Back on June 22, I wrote this post noting a unique way that the California legislature was trying to amend Prop. 36. If its measure was found to violate Prop. 36, it required that the measure appear on the ballot… Continue reading
Perhaps Rep. Westmoreland, who, in this strongly worded statement, writes: “We needed 218 votes in the House but we’ll only need five votes on the Supreme Court. Justice will prevail. The honor of Georgia will be restored.” This is… Continue reading
Jeff Wice writes:
The focus of today’s hearing was on “Renewing the Temporary Provisions of the Voting Rights Act: Legislative Options after LULAC v. Perry.” After a delayed start and interruptions by floor votes, Senator Kennedy opened the hearing only… Continue reading
The Christian Science Monitor offers this report, which begins: “Matters of race still roil the South, but any more than in the rest of America? And when it comes to ballot access for minorities, do Southern states still deserve… Continue reading
Here is what I just posted in response to an election law listserv post by David Becker, noting with amusement the fact that Rep. Westmoreland repeatedly referred to me, a “liberal law professor,” during the debate over bailout:
I of… Continue reading
There is no question that H.R. 9 will now pass, unamended, in the House. The action will now shift to the Senate, where hearings are ending. Senate Judiciary Committee chair Specter had previously said he wanted to get the bill… Continue reading
President Bush has been making general statements in support of VRA renewal for some time, but he has always avoided taking any position on the specifics. Now, literally as the House debate on H.R. 9 is underway, the administration has… Continue reading