and the Poole-Rosenthal DW-NOMINATE scores of Congrss.
“Democrats have real chance to hold on to Senate majority”
WaPo reports.
Another “I’m Just a Bill” Parody
Courtesy of Casino Jack.
“Why Washington Can’t Be Fixed: And Is About to Get a Lot Worse”
I’ve just written this new Slate column. It begins:
The politician’s words captured the moment. “This is a historic time … and one side simply has to win out over the other.” It wasn’t Roosevelt describing the need… Continue reading
“Lugar’s Demise and the Constitutional Crisis”
Jonathan Chiat:
The most important and alarming facet of Lugar’s defeat, and a factor whose importance is being overlooked at the moment, is one of the things Mourdock cited against him: Lugar voted to confirm two of Obama’s Supreme Court… Continue reading
“Moderate Republicans Fall Away in the Senate”
538 reports. I’ll have more to say on this subject soon.