Monthly Archives: January 2021
“Pennsylvania Lawmaker Played Key Role in Trump’s Plot to Oust Acting Attorney General”
NYT:
When Representative Scott Perry joined his colleagues in a monthslong campaign to undermine the results of the presidential election, promoting “Stop the Steal” events and supporting an attempt to overturn millions of legally cast votes, he often took a… Continue reading
“Chronicling Trump’s 10 worst abuses of power”
#1 on Marshall Cohen of CNN’s list? Subverting the 2020 Election. Number #2: Inciting an insurrection.
“Follow the Money Behind the Capitol Riot”
Ciara Torres-Spelliscy blogs.
“Chinese parts, hidden ownership, growing scrutiny: Inside America’s biggest maker of voting machines”
NBC News:
Just off a bustling interstate near the border between Nebraska and Iowa, a 2,800-square-foot American flag flies over the squat office park that is home to Election Systems & Software LLC.The nondescript name and building match the… Continue reading
“In ‘thousands of complaints’ about Wisconsin election, few that could be substantiated”
Wisconsin State Journal:
In December, with then-President Donald Trump continuing to falsely claim that massive fraud and other voting irregularities had denied him a second term, top Republicans in the Wisconsin Legislature said they were reviewing “thousands of complaints” about… Continue reading
“State Republicans push new voting restrictions after Trump’s loss”
Zach Montellaro for Politico:
Republican legislators across the country are preparing a slew of new voting restrictions in the wake of former President Donald Trump’s defeat.Georgia will be the focal point of the GOP push to change state election laws,… Continue reading
“Trump Wants Back on Facebook. This Star-Studded Jury Might Let Him.”
“‘Dark Money’ Helped Pave Joe Biden’s Path to the White House”
Bloomberg:
President Joe Biden benefited from a record-breaking amount of donations from anonymous donors to outside groups backing him, meaning the public will never have a full accounting of who helped him win the White House.Biden’s winning campaign was… Continue reading
“With Control Of Congress, Democrats Aim To Address Voting Rights”
Miles Parks for NPR.
Breaking: SCOTUS Takes No Action in Trump-Related Election Appeals from PA; Next Chance is Next Month
Today’s Court orders make no mention of those cases, even after they have been relisted, making eventual cert grants less likely (though still possible). More likely is that the Court won’t hear the cases, but one or more Justices will… Continue reading
The Filibuster and the History of the Senate as a Majoritarian Institution
Back in 2009, when the issue of abolishing the Senate filibuster was also being discussed, I wrote this piece for the Balkinization blog on the history of the filibuster. Now that this issue is being intensely discussed again, I’m re-posting… Continue reading
Bonkers NYT Story That Adds to Reasons to Disqualify Trump from Running Again: Trump Almost Fired the Acting Attorney General To Install at DOJ Someone to Push Baseless Voter Fraud Claims, and Only Threat of Mass Resignations Stopped It from Happening
Truly frightening story:
The Justice Department’s top leaders listened in stunned silence this month: One of their peers, they were told, had devised a plan with President Donald J. Trump to oust Jeffrey A. Rosen as acting attorney general and… Continue reading
Watch Archived Video: “Elections, Insurrection and Inauguration: What’s Next for Democracy?”
Watch archived video of my conversation this week with Michelle Deutchman of the UC National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement.