“Money Won’t Buy You Votes”
Peter Schuck has written this oped for the LA Times.
Monthly Archives: April 2014
“Lying is Free Speech Too”
LAT oped on Susan B. Anthony.
“Change the Constitution in Six Easy Steps? It Won’t Be That Simple, Justice Stevens; From campaign finance to political gerrymandering, the retired Supreme Court justice skips hard arguments in his new book in favor of unrealistic, poorly drafted solutions. “
I have written this book review for The Daily Beast. It begins:
Reading retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens’s new book, Six Amendments: How and Why We Should Change the Constitution, I was reminded of an old Steve… Continue reading
“Ifill: Supreme Court’s campaign finance ruling cheapens voting”
Sherrilyn Ifill oped on McCutcheon.
Perhaps for First Time, Justice Breyer’s McCutcheon Dissent Cites Unavailable Forthcoming Scholarship
I was rereading McCutcheon last night in preparation for a Monday talk on the case at the Center for the Study of Democracy. I noticed that Justice Breyer cites to Robert Post’s forthcoming book on Citizens United:
That is… Continue reading
“FPPC investigating disclosure compliance by Tim Donnelly’s PAC”
Sac Bee: “The state agency overseeing campaign finance rules in California says Republican Tim Donnelly has failed for more than a year to file campaign finance statements for a political action committee he formed in 2012.”
In Wake of McCutcheon, City of Los Angeles Will No Longer Enforce Aggregate Campaign Limits
“How Rand Paul Bailed on His Bold Plan to Reform Big-Money Politics in Washington”
David Corn writes.
My Stanford piece on lobbying begins with some of Rand Paul’s and Sarah Palin’s comments about “crony capitalism” and limiting the power of lobbyists. I had wondered how this would get squared with the Citizen United… Continue reading
“Dead for now: Kentucky bill allowing twin Paul 2016 runs”
CNN: “A bill allowing Kentucky GOP Sen. Rand Paul to simultaneously run for the presidency and re-election to his U.S. Senate seat in 2016 died earlier this week when the Kentucky legislature adjourned for the year. The bill had… Continue reading
“Ohio case before U.S. Supreme Court could decide whether states can criminalize campaign lies”
The Cleveland Plain Dealer previews the Susan B. Anthony case.
“Protect academic freedom in N.C.”
Charlotte Observer editorial: “What’s happening to UNC Chapel Hill law professor Gene Nichol should trouble all of us in North Carolina. A campaign appears afoot to silence his criticism of Republicans and their legislative policies that Nichol deems harmful to… Continue reading
“How Not to End Racial Discrimination; Conservatives have been making the same wrongheaded argument for more than 100 years.”
Jamelle Bouie writes for Slate.
“Nevada secretary of state says woman arrested for voter fraud; used false identity”
AP: “Secretary of State Ross Miller says a woman has been arrested on two felony charges for allegedly using a false identity to register to vote and casting ballots in two elections.
Jon Ralston: .@rossjmiller: “This… Continue reading
“Are Democrats Trying To Energize The Base With The Race Card?”
NPR:
For some voters, suggestions that some of the opposition to Obama and his policies is more than just honest disagreement — and is indeed racially based — could help do the trick.
The Democrats’ use of voting rights… Continue reading