Monthly Archives: April 2014
“Only Some Southern Whites Are the New Blacks (and Many Are Not)”
Michael McDonald crunches the numbers.
“NY Conservative Party Chair: Get Rid of the Electoral College”
Actually he supports NPV.
“Democratic Mega-Donors Dominate Super PAC Race As Republicans Hide In ‘Dark Money'”
Paul Blumenthal reports for HuffPo.
“Dan Walters Daily: Debra Bowen leaves legacy worth changing”
Video description: “Every major candidate for Secretary of State is campaigning to overhaul the office, an indictment of Debra Bowen’s two terms of stewardship, Dan says.”
More here.
Election 2014 Q&A: Secretary of state candidates on partisanship, fraud, Cal-Access… Continue reading
“Before convicting four Alabama counties of voter fraud, let’s see the evidence”
Bob Nicholson column at AL.com.
“A Legislative Fix for Paroline?”
Paul Cassell, who represented respondent Amy in the recent child pornography case, has this post at Volokh.
“No, Southern whites are not the new blacks”
Larry Bartels:
The claim that “Southern whites’ loyalty to Republicans is nearing that of blacks to Democrats” is the subhead on Cohn’s piece in the print edition and the headline on The Upshot, the Times’ new “news, analysis,… Continue reading
“The Court and Congress: The Child Pornography Case”
Rick Pildes on Paroline and congressional overrides:
Initially, the question is whether the Court should try to put Humpty Dumpty back together again: should the Court construct a version of the law that creates a rough approximation of what Congress… Continue reading
“In Defense of Political Lying”
Jack Shafer Reuters column on Susan B. Anthony.
“What’s the Matter with Rand Paul?”
The American Spectator isn’t happy with Sen. Paul’s comments on voter fraud.
“Will High Court’s Affirmative Action Ruling Affect Gay Marriage Cases?”
Bill Rankin (in article originally appearing in the AJC):
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision this week in a Michigan affirmative action case gave great deference to the voters’ right to decide controversial issues at the ballot box.
The court’s plurality… Continue reading
Arkansas Court Holds State Voter ID Law Violates State Constitution and is Uneforceable
Read the 8-page decision.