“Illegal During Watergate, Unlimited Campaign Contributions Now Fair Game”
Don’t miss this Peter Overby report on NPR.
Monthly Archives: November 2011
“First robo-calls trial postponed until next year”
WaPo: “The trial scheduled to begin Tuesday of a Maryland political consultant accused of orchestrating robo-calls that urged voters in predominantly black districts to “relax” and not bother going to the polls last year was postponed until 2012.”
“Government Asks High Court to Dismiss Challenge to Foreign Campaign Money Ban”
BNA: “The government has responded to a challenge to the federal law against foreigners’ providing money in U.S. election campaigns with a new motion asking the Supreme Court to dismiss the case or affirm a lower court ruling that… Continue reading
Tweet of the Day
Chuck Todd: ‘Think we’re learning, especially w/this latest (dad funding son’s ads w/unlimited funds via SuperPAC) camp finance system is complete joke”
Senate Judiciary Subcommittee Will Take Field Trip to Examine Florida Voting Law
“Why Did Freddie Mac Pay Newt Gingrich $300,000?”
NPR asks.
UPDATE: Whoa. Freddie paid Newt at least $1.6 million.
David Gergen on Lessig on Money in Politics
Here.
“Democrats see election laws as revival of poll tax and threat to democratic process”
Quote of the Day
“This is pathological, to go to people who have no stake in this society and to use tax dollars to encourage them to vote themselves more benefits,”
—Vadum at the King Street Patriots event. The comments followed earlier criticism… Continue reading
“Fund-Raising by City Comptroller Is Investigated”
NYT: “Federal authorities are investigating the fund-raising operation of the New York City comptroller, John C. Liu, seeking records from his campaign and from a city contractor whose employees were listed as having contributed thousands of dollars to his… Continue reading
“How hard will Maine GOP push voter ID?”
Apparently not very.
“Americans for Prosperity launches tour featuring controversial Texas Tea Party leader”
Facing South reports on the activities of Catherine Engelbrecht of the King Street Patriots and “True the Vote.” I discuss True the Vote a bit in my forthcoming book, The Voting Wars.
“Opponents of Ohio’s election law fall short of needed signatures in ballot repeal effort”
But it’s not over yet [corrected link] and Dems say that have the signatures. This will be a big deal if this effort fails.
“Federalist Society Panel Debates Civil Rights and Voter Fraud”
BLT reports.