[EL] Breaking: EAC

[Steve Hoersting]

Rick,

McGahn was not the way you characterize him. McGahn and his fellow
commissioners faced a wall precedent that guided their decisions -- very
wise decisions, as it turns out.

I think what you mean to say is a Federal Election Commission Justice
Thomas "despised."

Or you mean a Federal Election Commission James Madison "despised."

An FEC John Locke "despised"?

Eventually, you may get to the heart of it: McGahn and his fellow travelers
are following law.
On Apr 10, 2014 1:04 PM, "Rick Hasen" <rhasen at law.uci.edu> wrote:

>    Breaking: Republicans Offering Potential Nominees for EAC<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=60329>
>  Posted on April 10, 2014 10:03 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=60329> by
> Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> Bloomberg BNA has a breaking news report saying that the names were put in
> by Senate Leader McConnell. It quotes a spokesperson for Sen. Roberts,
> ranking Republican on Rules, that “The ball is with the White House.”
>
> Lots of questions here.
>
> 1. Are these viable Republican nominees?  If not, what will the President
> do?
>
> 2. Why would Republicans do this? Perhaps the calculation is that it is
> better to have two Republicans to deadlock with the two new Democratic
> nominees on the commission than to have the two Democrats speak for the
> Commission—even though two commissioners does not a forum make.
>
> 3. Is there any chance there could be common ground at a new EAC?  Or will
> Republicans come in Don McGahn style, acting as flame throwers at an agency
> they despise?
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