[EL] ELB News and Commentary 12/11/14

[Rick Hasen]

    Reid and Boehner Slipped in Controversial Party Campaign Finance
    Measure <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=69083>

Posted onDecember 11, 2014 7:38 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=69083>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Politico 
<http://www.politico.com/story/2014/12/spending-bill-poised-for-passage-113488.html#ixzz3Lb1m2xji>:

    House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and his staff have
    been in contact with Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) throughout
    the whole process, despite Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi's (D-Calif.)
    public proclamation that Democrats were worried about provisions
    tucked into the bill that would loosen Wall Street regulations and
    campaign finance laws.

    In fact, the deal to jack up donation limits to national party
    committees was negotiated by top aides to a leading Democrat and
    Republican: Speaker John Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.

Despite Pelosi's protest, many institutional Democrats are no doubt 
ecstatic about these proposed campaign finance changes---it will be like 
the pre-McCain-Feingold era of soft money again, with parties giving 
extra special access to the most generous party patrons.

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    "Citizens United at Work: How the Landmark Decision Legalized
    Political Coercion in the Workplace"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=69081>

Posted onDecember 11, 2014 7:33 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=69081>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

New /Harvard Law Review/student note 
<http://harvardlawreview.org/2014/12/citizens-united-at-work/>.

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    "Party fundraising provision, crafted in secret, could shift money
    flow in politics" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=69079>

Posted onDecember 11, 2014 7:23 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=69079>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

WaPo 
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/party-fundraising-provision-crafted-in-secret-could-shift-money-flow-in-politics/2014/12/10/f6856ed0-808d-11e4-9f38-95a187e4c1f7_story.html?postshare=9631418263436178>:

    A massive expansion of party fundraising slipped into acongressional
    budget
    deal<http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2014/12/10/house-moves-toward-passing-1-trillion-bill-to-fund-government-on-thursday/>this
    week would fundamentally alter how money flows into political
    campaigns, providing parties with new muscle to try to wrest power
    back from independent groups.

    The provision --- one of the most significant changes to the
    campaign finance system since the landmark McCain-Feingold measure
    --- was written behind closed doors with no public debate. Instead,
    itsurfaced<http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2014/12/09/spending-deal-would-allow-wealthy-donors-to-dramatically-increase-giving-to-national-parties/>at
    the last minute in the final pages of a 1,603-page spending bill,
    which Congress is rushing to pass to keep government operations from
    shutting down.

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    A Big Thank You to Dan Tokaji <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=69077>

Posted onDecember 11, 2014 7:23 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=69077>byRick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

for guest blogging over the last week while I was out.  I thought it was 
going to be a slow week....but as Dan says, there are no slow weeks in 
this field anymore!

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