[EL] Pillar of Law
Steve Hoersting
hoersting at gmail.com
Tue Apr 7 19:58:46 PDT 2015
Mark,
I skimmed the Wyoming provisions only once.
But you're not confusing equality under law with egalitarianism, are you?
On Apr 7, 2015 10:53 PM, "Mark Schmitt" <schmitt.mark at gmail.com> wrote:
> One other small irony: I notice on the Pillar of Law website that it says
> Ms. Gore started the organization out of "enthusiasm for Wyoming's founding
> principles." But Wyoming's founding principle, in the 1889 constitution, is
> the principle of political equality, stated with a clarity and directness
> that is unmatched in the U.S. Constitution or (I believe) in any other
> state constitution:
>
> "Sec. 2. Equality of all. In their inherent right to life, liberty and the
> pursuit of happiness, all members of the human race are equal.
>
> "Sec. 3. Equal political rights. Since equality in the enjoyment of
> natural and civil rights is only made sure through political equality, the
> laws of this state affecting the political rights and privileges of its
> citizens
> shall be without distinction of race, color, sex, or any circumstance or
> condition whatsoever other than individual incompetency, or unworthiness
> duly ascertained by a court of competent jurisdiction."
>
>
>
> Mark Schmitt
> Director, Political Reform Program
> <http://www.newamerica.org/political-reform/>, New America
> <http://www.newamerica.org/>
> 202/246-2350
> gchat or Skype: schmitt.mark
> twitter: @mschmitt9 <https://twitter.com/@mschmitt9>
>
> On Tue, Apr 7, 2015 at 10:30 PM, Mark Schmitt <schmitt.mark at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> The difference is, the Campaign Legal Center publishes a list of its
>> donors, who are, indeed, individuals and foundations. Presumably the
>> individuals are wealthy. (A misleading issue -- all such organizations get
>> their funding from wealthy individuals, foundations or corporations.)
>> http://www.campaignlegalcenter.org/about/funding
>>
>> Three things an ordinary observer will see from that list: (1) A fairly
>> broad base of support, not overly dependent on one or two donors who might
>> influence the organization's priorities. (2) Several foundations and
>> individuals who are identifiable (to me) as Republican/conservative. (3)
>> Considerable support from established mainstream foundations like Carnegie,
>> Hewlett and MacArthur, which indicates at least several levels of
>> professional review of the organization's professionalism and independence.
>> Oh, and a fourth, which is that their willingness to be open and to respond
>> to any challenges based on their funding is in itself reassuring that they
>> are operating independently.
>>
>> Those are useful things to know, and would tend to make me trust the
>> CLC's reports and legal analyses a little more than if I didn't know those
>> things. I'm not able to know those things about the Pillar of Law
>> Institute. That doesn't make me distrust their/your analysis or positions
>> (some of which I agree with), but it doesn't help.
>>
>> Mark Schmitt
>> Director, Political Reform Program
>> <http://www.newamerica.org/political-reform/>, New America
>> <http://www.newamerica.org/>
>> 202/246-2350
>> gchat or Skype: schmitt.mark
>> twitter: @mschmitt9 <https://twitter.com/@mschmitt9>
>>
>> On Mon, Apr 6, 2015 at 4:39 PM, Bill Maurer <wmaurer at ij.org> wrote:
>>
>>> You ask who funds the Pillar of Law Institute and mention that its
>>> chief employee doesn’t. I would think that that is something that many in
>>> the reform community would find to be a good thing. After all, it is
>>> consistently insinuated that the only reason policy groups on the
>>> libertarian/conservative side of things do the work they do is that they
>>> are doing the bidding of their funders like Koch Brothers, Sheldon Adelson,
>>> etc. etc. If one doesn’t know who one is supposed to be the paid
>>> sock-puppet for, then one cannot be an effective sock-puppet, can one? I
>>> would think that this statement should immunize the Pillar of Law from
>>> future articles about how they are just a front for wealthy billionaires
>>> who want to destroy democracy, ruin the environment, etc. etc.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I notice as well that the author of the piece doesn’t ask who funds the
>>> Campaign Legal Center. This is despite the fact that the CLC spokesman is
>>> quick to say that organizations like the Pillar of Law Institute are funded
>>> by “wealthy individuals,” suggesting that wealthy individuals funding stuff
>>> is problematic. Apparently, the reporter just assumes that CLC is funded
>>> entirely by people who are below the federal poverty line without raising
>>> the same line of inquiry about them or asking, “Why is being funded by
>>> wealthy individuals something you specifically mention? What does that mean
>>> and why should I and my readers care?”
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> This just goes to show how shallow the ad hominem game is and how it
>>> results in lazy assumptions. Personally, I like to think that the folks at
>>> the Pillar of Law Institute and the Campaign Legal Center believe what they
>>> believe because they think that the policies and solutions they propose
>>> will make America a better place to live, not because there is some
>>> manipulative puppet master out there handing out cash to either group to
>>> get them to say stuff that benefits the puppet master.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Bill
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *From:* law-election-bounces at department-lists.uci.edu [mailto:
>>> law-election-bounces at department-lists.uci.edu] *On Behalf Of *Rick Hasen
>>> *Sent:* Monday, April 06, 2015 7:42 AM
>>> *To:* law-election at uci.edu
>>> *Subject:* [EL] ELB News and Commentary 4/6/15
>>>
>>>
>>> Paul Looks Likely to Form Joint Victory Fund with His Presidential
>>> Campaign, Senate Campaign, and His PAC
>>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=71559>
>>>
>>> Posted on April 6, 2015 7:40 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=71559> by
>>> *Rick Hasen* <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>>>
>>> This <https://twitter.com/AlexPappas/status/585089064405180416> will be
>>> worth watching.
>>>
>>> [image: Share]
>>> <https://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D71559&title=Rand%20Paul%20Looks%20Likely%20to%20Form%20Joint%20Victory%20Fund%20with%20His%20Presidential%20Campaign%2C%20Senate%20Campaign%2C%20and%20His%20PAC&description=>
>>>
>>> Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>,
>>> campaigns <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=59>
>>> “Presidential candidates-to-be make the most of fundraising
>>> rule-bending” <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=71557>
>>>
>>> Posted on April 6, 2015 7:36 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=71557> by
>>> *Rick Hasen* <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>>>
>>> Evan Halper reports
>>> <http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-campaign-cash-20150406-story.html#page=1>
>>> for the LAT.
>>>
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>>> <https://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D71557&title=%E2%80%9CPresidential%20candidates-to-be%20make%20the%20most%20of%20fundraising%20rule-bending%E2%80%9D&description=>
>>>
>>> Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>,
>>> campaigns <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=59>
>>> Jeb Bush Registered as Hispanic on Voter Form
>>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=71555>
>>>
>>> Posted on April 6, 2015 7:29 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=71555> by
>>> *Rick Hasen* <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>>>
>>> Huh?
>>> <http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2015/04/06/jeb-bushs-deep-ties-to-hispanics-show-even-in-voter-form/?smid=tw-share&_r=0>
>>>
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>>>
>>> Posted in voting <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=31>
>>> Top Recent Downloads in Election Law on SSRN
>>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=71553>
>>>
>>> Posted on April 6, 2015 7:28 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=71553> by
>>> *Rick Hasen* <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>>>
>>> Here
>>> <http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/topten/topTenResults.cfm?groupingId=991929&netorjrnl=jrnl>
>>> :
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 1
>>>
>>> 605
>>>
>>> *Dividing ‘Citizens United': The Case v. The Controversy*
>>> <http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/Papers.cfm?abstract_id=2575865>
>>> Laurence H. Tribe
>>> <http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=300050>
>>> Harvard Law School
>>> *Date posted to database: *11 Mar 2015
>>> *Last Revised: *31 Mar 2015
>>>
>>> 2
>>>
>>> 142
>>>
>>> *The Right to Vote: Is the Amendment Game Worth the Candle?*
>>> <http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/Papers.cfm?abstract_id=2567394>
>>> Heather Gerken
>>> <http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=101581>
>>> Yale University – Law School
>>> *Date posted to database: *21 Feb 2015
>>> *Last Revised: *2 Apr 2015
>>>
>>> 3
>>>
>>> 80
>>>
>>> *‘Rhetoric and Reality': Testing the Harm of Campaign Spending*
>>> <http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/Papers.cfm?abstract_id=2584069>
>>> Rebecca L. Brown
>>> <http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=48816> and Andrew
>>> D. Martin
>>> <http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=390817>
>>> USC Gould School of Law and University of Michigan at Ann Arbor –
>>> College of Literature, Science & the Arts
>>> *Date posted to database: *25 Mar 2015
>>> *Last Revised: *2 Apr 2015
>>>
>>> 4
>>>
>>> 75
>>>
>>> *Originalist or Original: The Difficulties of Reconciling Citizens
>>> United with Corporate Law History*
>>> <http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/Papers.cfm?abstract_id=2567416>
>>> Leo E. Strine
>>> <http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=328830> and Nicholas
>>> Walter <http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=1638529>
>>> Government of the State of Delaware – Supreme Court of Delaware and
>>> Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
>>> *Date posted to database: *21 Feb 2015
>>> *Last Revised: *10 Mar 2015
>>>
>>> 5
>>>
>>> 73
>>>
>>> *Secret Votes and Secret Talk*
>>> <http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/Papers.cfm?abstract_id=2574204>
>>> John A. Ferejohn
>>> <http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=82789>
>>> NYU Law School
>>> *Date posted to database: *5 Mar 2015
>>> *Last Revised: *5 Mar 2015
>>>
>>> 6
>>>
>>> 73
>>>
>>> *American Plutocracy*
>>> <http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/Papers.cfm?abstract_id=2581556>
>>> Timothy K. Kuhner
>>> <http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=478699>
>>> Georgia State University – College of Law
>>> *Date posted to database: *22 Mar 2015
>>> *Last Revised: *22 Mar 2015
>>>
>>> 7
>>>
>>> 71
>>>
>>> *The Coordination Fallacy*
>>> <http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/Papers.cfm?abstract_id=2579296>
>>> Michael D. Gilbert
>>> <http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=1304972> and Brian
>>> Barnes <http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=2371953>
>>> University of Virginia School of Law and University of Virginia – School
>>> of Law
>>> *Date posted to database: *18 Mar 2015
>>> *Last Revised: *18 Mar 2015
>>>
>>> 8
>>>
>>> 57
>>>
>>> *Institutional Investors and Political Activism*
>>> <http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/Papers.cfm?abstract_id=2572666>
>>> Rui A. Albuquerque
>>> <http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=111789>, Zicheng
>>> Lei <http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=2213035>, Jörg
>>> Rocholl <http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=327280>
>>> and Chendi Zhang
>>> <http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=334402>
>>> Boston University – School of Management, University of Warwick –
>>> Finance Group, ESMT European School of Management and Technology and
>>> University of Warwick – Finance Group
>>> *Date posted to database: *4 Mar 2015
>>> *Last Revised: *4 Mar 2015
>>>
>>> 9
>>>
>>> 57
>>>
>>> *Beyond Coordination: Defining Indirect Campaign Contributions for the
>>> Super PAC Era*
>>> <http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/Papers.cfm?abstract_id=2577075>
>>> Brent Ferguson
>>> <http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=1609799>
>>> New York University (NYU) – Brennan Center for Justice
>>> *Date posted to database: *13 Mar 2015
>>> *Last Revised: *13 Mar 2015
>>>
>>> 10
>>>
>>> 56
>>>
>>> *Generalized Synthetic Control Method for Causal Inference with
>>> Time-Series Cross-Sectional Data*
>>> <http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/Papers.cfm?abstract_id=2584200>
>>> Yiqing Xu
>>> <http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=1728397>
>>> Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) – Department of Political
>>> Science
>>> *Date posted to database: *25 Mar 2015
>>> *Last Revised: *1 Apr 2015
>>>
>>> [image: Share]
>>> <https://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D71553&title=Top%20Recent%20Downloads%20in%20Election%20Law%20on%20SSRN&description=>
>>>
>>> Posted in Uncategorized <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=1>
>>> No Surprise: #SCOTUS Refuses to Hear North Carolina Voting Case
>>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=71551>
>>>
>>> Posted on April 6, 2015 7:26 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=71551> by
>>> *Rick Hasen* <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>>>
>>> Here is the order list
>>> <http://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/040615zor_4315.pdf>and
>>> an AP report
>>> <http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SUPREME_COURT_VOTING_RIGHTS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT>.
>>> The order is no surprise as the issue was whether the 4th Circuit erred in
>>> putting two parts of North Carolina’s strict voting law on hold for the
>>> 2014 elections, and issue which will likely be mooted by the time we get to
>>> the next election. The federal trial on North Carolina’s voter id law will
>>> take place this summer, followed by an inevitable 4th circuit appeal, and a
>>> chance for the Supreme Court to consider these issues on the merits.
>>>
>>> I discuss why the Supreme Court might or might not have erred in
>>> temporarily blocking the 4th Circuit’s North Carolina order in my piece,
>>> Reining in the Purcell Principle
>>> <http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2545676>.
>>>
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>>>
>>> Posted in election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>, The
>>> Voting Wars <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>, Voting Rights Act
>>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=15>
>>> “Wisconsin Supreme Court Election Raises Partisanship Concerns”
>>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=71548>
>>>
>>> Posted on April 5, 2015 8:44 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=71548> by
>>> *Rick Hasen* <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>>>
>>> NYT
>>> <http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/06/us/wisconsin-supreme-court-election-raises-partisanship-concerns.html?ref=politics&_r=0>:
>>> “The Wisconsin Supreme Court, defined in recent years by polarization and
>>> reports of dysfunction, could be profoundly reshaped by an election on
>>> Tuesday. The outcome hinges on two choices — whether voters re-elect a
>>> justice who is seen as part of the court’s liberal minority and whether
>>> they approve a constitutional amendment that seems likely to lead to the
>>> installation of a conservative chief justice.”
>>>
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>>>
>>> Posted in judicial elections <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=19>
>>> “Political Speech or Corruption?” <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=71545>
>>>
>>> Posted on April 5, 2015 5:30 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=71545> by
>>> *Rick Hasen* <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>>>
>>> WaPo editorial
>>> <http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/political-speech-or-corruption/2015/04/05/ab3b043e-da2a-11e4-ba28-f2a685dc7f89_story.html>
>>> on *Citizens United* and Menendez.
>>>
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>>> <https://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D71545&title=%E2%80%9CPolitical%20Speech%20or%20Corruption%3F%E2%80%9D&description=>
>>>
>>> Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>, Supreme
>>> Court <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=29>
>>> “Chicago Elections Chief Got Lobbying Contracts from Rahm Emanuel’s
>>> Administration” <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=71542>
>>>
>>> Posted on April 5, 2015 4:14 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=71542> by
>>> *Rick Hasen* <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>>>
>>> IBT reports.
>>> <http://www.ibtimes.com/chicago-elections-chief-got-lobbying-contracts-rahm-emanuels-adminstration-1869898>
>>>
>>> [image: Share]
>>> <https://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D71542&title=%E2%80%9CChicago%20Elections%20Chief%20Got%20Lobbying%20Contracts%20from%20Rahm%20Emanuel%E2%80%99s%20Administration%E2%80%9D&description=>
>>>
>>> Posted in conflict of interest laws <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=20>
>>> , election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>
>>> “Conservative lawmakers weigh bid to call for constitutional
>>> convention” <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=71540>
>>>
>>> Posted on April 5, 2015 4:03 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=71540> by
>>> *Rick Hasen* <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>>>
>>> WaPo
>>> <http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/conservative-lawmakers-weigh-bid-to-call-for-constitutional-convention/2015/04/04/b25d4f1e-db02-11e4-ba28-f2a685dc7f89_story.html?postshare=3831428274284344>
>>> :
>>>
>>> *Conservative state legislators frustrated with the gridlock in
>>> Washington are increasingly turning to a plan to call a convention to
>>> consider a new amendment to the U.S. Constitution — an event that would be
>>> unprecedented in American history and one that could, some opponents
>>> predict, lead to complete political chaos.*
>>>
>>> *Legislators in 27 states have passed applications for a convention to
>>> pass a balanced budget amendment. Proponents of a balanced budget
>>> requirement are planning to push for new applications in nine other states
>>> where Republicans control both chambers of the legislature.*
>>>
>>> *If those applications pass in seven of the nine targeted states, it
>>> would bring the number of applications up to 34, meeting the two-thirds
>>> requirement under Article V of the Constitution to force Congress to call a
>>> convention.*
>>>
>>> *What happens next is anyone’s guess.*
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>>
>>> Posted in Uncategorized <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=1>
>>> NYT with Two on the Adelson Primary
>>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=71538>
>>>
>>> Posted on April 5, 2015 4:01 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=71538> by
>>> *Rick Hasen* <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>>>
>>> Jeb Bush as Inevitable Choice?
>>> <http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/05/us/politics/jeb-bush-as-inevitable-choice-republicans-say-not-so-fast.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=first-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0>
>>>
>>> *Other wealthy donors, mindful of their power to reshape the
>>> Republican race with “super PAC
>>> <http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/c/campaign_finance/index.html?inline=nyt-classifier>”
>>> donations, have been more direct: The casino magnate Sheldon Adelson
>>> recently made what two people briefed on it described as an “animated” call
>>> to one of Mr. Bush’s top supporters after former Secretary of State James
>>> A. Baker III, a Bush adviser, criticized
>>> <http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/28/us/politics/republicans-criticize-james-baker-for-speech-on-benjamin-netanyahu.html>Prime
>>> Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel in a speech in March.*
>>>
>>> G.O.P.’s Israel Support Deepens as Political Contributions Shift
>>> <http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/05/us/politics/gops-israel-support-deepens-as-political-contributions-shift.html?hpw&rref=politics&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=well-region®ion=bottom-well&WT.nav=bottom-well>
>>>
>>> *The Emergency Committee for Israel
>>> <http://www.committeeforisrael.com/board>, led by William Kristol, editor
>>> of the conservative Weekly Standard, spent $960,000 to support Mr. Cotton
>>> <https://www.opensecrets.org/outsidespending/recips.php?cmte=Emergency+Cmte+for+Israel&cycle=2014>.
>>> In that same race, Paul Singer, a hedge fund billionaire from New York and
>>> a leading donor to pro-Israel causes, contributed $250,000 to Arkansas
>>> Horizon
>>> <https://www.opensecrets.org/outsidespending/contrib.php?cmte=C00547497&cycle=2014>,
>>> another independent expenditure group supporting Mr. Cotton. Seth Klarman,
>>> a Boston-based pro-Israel billionaire, contributed $100,000.*
>>>
>>> *The political action committee run by John Bolton
>>> <https://www.opensecrets.org/outsidespending/recips.php?cmte=C00542464&cycle=2014>,
>>> the United Nations ambassador under President George W. Bush and an
>>> outspoken supporter of Israel, spent at least $825,000 to support Mr.
>>> Cotton. That PAC is in part financed by other major pro-Israel donors,
>>> including Irving and Cherna Moskowitz of Miami, who contributed 99 percent
>>> of their $1.1 million in 2012 races
>>> <https://www.opensecrets.org/bigpicture/topindivs.php?cycle=2012> to
>>> Republican candidates and causes….*
>>>
>>> *Over all, the most significant contributor by far to Republican
>>> supporters of Israel has been Sheldon Adelson, the casino magnate, who with
>>> his wife has invested at least $100 million in conservative causes over the
>>> last four years. A large chunk was spent on the 2012 presidential campaign,
>>> but Senate Republicans also benefited, and could soon again, particularly
>>> those considering a run for president.*
>>>
>>> *The scope of the alliance was evident last month when Prime Minister
>>> Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, at the invitation of Speaker John A. Boehner,
>>> spoke to a joint meeting of Congress, over Mr. Obama’s objections.*
>>>
>>> *After the speech, some of the nation’s most important pro-Israel
>>> donors, including Mr. Adelson, gathered with more than a dozen Republican
>>> members of Congress at the nearby Capitol Hill Club. “It was a love fest,”
>>> said Kenneth J. Bialkin
>>> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.skadden.com%2Fprofessionals%2Fkenneth-j-bialkin&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNFincr9b4qyXbZfcxM5ePQ2ed3oVQ>,
>>> a corporate lawyer and donor who attended.*
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>>
>>> Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>,
>>> campaigns <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=59>
>>> “GOP donor Charles Munger Jr. finds wealth buys few friends”
>>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=71536>
>>>
>>> Posted on April 5, 2015 3:56 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=71536> by
>>> *Rick Hasen* <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>>>
>>> LA Times.
>>> <http://www.latimes.com/local/politics/la-me-adv-munger-20150304-story.html#page=1>
>>>
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>>> <https://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Felectionlawblog.org%2F%3Fp%3D71536&title=%E2%80%9CGOP%20donor%20Charles%20Munger%20Jr.%20finds%20wealth%20buys%20few%20friends%E2%80%9D&description=>
>>>
>>> Posted in Uncategorized <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=1>
>>> “Wyoming Liberty Group starts national organization”
>>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=71534>
>>>
>>> Posted on April 5, 2015 3:55 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=71534> by
>>> *Rick Hasen* <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>>>
>>> Pillar of Law
>>> <http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/wyoming/wyoming-liberty-group-starts-national-organization/article_295c0f2e-f5de-5041-92ac-7870e8bb9b62.html>
>>> is coming, and who knows who is backing it? Apparently not its chief
>>> employee:
>>>
>>> *The Wyoming Liberty Group was founded by Susan Gore, whose father
>>> invented Gore-Tex weatherproof fabric, and who is involved in the family
>>> company, W.L. Gore and Associates. Gore will remain in Cheyenne, Klein
>>> said.*
>>>
>>> *Klein said he is not privy to how the Pillar of Law Institute is
>>> funded. The institute accepts donations. Gore is the director and has been
>>> generous, he said.*
>>>
>>> *Noble, of the Campaign Legal Center, said, “There have been other
>>> groups like this. These are groups funded by wealthy individuals, sometimes
>>> corporations.”*
>>>
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>>>
>>> Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>, election
>>> law biz <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=51>
>>> “Suit alleges coercion in teachers unions’ using dues for politics”
>>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=71532>
>>>
>>> Posted on April 3, 2015 3:30 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=71532> by
>>> *Rick Hasen* <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>>>
>>> John Diaz
>>> <http://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/diaz/article/Lawsuit-challenges-teacher-unions-grip-on-6177714.php?t=75f87e154e&cmpid=twitter-premium>
>>> SF Chronicle column.
>>>
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>>>
>>> Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>
>>> “Robert Menendez and the dangers of unlimited campaign contributions”
>>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=71530>
>>>
>>> Posted on April 3, 2015 3:13 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=71530> by
>>> *Rick Hasen* <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>>>
>>> Stephen Weissman has written this LAT oped.
>>> <http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-weissman-menendez-20150403-story.html>
>>>
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>>>
>>> Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>
>>> “New Jersey’s Constitutional Residency Requirement for State
>>> Legislature Candidates: A Roadmap fo rChallengers and a Cry for Reform
>>> During Redistricting Years” <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=71528>
>>>
>>> Posted on April 3, 2015 3:09 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=71528> by
>>> *Rick Hasen* <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>>>
>>> Kevin Miller has written this article
>>> <http://www.rutgerslawreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/010_Miller.pdf>
>>> in the Rutgers Law Review.
>>>
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>>>
>>> Posted in residency <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=38>
>>> En Banc 9th Circuit Unanimously Rules No Anonymous Initiative
>>> Sponsors, Slams Role of Money in Initiative Process
>>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=71526>
>>>
>>> Posted on April 3, 2015 2:58 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=71526> by
>>> *Rick Hasen* <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>>>
>>> You can find the ruling in the *Chula Vista *case here
>>> <http://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2015/04/03/12-55726.pdf>.
>>> This overturned an earlier panel decision, a result I expected.
>>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=66473> Now that the court has ruled this
>>> way, I think Supreme Court review is unlikely.
>>>
>>> Footnote 11 is especially interesting—not surprising from Judge
>>> Reinhardt, but it is unanimous:
>>>
>>> *That the initiative process may not have served its purposes as well
>>> as its original proponents hoped does not affect our decision here. There
>>> is mounting evidence that corporations and ultra-wealthy individuals have
>>> come to dominate the initiative process. See California Comm’n on Campaign
>>> Financing, Democracy By Initiative: Shaping California’s Fourth Branch of
>>> Government 264–74 (1992); Adam Winkler, Beyond Bellotti, 32 Loy. L.A. L.
>>> Rev. 133, 137–39 (1998); Jamin B. Raskin, Direct Democracy, Corporate Power
>>> and Judicial Review of Popularly-Enacted Campaign Finance Reform , 1996
>>> Ann. Surv. Am. L. 393, 395–99 (1996); John S. Shockley, Direct Democracy,
>>> CampaignFinance, and the Courts: Can Corruption, Undue Influence, and
>>> Declining Voter Confidence Be Found? , 39 U. Miami L. Rev. 377, 393–96
>>> (1985); J. Skelly Wright, Money and the Pollution of Politics: Is the First
>>> Amendment an Obstacle to Political Equality?, 82 Colum. L. Rev. 609, 622–25
>>> (1982); see also Michael Hiltzik, On California Initiatives, Money
>>> Talked, The Public Interest Walked, L.A. Times, Nov. 5, 2014,
>>> http://tinyurl.com/latimeshiltzik <http://tinyurl.com/latimeshiltzik>;
>>> Norimitsu Onishi, California Ballot Initiatives, Born in Populism, Now
>>> Come from Billionaires, N.Y. Times, Oct. 17, 2012, at A22; Ina
>>> Jaffe, Corporate Bucks Behind ‘Citizens’ Initiatives in Calif., Nat’l
>>> Public Radio, May 24, 2010, http://tinyurl.com/nprjaffe
>>> <http://tinyurl.com/nprjaffe>. However, the State of California and the
>>> City of Chula Vista are entitled to continue striving to guarantee
>>> self-government to their citizens, notwithstanding these shortcomings of
>>> direct democracy, and to improve the initiative process should they so
>>> desire.*
>>>
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>>>
>>> Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>, direct
>>> democracy <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=62>
>>> “Want More Voters? Pay Them” <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=71524>
>>>
>>> Posted on April 3, 2015 9:03 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=71524> by
>>> *Rick Hasen* <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>>>
>>> Stephen Carter column.
>>> <http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2015-04-02/want-more-voters-pay-them>
>>>
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>>>
>>> Posted in voting <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=31>
>>> “Thousands of Arizona Voting Ballots Going Uncounted Every Election,
>>> Report Says” <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=71522>
>>>
>>> Posted on April 3, 2015 8:45 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=71522> by
>>> *Rick Hasen* <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>>>
>>> Phoenix New Times
>>> <http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/valleyfever/2015/04/arizona_voting_rights_voter_fraud_report_uncounted.php>
>>> :
>>>
>>> *Thousands upon thousands of votes aren’t counted every election year
>>> in Arizona, according to a new report
>>> <http://freepdfhosting.com/252ee064ac.pdf>.*
>>>
>>> *The Arizona Advocacy Network, which is run by a onetime Democratic
>>> politician, released a report detailing how Arizona’s election laws affect
>>> voter turnout, and it doesn’t look good — through public records and voter
>>> data, the organization found that more than 100,000 votes haven’t been
>>> counted over the last 10 years.*
>>>
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>>>
>>> Posted in Uncategorized <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=1>
>>> “Reform Groups Call on IRS to Clarify 49 Percent Approach”
>>> <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=71520>
>>>
>>> Posted on April 3, 2015 8:40 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=71520> by
>>>
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