“Pew Study Shows Need for Modern Voting System”
Wendy Weiser and Lianna Reagan blog.
Monthly Archives: February 2012
“Virginia’s Voter ID Bill A Solution In Search Of A Problem”
TPM reports.
“Lean Six Sigma:” The Gingrich-Super PAC Connection
Bloomberg: “Gingrich has uttered the term “Lean Six Sigma” at least 28 times since August in campaign appearances, debates and media interviews, a review of transcripts and news accounts shows. At the same time, Mike George, the investor who… Continue reading
“Pressure mounting for GOP caucus reconsideration”
News from Maine:“The Maine GOP announced Saturday that Romney narrowly edged Ron Paul, 39 percent to 36 percent, in a nonbinding presidential preference poll taken during the caucuses. The margin was fewer than 200 votes. A number of communities… Continue reading
“McCain-Feingold, Officially Dead”
Paul Blumenthal writes for HuffPo.
“Bragging About Bundling Days Over”
Important Politico report.
“Pew: One in Eight Voter Registrations Inaccurate; 51 Million Citizens Unregistered”
Don’t miss the significance of the second half of the above headline.
First Circuit Rejects Defamation Case Brought by Candidate About Campaign-Related Speech
See here.
“Broad Coalition Calls for Senate Hearings on Corporate Governance Solutions in Wake of Citizens United”
CLC has this post.
A Valentine’s Day Thought
Being a Super PAC means never having to say you’re sorry.
“Citizens United Means Anyone Can Still Get in the GOP Game”
US News reports.
“Lobbyists sue Obama administration after being booted from boards”
The Hill reports. In my Stanford Law Review piece, linked below, I am critical of this aspect of the Obama administration’s approach to lobbyist regulation.
“Meet the Parents of the Super PACs; Political spending is good for democracy. It’s a shame today’s liberals don’t trust the wisdom of voters.”
David Keating and Edward Crane have written this WSJ oped. Along similar lines, David Weigel has written Why Super PACs are Good for Democracy at Slate.
“California Set to Send Many New Faces to Washington”
NYT: “California’s Congressional delegation, the largest and most influential in the nation, is undergoing a major upheaval, the result of reapportionment and retirements, threatening the state’s influence in Washington next year and forcing members to scramble to withstand what… Continue reading