See this report from Florida, with the subhead: “The Republican-controlled Florida House today may greatly increase campaign spending limits for candidates who accept public financing, which would undo a past overhaul.”
See this report from Atlanta, which begins: “Saying the protections of the 1965 Voting Rights Act could be in jeopardy, the Rev. Jesse Jackson announced plans for a ‘massive’ protest march in Atlanta on the anniversary of the law’s signing.… Continue reading
Responding to my oped from yesterday, Larry Solum weighs in here. I agree with Larry that when a filibuster continues to the end of a term it imposes a de facto supermajority requirement. I just don’t see the constitutional… Continue reading
Terry Neal’s Washington Post “Talking Points” column discusses recent conspiracy theories about the 2004 election. Thanks to Doug Chapin for the pointer.
You can download my new Roll Call oped here (without a subscription; thanks to Roll Call for permission to reprint). It begins:
Democrats in the Senate have used the power of the filibuster to block from office the 10 most… Continue reading
See here. See also this report from New Jersey and this Roll Call report. It is interesting that the resignation has not been picked up in the NY Times or the Washington Post. The LA Times had a… Continue reading
Roll Call offers this report (paid subscription required), which begins: “Six years before the next Congressional reapportionment, political officeholders and strategists across the country are already working the redistricting issue with more urgency than ever. A new Republican-drawn Congressional map… Continue reading
See this report, which begins: “The state’s primary election should be moved from May to early March in presidential years to give Pennsylvania greater weight in national elections, according to a task force convened by the governor to review… Continue reading