Monthly Archives: January 2014
“Citizens Divided: Campaign Finance Reform and the Constitution”
This book from Robert Post and others looks like it will be great:
ROBERT POST, CITIZENS DIVIDED: CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM AND THE CONSTITUTION (Harvard University Press 2014).
Abstract:
This volume contains the Tanner Lectures delivered by Robert Post at Harvard… Continue reading
“‘Accuracy, Resilience and Denial’ and Their Impact on Elections”
“Super PACs gear up for individual Senate battles”
“Of ‘Dereliction’ and ‘Power Grabs’ And Another Year of More of the Same”
No Surprise: Supreme Court Stays Utah Gay Marriage Ruling: What It Means
As I’ve been predicting, the Supreme Court unanimously put the Utah same sex marriage ruling on hold this morning, pending disposition of the issue in the Tenth Circuit.
This is no surprise. Recognizing a constitutional right to same sex… Continue reading
“Gator hunt? Dog sledding? Campaign fundraisers get creative”
“Board president’s suicide comes amid FBI accusations of vote-buying in Donna election”
Voter fraud investigation in South Texas takes tragic turn.
“Political Donors Chase Funding Alternative; IRS’s Proposed Rules Limiting Social-Welfare Groups Send Lawyers Scouting for Taxable, For-Profit Options to Raise Cash”
WSJ:
With the Obama administration moving to curb campaign activity by certain nonprofit groups, lawyers are scouring the tax code for other financial vehicles that would allow political donors to continue to spend money on elections while remaining anonymous.… Continue reading
“Outside money can be key factor in 2014 elections”
“Koch-backed political network, designed to shield donors, raised $400 million in 2012”
Must-read Matea Gold for WaPo:
The political network spearheaded by conservative billionaires Charles and David Koch has expanded into a far-reaching operation of unrivaled complexity, built around a maze of groups that cloaks its donors, according to an analysis of… Continue reading
The Voting Wars Come to Forsyth County, NC
A reader sends along the following links about a partisan fight over firing the County’s election director, ad the involvement of the controversial Civitas Institute:
Forsyth elections board files petition to fire Coffman
http://m.journalnow.com/news/elections/local/article_8c42b4ce-62d9-11e3-8849-0019bb30f31a.html?mode=jqm
The Petition
http://civitasreview.com/files/2013/12/20131212140347248.pdf
Coffman denies misconduct… Continue reading
“What voter turnout means for efforts to remedy income inequality”
Dan Balz:
The gap between rhetoric about income inequality and action to deal with it is sizable. There are many reasons for that, but one possible explanation, according to a provocative new book, is the contrasting views of Americans who… Continue reading
“Five Much-Needed Reforms That Could Make Our Politics Matter Again”
John Nichols writes for The Nation.