[EL] ELB News and Commentary 1/30/12

Mon Jan 30 12:43:13 PST 2012

The Republican National Committee passed a resolution at its last meeting  
endorsing legislation to stop "insider trading" by members of Congress.  

_Click  here: 
http://www.gop.com/Images/CommsLogo/2012_wintermeeting_resolutions.pdf_ 
(http://www.gop.com/Images/CommsLogo/2012_wintermeeting_resolutions.pdf)   Jim Bopp

In a message dated 1/30/2012 12:02:09 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
rhasen at law.uci.edu writes:

_Question of the Day:  Where is South Carolina’s Lawsuit Against DOJ?_ 
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=28890)  
Posted  on _January 30, 2012 8:59 am_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=28890) 
 by _Rick Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)   

In late December, I wrote _this  Slate commentary_ 
(http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/jurisprudence/2011/12/the_obama_administration_s_ris
ky_voter_id_move_threatens_the_voting_rights_act.html)  in which I 
suggested that South Carolina might  leapfrog over some of the other suits 
challenging the constitutionality of  section 5 and get right to the Supreme Court.  
The urgency would be a  desire to use the voter i.d. law in the November 
2012 elections. 
On January 11, South Carolina _announced_ 
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=27761)  it had hired Paul  Clement on the team, strongly signalling a Supreme 
Court challenge.  And  since then we’ve heard nothing.  In the 
meantime,Texas has _brought its own suit _ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=28515) on DOJ’s 
 failure to preclear its voter i.d. law (the issue is still under 
consideration  at DOJ).  As I explained, the Texas lawsuit seeks to eviscerate the  
Voting Rights Act under the constitutional avoidance doctrine, rather than  
make a head-on argument that section 5 is no longer constitutional.  This  
leaves room for South Carolina to make the front attack.  But so far it  hasn’
t. 
Why? 
I wonder if there are some political considerations against mounting the  
attack.  Does Gov. Haley not want to do this?  She sure seemed to be  
applauding when _Rick Perry said_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=28047)  that South 
 Carolina was “at war” with the federal government over the voter i.d. 
issue  and other issues. 
Stay tuned. 

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Posted in _election  administration_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18) , 
_Supreme Court_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=29) , _The Voting Wars_ 
(http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60) , _voter id_ 
(http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=9) , _Voting Rights Act_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=15)   | 
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_“The Grim Future of  Campaign Finance”_ 
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=28888)  
Posted  on _January 30, 2012 8:53 am_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=28888) 
 by _Rick Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)   

_Fred  Wertheimer_ 
(http://www.salon.com/2012/01/28/the_grim_future_of_campaign_finance/singleton/)  sits down with Salon. 

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_Texas Redistricting  Settlement?_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=28886)  
Posted  on _January 30, 2012 8:52 am_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=28886) 
 by _Rick Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)   

Texas political observers are waiting to see if _a deal will be struck_ 
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=28818) ,  especially one which helps Texas 
congressional Democrats as much as the one  rumored in The Hill.  If that’s the 
deal that is struck, it  would have made the Herculean efforts at Supreme 
Court review pointless. 

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_“Obama: The most  polarizing president. Ever.”_ 
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=28883)  
Posted  on _January 30, 2012 8:24 am_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=28883) 
 by _Rick Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)   

_Interesting  Gallup numbers_ 
(http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/post/obama-the-most-polarizing-president-ever/2012/01/29/gIQAmmkBbQ_blog.html
) .  I’ve written about this before and I am working on a  project now 
touching on the polarization phenomenon. 

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_“Facebook Users to Put  Political Views Up in Lights on Times Square”_ 
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=28881)  
Posted  on _January 30, 2012 8:20 am_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=28881) 
 by _Rick Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)   

NYT _reports_ 
(http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/29/facebook-users-to-put-political-views-up-in-lights-on-times-square/?ref=politics) . 

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Posted in _social media and social  protests_ 
(http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=58)  | Comments Off 

_“Supreme Court has  shown unity, but little guidance”_ 
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=28878)  
Posted  on _January 30, 2012 8:17 am_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=28878) 
 by _Rick Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)   

_important  Bob Barnes piece_ 
(http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/supreme-court-has-shown-unity-but-little-guidance/2012/01/27/gIQAiUjoaQ_story.html
)  in WaPo touches on Texas redistricting case. 

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_“Iowa voter ID bill  back with a twist”_ 
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=28876)  
Posted  on _January 30, 2012 8:16 am_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=28876) 
 by _Rick Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)   

See _here_ 
(http://qctimes.com/news/local/government-and-politics/elections/iowa-voter-id-bill-back-with-a-twist/article_581c1432-4af9-11e1-afdb-0019bb2
963f4.html) . 

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Posted in _election  administration_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18) , 
_voter id_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=9)   | Comments Off 

_“Dan Walters:  California politicans use power to fix the ballot game”_ 
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=28874)  
Posted  on _January 30, 2012 8:14 am_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=28874) 
 by _Rick Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)   

See _this  SacBee column_ 
(http://www.modbee.com/2012/01/30/2047196/dan-walters-california-politicans.html) . 

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Posted in _direct democracy_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=62) ,  
_legislation and  legislatures_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=27)  | Comments 
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_“Super PAC Takeover?  Not So Fast, Say Campaigns”_ 
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=28872)  
Posted  on _January 30, 2012 8:13 am_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=28872) 
 by _Rick Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)   

Politico _reports_ (http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0112/72112.html) . 

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_“Rick Perry Withdraws  from Virginia Lawsuit Over Out-of-State 
Petitioners, but Gingrich will Keep  the Lawsuit Alive”_ 
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=28869)  
Posted  on _January 30, 2012 8:11 am_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=28869) 
 by _Rick Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)   

Ballot Access News _reports_ 
(http://www.ballot-access.org/2012/01/29/rick-perry-withdraws-from-virginia-lawsuit-over-out-of-state-petitioners-but-gingr
ich-will-keep-the-lawsuit-alive/) . 

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_Access All the Witness  Statements from the Recent Senate Judiciary 
Hearing on Voting in Fla._ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=28866)  
Posted  on _January 30, 2012 8:01 am_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=28866) 
 by _Rick Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)   

_Here._ 
(http://www.judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/hearing.cfm?id=f14e6e2889a80b6b53be6d4e411cc3b0)  

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Posted in _election  administration_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18) , 
_Voting Rights Act_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=15)   | Comments Off 

_“One-man Washington  nonprofit helps steer Shelby County voting case”_ 
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=28864)  
Posted  on _January 30, 2012 7:59 am_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=28864) 
 by _Rick Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)   

The Birmingham News_  profiles_ 
(http://blog.al.com/sweethome/2012/01/one-man_washington_nonprofit_h.html)  Ed Blum, whose Project on Fair 
Representation has taken the lead  in judicial challenges to section 5 of the Voting 
Rights Act. 

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_“Independent  Expenditure Heads Face Tightrope Act Senate Campaign 
Committees Staff Up”_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=28862)   
Posted  on _January 30, 2012 7:57 am_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=28862) 
 by _Rick Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)   

Roll Call _reports_ (http://roll.cl/xu4KwZ) . 

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_Jeb Bush Cracks Bush  v. Gore Joke at Alfalfa Dinner_ 
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=28860)  
Posted  on _January 30, 2012 7:56 am_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=28860) 
 by _Rick Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)   

_WaPo_ 
(http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/reliable-source/post/president-obama-attends-elite-alfalfa-club-dinner/2012/01/28/gIQATk33YQ_blog.html?tid=p
m_lifestyle_pop) :”With  two presidents in the family, [Jeb Bush] said, you 
got to deal with a lot of  bossiness. “If I say, ‘Who put you in charge?’, 
Dad says, ‘The American  people.’ And George says, ‘The Supreme Court, 
five to four.’” 

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