“Congress finds, and lists, meaning in Constitution”
WaPo reports.
Monthly Archives: September 2011
Americans Elect Respond to Mann-Ornstein on Third Parties
Here, in the WaPo Letters to the Editor section.
“Record Spending by 501(c)(4)s Seen in ‘12 Due to Vague IRS Rules on Political Activity”
An extensive must-read report (unfortunately behind a paywall) from BNA.
Q & A with California Voter Foundation’s Kim Alexander
Here, in the LA Times.
Fuzzier Math
A Fairvote update of their white paper on good and bad ways to allocate electoral college votes.
“How the Big Money Finds a Way In”
The New York Times offers this editorial with this accompanying graphic.
Quote of the Day
“”I think it’s going to get really ugly; the legal morass has multiple layers of complexity.”
–Joe Birkenstock, commenting to Roll Call on the Durkee campaign treasurer scandal in California
MORE: Bloomberg puts the Durkee scandal into the broader context… Continue reading
“Redistricting Battle Coming in Texas; Justice Department to Lay Out Decision on Legality of New Map”
Roll Call reports.
“Watchdog Groups Urge Super Committee to Disclose Lobbying Activity”
BLT reports.
Crony Capitalism Theme is Nothing New for Sarah Palin
Tim Noah blogs today about the use of the term “crony capitalism” on the right. But this is no new theme for Sarah Palin. Here is what I wrote in my draft paper on lobbying reform (out next year in… Continue reading
“The Danish Way of Elections”
R. Spencer Oliver writes on what the U.S. can learn from the Danes.
Election Assistance Commission Releases Survey of Internet Voting
“Roadblocks for the Pennsylvania electoral plan?”
RNC chair doesn’t like it.
“Is Rick Perry Right That the Seventeenth Amendment Was a Mistake?”
Vik Amar and Alan Brownstein write at Justia’s Verdict.