The New York Times offers this editorial, which begins: ‘President Bush has a rare opportunity to fight the greed-driven abuses of national politics by naming dedicated professionals to the four open slots on the Federal Election Commission, a supposed… Continue reading
FairVote has issued this report. According to this summary, “The Shrinking Battleground uses a model of ‘state partisanship’ to explain why the United States has experienced a decrease in the number of competitive battleground states in presidential elections,… Continue reading
In today’s Los Angeles Times, Abigail Thernstrom writes this oped. Thernstrom’s views of Roberts’ role in the 1982 VRA amendment process is pretty similar to my own, though she of course has a different view of whether Roberts’… Continue reading
I have posted the petition here. I expect we will hear something from the Supreme Court by the beginning of next week, given that the petitioners have asked for temporary relief that needs to be granted by midnight Monday… Continue reading
Jamal Watson offers this oped in the NY Sun. And my link to an oped in the Seattle Post Intelligencer by Helen Thomas yesterday was incorrect. The correct link is here.
The Los Angeles Daily Journal offers this report (paid subscription required). It begins: “California’s initiative process conjures noble images of grassroots, power-to-the-people direct democracy. In reality, a small number of high-priced professionals, including members of four prominent legal firms, determine… Continue reading
The LA Times offers Justices Bar Redistricting Effort, with the subhead: “Appeals court blocks initiative from the November ballot, saying discrepancies in versions of the measure were a violation of election law.” See also stories in the San Diego … Continue reading
It will be minutes (if it has not happened already) before someone in the blogosphere or in the media comments that the judges who decided this case broke down on partisan lines. The two judges appointed by Democrats voted to… Continue reading
I believe that Justice Scotland had indicated that the justices were hoping for their opinion in the Prop. 77 case to issue by Tuesday morning. It is now noon California time, and there is no opinion yet.