Monthly Archives: March 2014
“Small Donors in Congressional Elections”
Tyler Culberson, Michael McDonald and Suzanne Roberts have posted this draft on SSRN. Here is the abstract:
Candidates raise substantial sums of money to compete in modern federal elections. Many electoral reform efforts focus on curbing the perceived undue influence… Continue reading
“Process ‘Reboot’ Aims to End Senate Gridlock”
NYT: “Senate leaders, responding to a groundswell of anger among the rank and file in both parties to the recent breakdown in procedure, will try a new trick to unstick the upper chamber.”
“Residency questions dog many California legislators”
“Felony allegations cost California Democrats their super majority”
Reid Wilson reports for WaPo.
Jost on Justice Thomas and Oral Argument
If not disgraceful, a disservice.
Jost uses Citizens United to argue that oral argument matters (though wasn’t it J. Alito and not the Chief who made the banning books comment?)
My own thoughts on this controversy here.
“A million of us have no vote in Albany”
Jerry Goldfeder: “Because of 11 legislative vacancies, approximately 1.1 million New Yorkers are not represented in the New York State Assembly, and another 630,000 residents have no state senator. Although voters usually go to their local elected officials to… Continue reading
Quote of the Day
“The Karl Rove thing is out…the Koch thing is in.”
—Anonymous donor quoted in Nick Confessore’s must-read piece in today’s NYT on the changing nature of donations to Super PACs and its impact on political parties.
This party problem has… Continue reading
“Kasich signs voting, scooter-parking bills into law”
The latest from Ohio.
Lessig Keynote at Stetson Campaign Finance Conference
Watch.
Around the 37 minute mark Larry addresses my debate with him about whether “dependence corruption” is an equality argument. I sense some movement there.
Kmiec Campaign Website Updated
So reports Josh Blackman.