Garrett Epps has written this extensive argument in The American Prospect. A snippet: “But the problem didn’t start with Citizens United and can’t be fixed by a corporate-personhood amendment. The threat to American self-government runs far deeper. It started nearly… Continue reading

Nick Confessore: “A new joint fund-raising initiative between Mitt Romney and the Republican National Committee will aim to raise $800 million by November, part of what Mr. Romney’s campaign estimates will be a total of $1 billion spent to… Continue reading

Ben Pershing: “Quick quiz: What group has donated money to conservative Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.), liberal Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) and both the Republican and Democratic House campaign committees?”

Alyce Lomax writes for “The Motley Fool.”

The Democrats on the Committee on House Administration are holding this shadow hearing with a great lineup: WHEN:              Wednesday, April 18, 2012, at 1:30PM WHERE:            1310 Longworth House Office Building WHAT:               Congressional Forum: “The Most Expensive Seat in the House:… Continue reading

You can read the 26-page decision denying the preliminary injunction at this link. (H/t Bloomberg BNA) The court held that the ban on contractor contributions was “closely drawn” to the government’s anticorruption interest, and that current evidence of a… Continue reading

“This is an ’emperor has no clothes on’ moment. It is the responsibility of the IRS to tell Crossroads GPS that it ‘has no clothes on,’ and that it does not qualify as a tax-exempt 501(c)(4) ‘social welfare’ organization.” –Fred… Continue reading