“Congressional Tenure Steadily Increasing”
On the occasion
of Don Young’s becoming the longest-serving Republican in the history of the
House, U.S. Term Limits reviews
the historical tenure patterns for members of Congress.
Monthly Archives: March 2019
“Republicans Say Democrats’ Election Reform Bill Doesn’t Address Ballot Harvesting”
McConnell picks on one thing missing from H.R. 1.
More on third parties collecting and returning absentee ballots, in California, here.
Chuck Schumer on his voting rights priorities
He picks his
favorite parts of H.R. 1.
“House Democrats Will Vote on Sweeping Anti-Corruption Legislation. Here’s What’s in It.”
The New York Times runs
down a brief summary of H.R. 1.
“Voting Can Be Devastating for Iowa Felons, AP Review Finds”
An
AP piece on the administrative hurdles of rights restoration, and the consequences
for those who may not know that they’re voting while ineligible. The cover photo of the lead subject of the
story may challenge a lot of preconceptions.
Pushback to the 2018 Missouri redistricting citizens’ initiative
The Springfield News-Leader reports:
Last fall, Missouri voters approved a one-of-a-kind plan to root out partisan gerrymandering with 62 percent of the vote. Republicans unhappy with the changes are now trying to roll them back. Five GOP lawmakers, including… Continue reading
Federal Prosecutors Agree to Drop Charges Against Rep. Schock
A deferred
prosecution agreement says that charges
(including tax fraud, wire fraud, and theft of funds based on misappropriation
of Congressional and campaign funds for personal use) will be dropped against
Rep. Aaron Schock if he repays $68,000 and pays… Continue reading
ShouldTrumpRun.com
Ciara Torres-Spelliscy digs
into what testing the waters in 2011 might have taught the President about
corporate contributions and campaign finance law.
“Michael Cohen sues Trump Organization for legal fees resulting from Mueller probe, porn star lawsuit”
This
ought to be fascinating. Not least
because if it goes anywhere, it may actually shed some light on what Cohen and
the Trump Organization actually thought was legal representation and what was
not. There’s been an awful lot… Continue reading
“Political competition is moderating Texas Republicans”
Behind a paywall, the Economist reviews
an apparent shift in Texas legislators’ priorities.
DOJ Files Brief in SCOTUS Census Case
Here’s the Government’s brief in the SCOTUS case over the inclusion of a citizenship question in the decennial enumeration.
I expected the arguments about speculative standing, about the deferential APA review, and about the degree of discretion ostensibly committed to… Continue reading
“Trump threatens to block networks from hosting debates after Dems reject Fox” (in primaries)
Sigh.
“Ahead of court ruling, Census Bureau seeks citizenship data”
The AP has more on the latest at the Census Bureau.
I think this is an effort to gather the administrative data that Census employees said would be more effective at assessing statistical citizenship rates, with fewer downsides for public… Continue reading
“Second Judge Blocks Trump Administration’s Census Citizenship Question Plans”
Big
(and voluminous) news from California: in a 126-page
opinion, Judge Seeborg has enjoined the inclusion of a question regarding
citizenship on the 2020 census.
The decision follows on Judge Furman’s opinion out of New
York, but is more… Continue reading