[EL] EAC
Rick Hasen
rhasen at law.uci.edu
Thu Nov 1 15:17:30 PDT 2012
I expect that would go over really well with Senate Republicans.
While he's at it, how about some FEC nominations from the President?
On 11/1/12 3:14 PM, Trevor Potter wrote:
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> Of course, under the Constitution (as strictly construed, as I'm sure
> Brad would argue it should be) the Republicans are not supposed to
> "come forth with names" for the President to appoint---the President
> is supposed to nominate the persons he deems best, and the Senate is
> supposed to exercise its powers of "advice and consent"...
>
> Trevor Potter
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> *Subject:* Re: [EL] EAC
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> The president did put forward the names of proposed Democratic
> commissioners, but Republicans have not come forward with names.
>
> On 11/1/12 9:35 AM, Smith, Brad wrote:
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> "Must-read Roll Call report on the U.S. Election Assistance
> Commission, the federal agency which is supposed to be advising on
> best practices in running elections, and would be a go-to place
> for guidance in the wake of Sandy, but which has all four of its
> commissioner seats vacant *thanks to Republican opposition to the
> agency*."
>
> Well, it's not exactly like the President has nominated people who
> are waiting to be confirmed, or made recess appointments, which he
> seems to be willing to do even when the House and Senate have not
> declared themselves in recess. Perhaps we should say "thanks to
> bipartisan lack of interest."
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> *Subject:* [EL] ELB News and Commentary 11/1/12
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> "The Phantom Commission" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42934>
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> Posted on October 31, 2012 9:12 pm
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=42934> by Rick Hasen
> <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
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> Must-read Roll Call report
> <http://www.rollcall.com/issues/58_33/Agency-Formed-to-Restore-Confidence-in-Elections-Is-in-Disarray-218616-1.html>
> on the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, the federal agency
> which is supposed to be advising on best practices in running
> elections, and would be a go-to place for guidance in the wake of
> Sandy, but which has /all four of its commissioner seats/ vacant
> thanks to Republican opposition to the agency.
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