[EL] ELB News and Commentary 2/22/13
Rick Hasen
rhasen at law.uci.edu
Fri Feb 22 08:11:45 PST 2013
"FEC Deadlocks Over 'Willful' Finding In Case of La. Contractor
Contributions" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47561>
Posted on February 22, 2013 8:08 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47561> by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Bloomberg BNA
<http://news.bna.com/mpdm/MPDMWB/split_display.adp?fedfid=29776400&vname=mpebulallissues&jd=a0d6p5t8p5&split=0>:
" The Federal Election Commission deadlocked along party lines regarding
whether a Louisiana contractor committed "knowing and willful"
violations of campaign finance laws by funneling illegal contributions
to the campaign of Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.), according to documents in
a newly released FEC enforcement case (Matter Under Review 6623)."
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"Listening to Du Bois and Lincoln: The Supreme Court and the Voting
Rights Act" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47558>
Posted on February 22, 2013 7:58 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47558> by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Rick Valelly blogs
<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rick-valelly/listening-to-du-bois_b_2735383.html>.
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"Obama: Voting Rights Act Provision Should Be Kept"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47556>
Posted on February 22, 2013 7:57 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47556> by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
AP reports.
<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/22/obama-voting-rights-_n_2741191.html?utm_hp_ref=tw>
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"David Axelrod: Remove Campaign Contribution Limits To End Super
PACs' Game" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47553>
Posted on February 22, 2013 7:50 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47553> by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
HuffPo reports
<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/20/david-axelrod-campaign-contributions_n_2725613.html>.
I flagged these tweets in my /Slate /piece yesterday
<http://t.co/BkHPFzmZJj> on the state of campaign finance reform in the U.S.
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"After 50 Years, the Voting Rights Act's Biggest Threat: The Supreme
Court" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47551>
Posted on February 22, 2013 7:45 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47551> by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Extensive Shelby County preview from Andrew Cohen
<http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2013/02/after-50-years-the-voting-rights-acts-biggest-threat-the-supreme-court/273257/3/?single_page=true>.
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"Citizens United 2.0? Supreme Court Could Further Open Door to Money
in Politics" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47548>
Posted on February 22, 2013 7:42 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47548> by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Brendan Fischer blogs
<http://www.prwatch.org/news/2013/02/11989/citizens-united-20-supreme-court-could-further-open-door-money-politics>.
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"Democracy 21/ACS Issue Brief: A New Federal Agency is Needed to
Enforce Campaign Finance Laws" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47546>
Posted on February 22, 2013 7:41 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47546> by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Press release
<http://www.democracy21.org/money-in-politics/press-releases-money-in-politics/democracy-21-issue-brief-a-new-federal-agency-is-needed-to-enforce-campaign-finance-laws/>:
"As the U.S. Supreme Court readies to hear another case that could
result in further undermining of the campaign finance laws, a new
American Constitution Society Issue Brief written by Democracy 21
President Fred Wertheimer and its Counsel Don Simon argue that the
federal agency tasked with enforcing campaign finance laws is woefully
inept and in need of fundamental changes to enforce any of the laws. In
the Issue Brief, "The FEC: The Failure to Enforce Commission
<http://www.democracy21.org/money-in-politics/press-releases-money-in-politics/democracy-21-issue-brief-a-new-federal-agency-is-needed-to-enforce-campaign-finance-laws/>,"
Wertheimer and Simon explain how the Federal Election Commission has
thwarted campaign finance regulations and now consistently stymies
efforts to enforce campaign finance regulations laws intended to provide
transparency of how our campaigns are financed and curb corruption of
elections and government decisions."
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"How The Voting Rights Act, Now In Danger, Came To Pass And Shaped
History" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47543>
Posted on February 22, 2013 7:39 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47543> by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
TPM reports.
<http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2013/02/civil-rights-law-hangs-in-the-balance.php>
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"Voter Information in the Digital Age: Grading State Election
Websites" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47540>
Posted on February 21, 2013 3:44 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47540> by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
CGS may be gone, but it has issued this new publication
<http://policyarchive.org/handle/10207/bitstreams/96561.pdf>.
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"Senate panel halts proposal for overseas military to vote
electronically" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47537>
Posted on February 21, 2013 3:42 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47537> by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
News
<http://www.kentucky.com/2013/02/21/2525513/senate-panel-puts-brakes-on-electronic.html>
from Kentucky.
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Quote of the Day <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47535>
Posted on February 21, 2013 3:40 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47535> by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
"It should require some effort to register and vote. People should get
off their butts."
--Senator Rand Paul
<http://prawfsblawg.blogs.com/prawfsblawg/2013/02/people-should-get-off-their-butts-to-register-and-vote.html>,
who also expressed skepticism of the Desiline Victor story.
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"New York Should Hate the Voting Rights Act; Why the city is taking
a principled stand to defend it." <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47533>
Posted on February 21, 2013 3:38 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47533> by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Daniel Brook has written this piece
<http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/jurisprudence/2013/02/voting_rights_supreme_court_case_why_is_new_york_defending_the_voting_rights.html>
for Slate.
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" Arizona: Pro-Arpaio group threatens bizarre legal action against
recall proponents" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47530>
Posted on February 21, 2013 3:36 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47530> by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
This item
<http://recallelections.blogspot.com/2013/02/arizona-pro-arpaio-group-threatens.html>
appears on the Recall Elections Blog.
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"The Rehnquist Conversion" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47527>
Posted on February 21, 2013 3:34 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47527> by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Bill Araiza blogs
<http://prawfsblawg.blogs.com/prawfsblawg/2013/02/the-rehnquist-conversion.html>
on Chief Justice Rehnquist's change of position on regulating
corporations in campaign finance. I was in the courtroom during the
oral argument in McConnell v. FEC when Paul Clement, arguing in favor of
the constitutionality of the law for the government, reminded the Chief
that he voted to uphold corporate spending limits in /Austin./ The
Chief responded that he thought he got that one wrong, and there was an
audible gasp in the audience.
It is worth recalling he wasn't the only one to change positions.
Justice O'Connor was with the majority in MCFL, which suggested
corporations could be barred from spending direct treasury funds on
elections, with the dissenters in Austin, and with the majority in
McConnell, reaffirming Austin. She too never explained the triple-shift.
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"Internet Voting --- Not Ready for Prime Time?"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47523>
Posted on February 21, 2013 3:25 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47523> by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
That's the lead story in NCSL's "The Canvass
<http://www.ncsl.org/legislatures-elections/elections/the-canvass-february-2013.aspx>."
Coincidentally, the lead story in this week's Electionline Weekly is:
"Internet Voting: The Third-Rail in Elections
<http://www.electionline.org/index.php/electionline-weekly>."
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"Supreme Court Could Create System of Legalized Bribery in
Washington Depending on its Decision in McCutcheon Case"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47520>
Posted on February 21, 2013 3:11 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47520> by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Fred Wertheimer oped.
<http://www.democracy21.org/inside-the-courts/press-releases-inside-the-courts/fred-wertheimer-op-ed-supreme-court-could-create-system-of-legalized-bribery/>
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"JAS, Brennan: Special Interest TV Spending Dominant in WI Primary"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47518>
Posted on February 21, 2013 3:10 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47518> by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
This item <http://www.gavelgrab.org/?p=52482> appears at Gavel Grab.
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"The Lawfulness of Section 5 --- and Thus of Section 5?
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47515>
Posted on February 21, 2013 3:08 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47515> by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Akhil Amar has written this VRA piece
<http://www.harvardlawreview.org/issues/126/february13/forum_989.php>for
the /Harvard Law Review Forum./
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"After Scalia: Don't give up on campaign finance reform, however
hopeless it seems now." <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47512>
Posted on February 21, 2013 11:52 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47512> by Rick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
I have written this Jurisprudence essay
<http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/jurisprudence/2013/02/campaign_finance_reform_when_scalia_leaves_the_supreme_court.html>for
Slate, which begins:
Things look pretty bleak for those who want to limit the role of
money in politics. This week, the Supreme Court agreed
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/20/us/politics/supreme-court-to-hear-campaign-finance-case.html?smid=pl-share>
to hear a case which could make it harder
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47428> for the government to limit
individual contributions directly to candidates, and it may take yet
another case <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=47461> which could allow
corporations to give directly to candidates (going beyond the
court's decision in /Citizens United/
<http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/08-205.ZS.html> allowing
unlimited corporate independent spending to "independent" groups
like super PACs).
While the president has talked a good game about fixing the broken
public financing system for presidential campaigns, rewriting the
disclosure rules to make them more effective, and repairing the
Federal Election Commission, he has not done anything
<http://www.propublica.org/article/obamas-flip-flops-on-money-in-politics-a-brief-history>
to actually further these goals. Indeed, he's taking the
unprecedented step
<http://www.democracy21.org/money-in-politics/press-releases-money-in-politics/democracy-21-president-fred-wertheimer-challenges-president-obamas-501c4-group-organizing-for-action/>
of converting his campaign committee into a full-time political
organization, open to taking unlimited sums from any American
person, union, or corporation willing to contribute. Want access to
the president's policy people? Why not give $1 million to OFA
(formerly "Obama for America" and now "Organizing for Action")?
I suspect, especially given
<https://twitter.com/davidaxelrod/status/304258408058601472> recent
<https://twitter.com/davidaxelrod/status/304258430296813568> tweets
<https://twitter.com/davidaxelrod/status/304258450307833856> by
Obama advisor David Axelrod about how unlimited contributions to
politicians don't seem so bad, that despite the base-pleasing
rhetoric about the need for campaign finance reform, the president
and his strategists would be plenty happy with a system where
candidates could take contributions from any source in any size,
with only disclosure required.
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