“A Voting Rights Bill That Both Democrats and Republicans Can Support”
Josh Douglas in the Washington Monthly.
Monthly Archives: October 2021
John Eastman, in National Review Interview, Tries to Distance Himself from His Own Memo Suggesting How VP Pence Could Steal the Election for Trump, Repudiates Its Major Points
Signs that Eastman is getting increasingly desperate to distance himself from his false claims that the election was stolen from Trump and that VP Pence could unilaterally steal it back for him when Congress was supposed to confirm the Electoral… Continue reading
True the Vote Endgame: Trying to Prove Voter Fraud with Cell Phone Data Near Drop Boxes
True the Vote had been hinting in its email blasts of some major proof of fraud, and now we know what they have is just weak and silly. See here:
New – last month, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation… Continue reading
“Michigan Republicans Are Quietly Replacing Officials Who Certify Vote Totals”
“The $100 Million Plan to Completely Fix Washington”
Teddy Schleifer for PUCK:
One afternoon earlier this month, a source sent me a note on Signal asking an unexpected question. They wanted my take on an invitation they had received to meet with a political group that had a… Continue reading
“Michigan GOP Secretary of State candidate to speak at QAnon conference”
Bridge:
A Republican candidate for Michigan Secretary of State is set to speak at a conference organized by prominent QAnon conspiracy theory adherents. Kristina Karamo, an Oak Park Republican who is endorsed by former President Donald Trump, recently announced… Continue reading
“Legal Ethics, Bar Discipline and John Eastman”
Paul Rosenzweig:
Here’s my bottom line: Bar discipline is an instrument ill suited to the resolution of complaints of the sort being raised about Eastman’s conduct. While it is quite possible that he may face discipline, it is equally… Continue reading
“Gov. Greg Abbott’s pick for top Texas election post worked with Trump to fight 2020 results”
Texas Tribune:
Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday appointed John Scott — a Fort Worth attorney who briefly represented former President Donald Trump in a lawsuit challenging the 2020 election results in Pennsylvania — as Texas’ new secretary of state.As secretary… Continue reading
ELB Book Corner: Evans and Gaddie: “The U.S. Supreme Court as a Temple to Justice”
I am pleased to welcome to ELB Book Corner Jocelyn Evans and Keith Gaddie, authors of the new book, The U.S. Supreme Court’s Democratic Spaces. Here is the final of four blog posts:
Warren Harding’s 1920 “Americanism” speech… Continue reading
“Trump’s New ‘Free Speech’ Network Bars Criticism of Itself”
Political Wire:
Donald Trump’s new social network — which he launched because he was “silenced” on other social media platforms — includes a terms of service that include a long list of prohibited activities, including that users have… Continue reading
“Facebook Is Rebuked by Oversight Board Over Transparency on Treatment of Prominent Users”
WSJ:
Facebook Inc.’s oversight board said the company hadn’t been forthcoming about how it exempts high-profile users from its rules and said it is drafting recommendations for how to overhaul the system, following a Wall Street Journal investigation into… Continue reading
“52% of Americans Believe Democracy Facing ‘Major Threat'” (And It’s Many More Republicans Than Democrats)
Grinnell College poll:
While 85% of Americans believe it is very important the United States remain a democracy, 52% believe American democracy is facing a “major threat” according to the newest edition of the Grinnell College National Poll (Grinnell-Selzer). The… Continue reading
Michigan: “Redistricting draft maps violate Voting Rights Act, civil rights director says”
Detroit News:
An independent redistricting commission’s draft maps violate the Voting Rights Act, Michigan Civil Rights Department Executive Director John Johnson Jr. said during a Wednesday hearing where most speakers said the proposals don’t give Detroit fair representation.The proposed… Continue reading
Ballot access rules for disqualified presidential candidates
Ned’s post on Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment walks through challenges pertaining to former president Donald Trump’s eligibility. It’s a sound legal analysis (although I’m sure there are disputes among some as to the facts, and there’s much uncertain… Continue reading