Monthly Archives: July 2013
Redistricting Versus Access to the Ballot Box: A Republican View on Potential Bipartisan VRA Reform
As mentioned in a prior post, a lot of good discussion came out of the recent Brookings conference on the aftermath of the Court’s decision on the Voting Rights Act. With respect to the prospects of any kind of… Continue reading
“A Decade After McCain-Feingold, Election Spending Spikes”
Must-Reid (Wilson) piece. And for those who don’t think the Supreme Court’s deregulation of outside money matters, check out this chart from the piece:
“Watchdog Groups Challenge Illegitimate Attempt by Republican FEC Commissioners to Sabotage Campaign Finance”
See this press release.
“Voter ID Trial Gets Underway In Pennsylvania”
“A Not-So-Bright ‘Fix’ for the IRS | Commentary”
“Blame Voting Rights Act for Dem Troubles”
Jonathan Tobin replies to Tom Edsall.
Justice Ginsburg’s Vigor, as Evidenced by Her Shelby County Dissent
[This is one of a series of posts on issues related to the Shelby County voting rights case flagged, but not fully developed, in my draft paper, Shelby County and the Illusion of Minimalism.]
One of the last major… Continue reading
“Sen. Nelson blasts Supreme Court on voting rights”
“Another IRS Scandal Waiting to Happen; Federal Elections Commissioner Donald McGahn wants to rein in the bureaucracy of this sensitive agency. The political left is furious. “
Filibuster Reform Coming?
NY Times: Democrats Poised to Limit Filibusters, Angering GOP
Ezra Klein: Mitch McConnell’s problem: How can he threaten to obstruct the Senate even more?
Jonathan Bernstein: Why Senate Reform is Needed
“News Analysis: Macon-Bibb’s on again, off again election; VRA ruling gives election a green light, but not so fast”
That’s the lead story in this week’s Electionline Weekly.
Shuchman on Corsi Case
Here, in Forbes.