“Battle over Arizona’s election manual expands to citizenship checks, early voting, hand counts”
Votebeat (via Electionline)
“Trump administration requests to access voting machines worries election officials”
“Our Coming Plutocracy”
Francis Fukuyama for Persuasion warning, in particular, about the latest moves from Elon Musk and especially Larry Ellison. The latter, with his son, are seeking to (in Fukuyama’s words) “control a vast array of outlets, both legacy and new media,… Continue reading
“Congressman wants to eliminate SC’s only Democratic district. Republicans say they have a plan.
The Post and Courier reports on Rep. Ralph Norman’s proposal to eliminate through gerrymandering Rep. Jim Clyburn’s House seat.
According to the story, “a far-right faction of the S.C. Legislature says it will introduce legislation to redraw the lines to… Continue reading
“The Corporate Power Reset That Makes Citizens United Irrelevant”
A new Center for American Progress report, with this subtitle: “By using their authority to define what corporations are—and what powers they hold—states can end the era of corporate and dark money in U.S. politics.”
“How Charlie Kirk’s social media machine rewired a generation’s politics”
WaPo:
Last month, as social media buzzed with news that Taylor Swift was engaged to Travis Kelce, Charlie Kirk advised one of the world’s most successful female musicians to leave “the island of the wokeys” and start having children… Continue reading
“On the Supreme Court’s Emergency Docket, Sharp Partisan Divides”
Adam Liptak for the NYT:
Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh says good judges are like good referees.
“Am I calling it the same way for labor and management, for the business and the environmental interests, for the Republican and the Democrat?”… Continue reading
“How Nancy Pelosi Quietly Shaped California’s Redistricting Fight”
NYT:
One Friday in early August, Nancy Pelosi and Gavin Newsom sat together in the historic governor’s mansion in Sacramento and began dialing some of the nation’s wealthiest Democrats for dollars.
Ms. Pelosi, the 85-year-old former House speaker, and… Continue reading
David Gans on Circumspection Podcast Talking about Louisiana v. Callais, and Voting Rights at the Supreme Court
“Louisiana’s Chief Election Official Confirms Lack of Widespread Noncitizen Voting”
Brennan Center:
After reviewing state voter rolls going back to the 1980s, Louisiana’s Republican secretary of state announced this month that “non-citizens illegally registering or voting is not a systemic problem in Louisiana.” That finding aligns with years of … Continue reading
“Brazil’s Former President Was Convicted of Plotting a Coup. What Comes Next?; Jair Bolsonaro was sentenced to 27 years in prison for conspiring to cling to power after losing the 2022 elections.”
NYT:
Brazil’s former president, Jair Bolsonaro, was sentenced to more than 27 years in prison on Thursday for overseeing a failed coup plot after losing the 2022 elections, a landmark ruling for Latin America’s largest nation.
Mr. Bolsonaro was… Continue reading
Ned Foley Blogging Weeks of September 15 and 22
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“Missouri lawmakers give final approval to map targeting a Democratic House seat”
CNN:
Missouri’s Republican-controlled Senate on Friday passed a new congressional map, taking final legislative action to target one of the state’s Democratic seats in the US House and boost the GOP’s chances of retaining its fragile majority in the… Continue reading