“Rethinking DC Representation in Congress”
Great event and lineup for Feb. 21 program of the William & Mary election law program.
Monthly Archives: February 2014
Time for a Congressional Clerkship Program
Dakota Rudesill makes the convincing case.
“The Dark Money Man: How Sean Noble Moved the Kochs’ Cash into Politics and Made Millions”
ProPublica:
Plucked from obscurity by libertarian billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch, Noble was tasked with distributing a torrent of political money raised by the Koch network, a complex web of nonprofits nicknamed the Kochtopus, into conservative causes in… Continue reading
“Political Reform and Varieties of Libertarianism”
Bob Bauer blogs.
In my Stanford Lobbying piece, I talk about how Rand Paul and Sarah Palin’s ideas about lobbying regulation are pretty similar to (candidate) Obama’s ideas.
Quote of the Day: Federal Government as Gestapo Edition
“It’s like a boot’s been lifted off the back of our neck.”
—Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp, speaking of what it has been like since Voting Rights Acr preclearance disappeared after the Supreme Court’s Shelby County decision.
“Obama ambassador nominees prompt an uproar with bungled answers, lack of ties”
WaPo reports.
The Daily Show: Diplomat Buyers Club
“Tom Perkins’ big idea: The rich should get more votes”
From the man who brought you the Kristallnacht on the rich….
“Did Harry Reid steal 2010 election? Sharron Angle calls it ‘a rhetorical question,’ suggests dead people vote in U.S. elections”
Sigh.
“Wanted: A Sugar Daddy to Fund My 2016 Presidential Campaign”
“‘Citizens United’ Critics Fight Money With Money”
Peter Overby reports for NPR.
“Preview: Lawrence Lessig’s March to End Corruption”
Bill Moyers on Larry Lessig’s march for political equality in campaign finance.
I had the pleasure of hearing Larry’s keynote at the Duke conference, where he portrayed himself and the NH marchers as the modern day descendants of those who… Continue reading
“Tea party groups are making and spending millions, but not on candidates”
Daily Caller: “Two well-known tea party groups spent more than 80 percent of the money they raised in 2013 not on the causes and candidates that they say it is their mission to support, but on operating expenditures, like… Continue reading
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