Category Archives: election law “humor”
“The Daily Show Remixes Awkward Ted Cruz Footage, Asks You to ‘Cruz Your Own Adventure”
Vulture reports on the use of B roll Cruz footage for Super PAC purposes.
“WATCH: Chewbacca ARRESTED in Ukraine after police caught him campaigning for Darth Vader”
See here. As one commenter on twitter noted, it was a wookie mistake.
Quote of the Day
“I’m the only candidate up here who is not a billionaire. I don’t have a Super PAC. I don’t even have a back pack. I carry my stuff around loose in my arms like a professor, you know, between classes.… Continue reading
“Late Night With Seth Meyers A Closer Look: Wealthy Families Dominate Campaign Contributions”
Video.
(with a Trevor cameo!)
Quoting Charles Koch: “It’s hard to save the world when the world doesn’t want to be saved.”
“What Took You So Long, Jeb Bush?”
Seth Meyers on Jeb the Destroyer and campaign finance.
“‘Gyrocopter’ Pilot Honored with Commemorative Stamp: Postal Worker’s Flight Against Big Money in Politics Celebrated”
Better to laugh or cry at this parody?
“Urban Polling Centers Recommend Voters Start Lining Up Now For 2016 Election”
The Onion reports.
Dan Smith: “Actually, @theonion, only voters living in minority precincts need to start lining for 2016 http://www.dartmouth.edu/~herron/closingtimes.pdf …“
Questions of the Day: Super PAC Edition
Via the Onion:
Q: What is the purpose of super PACs?
A: To counteract the excessive influence ordinary voters exert on U.S. elections….
Q: Isn’t it true that super PACs drown out the voices of everyday Americans with their… Continue reading
“Obituary in North Carolina paper: Don’t vote for Hillary Clinton in 2016”
Obituary: “Also, the family respectfully asks that you not vote for Hillary Clinton in 2016. R.I.P. Grandaddy.”
More here, via David Wiseanant, WBTV. The comments to this Twitter post crack a lot of jokes about how the dead grandfather… Continue reading
Solum on Hasen on Voting Fraud
Perfect for April 1.
House Republicans to Push Bill Declaring “End to Racism” in U.S.
WaPo: “In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision striking down a key portion of the Voting Rights Act, a group of Southern House Republicans have put forward a congressional resolution declaring that ‘racism is a thing of the… Continue reading
Court Rules Wealthy Donors Have First Amendment Right to Bribe Candidates
AP: “In the latest in a series of rulings stemming from the ‘John Doe’ campaign finance investigation in Wisconsin, a federal district judge has ruled that individuals have a constitutional right to spend unlimited sums in coordination with a… Continue reading