[EL] Breaking: EAC

[Steve Hoersting]

John,

I hear what you're saying: This is getting tiring.

But with the Eich matter and others -- I hear, by the way, there is now a
move to remove Condi Rice from the board of Drop Box -- please try and
understand:

I am just learning how to respond to the personalization of policy
differences -- and FEC votes.

Bear with me,

Steve
On Apr 10, 2014 2:18 PM, "John W. Farrell" <jfarrell at mccandlishlawyers.com>
wrote:

> Do you guys want some polish for those halos?
>
> Or is our abject obsequiousness, admiration and devotion sufficient?
>
> On Apr 10, 2014, at 1:38 PM, Benjamin Barr wrote:
>
> Flame throwers?  And we were just discussing, at some length, the fine
> points of etiquette and polite debate.
>
> What Rick and the reformers forget is that McGahn's positions often wind
> up being the settled upon constitutional rule, not the outlier.  There have
> been, and continue to be, serious constitutional abuses by our national
> speech police, the FEC.  That some commissioners have the wisdom to stand
> on constitutional principle and put an end to these abuses is noble, not an
> act of flame throwing. If the EAC is engaging in a similar litany of abuses
> like the FEC, let's hope any nominees hold similar principles.
>
> Forward,
>
> Benjamin Barr
>
> Sent by my Android device. Please excuse any typographical errors.
>
> On Apr 10, 2014 1:21 PM, "Steve Hoersting" <hoersting at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> 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?
>>>  <share_save_171_16.png><http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D60329&title=Breaking%3A%20Republicans%20Offering%20Potential%20Nominees%20for%20EAC&description=>
>>>   Posted in election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>,
>>> Election Assistance Commission <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=34>, The
>>> Voting Wars <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Rick Hasen
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>>> UC Irvine School of Law
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