[EL] Understanding Jeb's comments
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Tue Feb 9 10:05:46 PST 2016
Yes people are generally very cynical about politicians and government and thank God for that. Jim Bopp
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From: Trevor Potter <tpotter at capdale.com>
Date: 2/9/2016 12:40 PM (GMT-05:00)
To: Steve Hoersting <hoersting at gmail.com>
Cc: law-election at uci.edu
Subject: Re: [EL] Understanding Jeb's comments
Gosh-- if these are the "people's elections" then maybe someone should listen to what the people want:
Huge majorities oppose Citizens United and unlimited corporate independent expenditures
Huge majorities oppose secret contributions to fund political expenditures
Huge majorities think politicians favor " the rich" and " special interests" rather than " people like us" because that is who is funding them
Huge majorities believe that the " appearance of corruption" is a legitimate concern of a democracy, and that the current system of enormous contributions to , and expenditures by, SuperPacs in bed with candidates appears corrupt
So if it is in fact " the People's elections" rather than candidates or incumbent members of Congress (or that relatively tiny number seeking to buy special access and legislative outcomes with huge campaign contributions and expenditures the " people" cannot dream of affording, then maybe the People's views should be listened to...
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On Feb 9, 2016, at 12:43 PM, Steve Hoersting <hoersting at gmail.com<mailto:hoersting at gmail.com>> wrote:
Jim Bopp has long had a good point on one aspect of this question:
"These are the People's elections." What the candidates prefer for themselves is a secondary consideration (at best).
Steve
On Feb 9, 2016 10:32 AM, "Ilya Shapiro" <IShapiro at cato.org<mailto:IShapiro at cato.org>> wrote:
To the extent I can make any sense out of them – he apparently shares his family’s gift of gab – he’s long said that he would prefer higher (or no) contribution limits with full transparency (a perfectly understandable position – Ted Cruz, among many others, has backed this), but the new thing yesterday is that, barring that preferred system, he’d rather limit SuperPACs because it’s unfair for politicians not to control their own message.
I for one have no sympathy for this position. Yes, candidates and campaigns are disadvantaged relative to the pre-Citizens United world, but they don’t have a privileged place under the First Amendment. The way to “level the playing field” is indeed to have candidates play under the same rules as independent speakers by removing contribution limits. After all, we can all agree that it’s not good for democracy to have politicians spend all their time fundraising, right? Better that they are “corrupted” by just a handful of people that everyone knows about, right?
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Subject: [EL] ELB News and Commentary 2/9/16
3-Judge Court in NC Redistricting Case Asks for Response from Plaintiffs on State Stay Request<http://cp.mcafee.com/d/k-Kr3xAp3x8SyM-_tBB5xATsSztxdd5BOX1J6X2qqbbzXNJ6X2qqbbBTPqdS4QQmjhOUUrBgDGQER1lJDnw09KSPHM04TWp2-A77-LPObyqbbDnKnjjK_ObzxEVp76zBzBHEShhlKCDOEuvkzaT0QSyrhuhdTdTdw0_f-QVlwvFwwvkzM072iNMUQszDXCPZc5_f-QVlwn8lrxrW0F3RJzdnUjbDOFeDdSBTEdCQTNP8WVIQJzgldbFEw6wGcCy06uoEq8dwwq81aGGLMDIiNEwjMQsUyUrpvdURlU8kCC>
Posted on February 9, 2016 7:45 am<http://cp.mcafee.com/d/5fHCN0q410SyM-_tBB5xATsSztxdd5BOX1J6X2qqbbzXNJ6X2qqbbBTPqdS4QQmjhOUUrBgDGQER1lJDnw09KSPHM04TWp2-A77-LPObyqbbDnKnjjK_ObzxEVp76zBzBHEShhlKCDOEuvkzaT0QSCrhuhdTdTdw0_f-QVlwvFwwvkzM072iNMUQszDXCPZc5_f-QVlwn8lrxrW0F3RJzdnUjbDOFeDdSBTEdCQTNP8WVIQJzgldbFEw6wGcCy06uoEq8dwwq81aGGLMDIiNEwjMQsUyUrpvdzycaWdoFhZq> by Rick Hasen<http://cp.mcafee.com/d/5fHCMUpdEIfLTpphopdTdETojjhpsKMrhKMCCyOU-YrhKMCCyOVtYSztxdd5AQsKe6Vk9WJadglrpRU02rJIWY01d-CgLF1N_HYYyUCyOVRXBQQXLYyUUqemhNEVoVqWdAklrFFYG7DR8OJMddICQnAjtPtPo0fP_Jelo7Wo87R8Y01MBHsOtoDcCPZc5_f-QVlwn8lrxrW0F3RJzdnUjbDOFeDdSBTEdCQTNP8WVIQJzgldbFEw6wGcCy06uoEq8dwwq81aGGLMDIiNEwjMQsUyUrpvd-H8ZpGmvxtmV>
Due soon, BAN reports<http://cp.mcafee.com/d/1jWVIq6h8idEIfLTpphopdTdETojjhpsKMrhKMCCyOU-YrhKMCCyOVtYSztxdd5AQsKe6Vk9WJadglrpRU02rJIWY01d-CgLF1N_HYYyUCyOVRXBQQXLYyUUqemhNEVoVqWdAklrFFYG7DR8OJMddI6QnAjtPtPo0cxFVZpBZJrWkU03ytQncKDBTIxmcOpuSNGva6BSiUySwhYLqHspBZElEntH4LFufQmH2DBToRlbH7Xa4VeKQbAftH7OW7SAxa14Ko9_cDYiYWBWjQInzW4GjzaQVg8BWHixaIcdDWob-vZFOH0KgGT2TQ1i7Hr6qLMCnfBiterJbLgrdFLzChRPpFr6wGqnjh0d1kpd40cYNgQgr10Qg2lllvxfoBzh0DxEVN5MSO-rPQ6I>.
That means probably a quick ruling from the 3-judge court, and then the state will go on to SCOTUS if the lower court does not grant a stay.
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“Morning Digest: North Carolina’s congressional map gets struck down, but Dems shouldn’t get excited”<http://cp.mcafee.com/d/FZsSd38OrhovvKOOyMOrKrhKMCCyOVtwSztxdd5BNZUSztxdd5BOXVJ6X2qqb9EVssdOEjRqkqwGSPHM04TrpRU02rZcxvi3z_nVV5Nd5BPHTbFFTvV5NMQsIzzhONORQr8EGTjjVkffGhBrwqrudEL8CXCXCM0vD_qsGMfQMgfGhU03x9oUsqehP3NI_j1vP_Jelo5O5mUm-wagZroPl-4OVYGjFPtFtW3pJdYsOeKrdboQ5jiWq81Eaz9Ew1DCa6y3o86y0iGGHY9X4Iq84Yd7e8K6SnPtRHpBjHkNP7i>
Posted on February 9, 2016 7:43 am<http://cp.mcafee.com/d/k-Kr6gUe41ASyM-_tBB5xATsSztxdd5BOX1J6X2qqbbzXNJ6X2qqbbBTPqdS4QQmjhOUUrBgDGQER1lJDnw09KSPHM04TWp2-A77-LPObyqbbDnKnjjK_ObzxEVp76zBzBHEShhlKCDOEuvkzaT0QSqejqbO9KVKVI07V_SDaI3Zc43WAu00Uime76zAsMYrfQMnY_XjBm1sxlK5LE2AfmScRvxcKvaAWsTqnuwSrjv7czHCPiSd1kQKCy0q2EOq80pVyxEwS21Ew4GGG_2uNb6y1f3hPybxJBYTjaMiGLebWOq> by Rick Hasen<http://cp.mcafee.com/d/1jWVIp3wUedEIfLTpphopdTdETojjhpsKMrhKMCCyOU-YrhKMCCyOVtYSztxdd5AQsKe6Vk9WJadglrpRU02rJIWY01d-CgLF1N_HYYyUCyOVRXBQQXLYyUUqemhNEVoVqWdAklrFFYG7DR8OJMddETdEL8CXCXCM0vD_qsGMfQMgfGhU03xbmVAWNepdDWob-vZFOH0KgGT2TQ1i7Hr6qLMCnfBiterJbLgrdFLzChRPpFr6wGqnjh0d1kpd40cYNgQgr10Qg2lllvxfoBzh0DxEVN5MSO-roTfZ_CzIdR2>
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Late on Friday afternoon, a federal court hearing a challenge to North Carolina’s congressional map found that Republicans drew two districts, the 1st and the 12th, in violation of the constitution<http://cp.mcafee.com/d/1jWVIq4xEqdEIfLTpphopdTdETojjhpsKMrhKMCCyOU-YrhKMCCyOVtYSztxdd5AQsKe6Vk9WJadglrpRU02rJIWY01d-CgLF1N_HYYyUCyOVRXBQQXLYyUUqemhNEVoVqWdAklrFFYG7DR8OJMddEFCQnAjtPtPo0a7Cal8k-9DUYLAfckNqFYFOJgKhGp-c5vxfajSvBRGDODaRcScVmfZZUs-U-YPMedDWob-vZFOH0KgGT2TQ1i7Hr6qLMCnfBiterJbLgrdFLzChRPpFr6wGqnjh0d1kpd40cYNgQgr10Qg2lllvxfoBzh0DxEVN5MSO-rOhOC> because they’d impermissibly used race as the “predominant consideration” in creating both seats. (The full opinion is available here<http://cp.mcafee.com/d/1jWVIq43qb3XZSmkm6jtPqdS4QQmnbI6QrI9FEIKfL6QrI9FEIKnvdETojjhpd7bzxKl2uHizk5mStu00CXreL00jvFAbWgsvW_f8K9EIKtuVtdeX_8Ke6zBAsqememKzp55mWqvaxVZicHs3jqb9J5V4TsTsS03Y_XjBm1-C21Zif00scb5XlxfUjNJo-KEkM6lzcCn4Jzk-kdbxTSBilosIwWrfQMnY_XjBm1sxlK5LE2AfmScRvxcKvaAWsTqnuwSrjv7czHCPiSd1kQKCy0q2EOq80pVyxEwS21Ew4GGG_2uNb6y1f3hPybxJBYSgsd9e0VtIOJ>.) The court ordered that this year’s elections cannot take place under the current lines and gave lawmakers until Feb. 19 to enact a remedial plan, but Republicans are going to appeal<http://cp.mcafee.com/d/2DRPoO83gQrhovvKOOyMOrKrhKMCCyOVtwSztxdd5BNZUSztxdd5BOXVJ6X2qqb9EVssdOEjRqkqwGSPHM04TrpRU02rZcxvi3z_nVV5Nd5BPHTbFFTvV5NMQsIzzhONORQr8EGTjjVkffGhBrwqrhodEL8CXCXCM0kfckGgFYjfNVv8uoFyRjVjBqxszkPYoa_2ublfBelG5XlfrlxgKgfGhFzs4fynCjYKxlnYScVmfZYQsEIFCzAQsLs3zp-C2_D_qsGMbAaJMJZ0kxWSNCHY9BPVkDjCXiXQ6PqrUVAtsSqmNEaCBQQg3gl6jh03fckd46Mgd40BllnUjS9oQg9UqeshsdILCUeQZvAXInOvg>. Rick Hasen thinks the Supreme Court is likely to stay the ruling<http://cp.mcafee.com/d/avndz8Ocy1J5xZ-Xbab39KVJ6X2qqbbBS3qdS4QQmn7TzqdS4QQmnbLCQrI9FEICzBNMTaxflFhG2HreL00jtJDnw09LQO5Z8efZvDAn4QmneLsKCDt_An73hOOed7b7bnhIyyHtdfBgY-F6lK1FJ5YSyYyrKrKr01-vZFOH0_j10-F7w0e4BzxNEVs78CPZc5_f-QVlwn8lrxrW0F3RJzdnUjbDOFeDdSBTEdCQTNP8WVIQJzgldbFEw6wGcCy06uoEq8dwwq81aGGLMDIiNEwjMQsUyUrpvdFVK8cKuOAs1i>, since absentee voting has already begun for the state’s March 15 primary, though he believes it’s “fairly likely” the decision will ultimately be upheld.
But for partisan purposes, will it matter either way? Stephen Wolf concludes the answer is no<http://cp.mcafee.com/d/2DRPos920Q86Qm7TXIIEIcCXCQrI9FEIKnodETojjhpsvudETojjhpsK-rhKMCCyOqen73sG4ZmB6EaJIWY01dSStu00C_j8nQwU_R-uhsjhpsWZOWqtT-hssd7b8UQsIsJt6OaaJQQ-l3PWApmU6CQn3qbO9KVKVI04xIzONmJenOAWNBZcjKyVyufUyMZssO_xs6lzcCn4Jzk-kdbQbSH0z7WkBm6DBRtmbAvDgLismX5iW5j42YE5XlrzcKgrCn3LlHqePEnEjGSux0LcKh-psDlrW5SRzp-C2_D_qsGMbAaJMJZ0kxWSNCHY9BPVkDjCXiXQ6PqrUVAtsSqmNEaCBQQg3gl6jh03fckd46Mgd40BllnUjS9oQg9UqeshsdILCSLzkxZIivt4>. Tar Heel Republicans drew the most fiendish gerrymander in the nation this cycle, giving them 10 of North Carolina’s 13th congressional districts, even though the state virtually split its vote in the last two presidential elections. But the public record they left behind made it clear that race was their foremost—indeed, only—consideration in constructing the 1st and 12th Districts, and that was their undoing in court.
However, as Wolf explains, Republicans can simply redraw the map along strictly partisan lines (which is perfectly legal) and retain their 10-3 advantage. (Rick Hasenagrees<http://cp.mcafee.com/d/FZsS71MOcxNJ5xZ-Xbab39KVJ6X2qqbbBS3qdS4QQmn7TzqdS4QQmnbLCQrI9FEICzBNMTaxflFhG2HreL00jtJDnw09LQO5Z8efZvDAn4QmneLsKCDt_An73hOOed7b7bnhIyyHtdfBgY-F6lK1FJ4srhuhdTdTdw0_f-QVlwvFwwvkzM072iNMUQsK3Ajp-C2_D_qsGMbAaJMJZ0kxWSNCHY9BPVkDjCXiXQ6PqrUVAtsSqmNEaCBQQg3gl6jh03fckd46Mgd40BllnUjS9oQg9UqeshsdILC_WvEF9qK>.) Democrats were able to prevent this from happening after a similar redistricting ruling in Virginia because they hold the governor’s mansion; in North Carolina, however, Republicans control all the levers of power, thanks to huge majorities in the legislature—which they also secured thanks to some diabolically clever gerrymandering. So while this ruling curbs one form of anti-democratic excess on the part of the GOP, other, equally pernicious avenues are still open to them.
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Posted on February 9, 2016 7:42 am<http://cp.mcafee.com/d/k-Kr3x8idEIfLTpphopdTdETojjhpsKMrhKMCCyOU-YrhKMCCyOVtYSztxdd5AQsKe6Vk9WJadglrpRU02rJIWY01d-CgLF1N_HYYyUCyOVRXBQQXLYyUUqemhNEVoVqWdAklrFFYG7DR8OJMddFFCQnAjtPtPo0fP_Jelo7Wo87R8Y01MAIsed78VxMSvFwLV_SDaI2V2Hsbvg58uJIpG_2ps-l9QVKQKZ1ISC-ep7ndCBIq2FFtd40Q5hAQg0PP53h1I43h09lll-4Zymd42u6zD4n3rbVLkDVi1jfI5pb> by Rick Hasen<http://cp.mcafee.com/d/2DRPoArhovvKOOyMOrKrhKMCCyOVtwSztxdd5BNZUSztxdd5BOXVJ6X2qqb9EVssdOEjRqkqwGSPHM04TrpRU02rZcxvi3z_nVV5Nd5BPHTbFFTvV5NMQsIzzhONORQr8EGTjjVkffGhBrwqrjpdEL8CXCXCM0vD_qsGMfQMgfGhU03xbmVAWNepdDWob-vZFOH0KgGT2TQ1i7Hr6qLMCnfBiterJbLgrdFLzChRPpFr6wGqnjh0d1kpd40cYNgQgr10Qg2lllvxfoBzh0DxEVN5MSO-r9Lpd>
Can Trump’s campaign<http://cp.mcafee.com/d/FZsS938sd6Qm7TXIIEIcCXCQrI9FEIKnodETojjhpsvudETojjhpsK-rhKMCCyOqen73sG4ZmB6EaJIWY01dSStu00C_j8nQwU_R-uhsjhpsWZOWqtT-hssd7b8UQsIsJt6OaaJQQ-l3PWApmU6CQS3qbO9KVKVI07cDZ3WPUhYkYxV_bUxm6DE5VNrlmbCaJDE5Uup-9uSDDBWll-IfbWnmrFgIn9-nFFqxt4s-Ztdd5x4ATdklI4dAhwtiJFquXkMayfyDAff5pC9jDYmww26VGyJaJNJVMzUFV3PNmpykV_5E80xKqEGHW4CRjGlJbjTjWC3p-C2_D_qsGMbAaJMJZ0kxWSNCHY9BPVkDjCXiXQ6PqrUVAtsSqmNEaCBQQg3gl6jh03fckd46Mgd40BllnUjS9oQg9UqeshsdILC_QR4> tone get any further into the gutter?
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Watch My #PlutocratsUnited Talk @UCILaw, with Chemerinsky Commentary<http://cp.mcafee.com/d/2DRPow820AcCQm7TXIIEIcCXCQrI9FEIKnodETojjhpsvudETojjhpsK-rhKMCCyOqen73sG4ZmB6EaJIWY01dSStu00C_j8nQwU_R-uhsjhpsWZOWqtT-hssd7b8UQsIsJt6OaaJQQ-l3PWApmU6CQNNJ5V4TsTsS03Y_XjBm1-C21Zif00s9b73zhOeoodDWob-vZFOH0KgGT2TQ1i7Hr6qLMCnfBiterJbLgrdFLzChRPpFr6wGqnjh0d1kpd40cYNgQgr10Qg2lllvxfoBzh0DxEVN5MSO-ry-kY>
Posted on February 9, 2016 7:37 am<http://cp.mcafee.com/d/avndxMO82gOrhovvKOOyMOrKrhKMCCyOVtwSztxdd5BNZUSztxdd5BOXVJ6X2qqb9EVssdOEjRqkqwGSPHM04TrpRU02rZcxvi3z_nVV5Nd5BPHTbFFTvV5NMQsIzzhONORQr8EGTjjVkffGhBrwqrjudEL8CXCXCM0vD_qsGMfQMgfGhU03x9oUsqehP31I_j1vP_Jelo5O5mUm-wagZroPl-4OVYGjFPtFtW3pJdYsOeKrdboQ5jiWq81Eaz9Ew1DCa6y3o86y0iGGHY9X4Iq84Yd7e8K6SnPuUMBETsw2aRK> by Rick Hasen<http://cp.mcafee.com/d/5fHCN0SyM-_tBB5xATsSztxdd5BOX1J6X2qqbbzXNJ6X2qqbbBTPqdS4QQmjhOUUrBgDGQER1lJDnw09KSPHM04TWp2-A77-LPObyqbbDnKnjjK_ObzxEVp76zBzBHEShhlKCDOEuvkzaT0QSCqejqbO9KVKVI07V_SDaI3Zc43WAu00UiRKpeIjCjp-C2_D_qsGMbAaJMJZ0kxWSNCHY9BPVkDjCXiXQ6PqrUVAtsSqmNEaCBQQg3gl6jh03fckd46Mgd40BllnUjS9oQg9UqeshsdILCP9PbSh7U5NnE>
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Buy Plutocrats United from Amazon with a 25% discount<http://cp.mcafee.com/d/2DRPoOczhJ5xZ-Xbab39KVJ6X2qqbbBS3qdS4QQmn7TzqdS4QQmnbLCQrI9FEICzBNMTaxflFhG2HreL00jtJDnw09LQO5Z8efZvDAn4QmneLsKCDt_An73hOOed7b7bnhIyyHtdfBgY-F6lK1FJB4SyYyrKrKr01qHEFm7bU5zSVRJ7pQbxe4F-wn4wxIyc2UtaAWNDaI2UQvZFOH2C8bptCZQQkS7SszXFN-yEPuXNEV1w42gbj5khksiEsgHkHhE80ynD1c4yXPgg10J90V5xCX2bzxEVuq208F4V4KedDWob-vZFOH0KgGT2TQ1i7Hr6qLMCnfBiterJbLgrdFLzChRPpFr6wGqnjh0d1kpd40cYNgQgr10Qg2lllvxfoBzh0DxEVN5MSO-rvPFM>.
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“Connecticut SoS Proposes Automatic Registration”<http://cp.mcafee.com/d/FZsS92hJ5xZ-Xbab39KVJ6X2qqbbBS3qdS4QQmn7TzqdS4QQmnbLCQrI9FEICzBNMTaxflFhG2HreL00jtJDnw09LQO5Z8efZvDAn4QmneLsKCDt_An73hOOed7b7bnhIyyHtdfBgY-F6lK1FJBMSyYyrKrKr01-vZFOH0_j10-F7w0e4BzxNEV7c9CPZc5_f-QVlwn8lrxrW0F3RJzdnUjbDOFeDdSBTEdCQTNP8WVIQJzgldbFEw6wGcCy06uoEq8dwwq81aGGLMDIiNEwjMQsUyUrpvdG6jM>
Posted on February 9, 2016 7:30 am<http://cp.mcafee.com/d/avndz9J5xZ-Xbab39KVJ6X2qqbbBS3qdS4QQmn7TzqdS4QQmnbLCQrI9FEICzBNMTaxflFhG2HreL00jtJDnw09LQO5Z8efZvDAn4QmneLsKCDt_An73hOOed7b7bnhIyyHtdfBgY-F6lK1FJAsrhuhdTdTdw0_f-QVlwvFwwvkzM072iNMUQszC4Pp-C2_D_qsGMbAaJMJZ0kxWSNCHY9BPVkDjCXiXQ6PqrUVAtsSqmNEaCBQQg3gl6jh03fckd46Mgd40BllnUjS9oQg9UqeshsdILCSp3Zqpm2> by Rick Hasen<http://cp.mcafee.com/d/k-Kr6h8SyM-_tBB5xATsSztxdd5BOX1J6X2qqbbzXNJ6X2qqbbBTPqdS4QQmjhOUUrBgDGQER1lJDnw09KSPHM04TWp2-A77-LPObyqbbDnKnjjK_ObzxEVp76zBzBHEShhlKCDOEuvkzaT0QSOYrhuhdTdTdw0_f-QVlwvFwwvkzM072mJP9RysOrfQMnY_XjBm1sxlK5LE2AfmScRvxcKvaAWsTqnuwSrjv7czHCPiSd1kQKCy0q2EOq80pVyxEwS21Ew4GGG_2uNb6y1f3hPybxJBYS-ICFn9nCdP_>
A ChapinBlog.<http://cp.mcafee.com/d/FZsS821J5xZ-Xbab39KVJ6X2qqbbBS3qdS4QQmn7TzqdS4QQmnbLCQrI9FEICzBNMTaxflFhG2HreL00jtJDnw09LQO5Z8efZvDAn4QmneLsKCDt_An73hOOed7b7bnhIyyHtdfBgY-F6lK1FJAQsCQnAjtPtPo0fQ9jBm5efAgVJm7uwTDD_qsGMSSEuGmNeWbCnjOVEVORog-QVmrCnFmxtqdlGQ-xvmVRlSsH5U-hBistDaIcdDWob-vZFOH0KgGT2TQ1i7Hr6qLMCnfBiterJbLgrdFLzChRPpFr6wGqnjh0d1kpd40cYNgQgr10Qg2lllvxfoBzh0DxEVN5MSO-rIdR2>
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“New Hampshire Braces For Impact Of New Voter ID Law”<http://cp.mcafee.com/d/avndxMw82gwrhovvKOOyMOrKrhKMCCyOVtwSztxdd5BNZUSztxdd5BOXVJ6X2qqb9EVssdOEjRqkqwGSPHM04TrpRU02rZcxvi3z_nVV5Nd5BPHTbFFTvV5NMQsIzzhONORQr8EGTjjVkffGhBrwqropdEL8CXCXCM0vD_qsGMfQMgfGhU03x9oUsqehP5Pp-C2_D_qsGMbAaJMJZ0kxWSNCHY9BPVkDjCXiXQ6PqrUVAtsSqmNEaCBQQg3gl6jh03fckd46Mgd40BllnUjS9oQg9UqeshsdILCSp3Zqpm2llVN>
Posted on February 9, 2016 7:29 am<http://cp.mcafee.com/d/2DRPosd39J5xZ-Xbab39KVJ6X2qqbbBS3qdS4QQmn7TzqdS4QQmnbLCQrI9FEICzBNMTaxflFhG2HreL00jtJDnw09LQO5Z8efZvDAn4QmneLsKCDt_An73hOOed7b7bnhIyyHtdfBgY-F6lK1FJxwSyYyrKrKr01-vZFOH0_j10-F7w0e4BzxNEV7cndDWob-vZFOH0KgGT2TQ1i7Hr6qLMCnfBiterJbLgrdFLzChRPpFr6wGqnjh0d1kpd40cYNgQgr10Qg2lllvxfoBzh0DxEVN5MSO-rBsBuoTfZ_Cz> by Rick Hasen<http://cp.mcafee.com/d/avndyhJ5xZ-Xbab39KVJ6X2qqbbBS3qdS4QQmn7TzqdS4QQmnbLCQrI9FEICzBNMTaxflFhG2HreL00jtJDnw09LQO5Z8efZvDAn4QmneLsKCDt_An73hOOed7b7bnhIyyHtdfBgY-F6lK1FJxYSyYyrKrKr01-vZFOH0_j10-F7w0e4JrCjH4VASvFwLV_SDaI2V2Hsbvg58uJIpG_2ps-l9QVKQKZ1ISC-ep7ndCBIq2FFtd40Q5hAQg0PP53h1I43h09lll-4Zymd42u6zD4n3rbVLzJTC3DmOhOC>
Alice Ollstein<http://cp.mcafee.com/d/1jWVIqdEIfLTpphopdTdETojjhpsKMrhKMCCyOU-YrhKMCCyOVtYSztxdd5AQsKe6Vk9WJadglrpRU02rJIWY01d-CgLF1N_HYYyUCyOVRXBQQXLYyUUqemhNEVoVqWdAklrFFYG7DR8OJMddIe6QnAjtPtPo0epek2GQqAo_iD00smGvasHkNeWbCnjOVEVNAsMehvuO7C2Vc8k9OzVsPmvNbOgbFUrfQMnY_XjBm1sxlK5LE2AfmScRvxcKvaAWsTqnuwSrjv7czHCPiSd1kQKCy0q2EOq80pVyxEwS21Ew4GGG_2uNb6y1f3hPybxJBYSgsd9e0VtIOJ> reports for Think Progress.
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Posted in election administration<http://cp.mcafee.com/d/5fHCNAi6wUgdEIfLTpphopdTdETojjhpsKMrhKMCCyOU-YrhKMCCyOVtYSztxdd5AQsKe6Vk9WJadglrpRU02rJIWY01d-CgLF1N_HYYyUCyOVRXBQQXLYyUUqemhNEVoVqWdAklrFFYG7DR8OJMddIf6QnAjtPtPo0fP_Jelo7Wo87R8Y01MBrpD8L6PZc5_f-QVlwn8lrxrW0F3RJzdnUjbDOFeDdSBTEdCQTNP8WVIQJzgldbFEw6wGcCy06uoEq8dwwq81aGGLMDIiNEwjMQsUyUrpvdFVK8cKuOAs1i>, The Voting Wars<http://cp.mcafee.com/d/FZsSd38wrhovvKOOyMOrKrhKMCCyOVtwSztxdd5BNZUSztxdd5BOXVJ6X2qqb9EVssdOEjRqkqwGSPHM04TrpRU02rZcxvi3z_nVV5Nd5BPHTbFFTvV5NMQsIzzhONORQr8EGTjjVkffGhBrwqrod79J5V4TsTsS03Y_XjBm1-C21Zif00s9mSpPBPp-C2_D_qsGMbAaJMJZ0kxWSNCHY9BPVkDjCXiXQ6PqrUVAtsSqmNEaCBQQg3gl6jh03fckd46Mgd40BllnUjS9oQg9UqeshsdILCSLzkxZIivt4>, voter id<http://cp.mcafee.com/d/2DRPow83gwrhovvKOOyMOrKrhKMCCyOVtwSztxdd5BNZUSztxdd5BOXVJ6X2qqb9EVssdOEjRqkqwGSPHM04TrpRU02rZcxvi3z_nVV5Nd5BPHTbFFTvV5NMQsIzzhONORQr8EGTjjVkffGhBrwqrvKrhuhdTdTdw0_f-QVlwvFwwvkzM072lJCsqejp-C2_D_qsGMbAaJMJZ0kxWSNCHY9BPVkDjCXiXQ6PqrUVAtsSqmNEaCBQQg3gl6jh03fckd46Mgd40BllnUjS9oQg9UqeshsdILC_WvEF9qK>
“Meet the super-rich driving the 2016 election”<http://cp.mcafee.com/d/1jWVIp6xESyM-_tBB5xATsSztxdd5BOX1J6X2qqbbzXNJ6X2qqbbBTPqdS4QQmjhOUUrBgDGQER1lJDnw09KSPHM04TWp2-A77-LPObyqbbDnKnjjK_ObzxEVp76zBzBHEShhlKCDOEuvkzaT0QS-yrhuhdTdTdw0_f-QVlwvFwwvkzM072iNMUQszCnzp-C2_D_qsGMbAaJMJZ0kxWSNCHY9BPVkDjCXiXQ6PqrUVAtsSqmNEaCBQQg3gl6jh03fckd46Mgd40BllnUjS9oQg9UqeshsdILCZ9WRuvkw>
Posted on February 9, 2016 7:27 am<http://cp.mcafee.com/d/5fHCN8g6wUSyM-_tBB5xATsSztxdd5BOX1J6X2qqbbzXNJ6X2qqbbBTPqdS4QQmjhOUUrBgDGQER1lJDnw09KSPHM04TWp2-A77-LPObyqbbDnKnjjK_ObzxEVp76zBzBHEShhlKCDOEuvkzaT0QS-CrhuhdTdTdw0_f-QVlwvFwwvkzM072iNMUQszCnzp-C2_D_qsGMbAaJMJZ0kxWSNCHY9BPVkDjCXiXQ6PqrUVAtsSqmNEaCBQQg3gl6jh03fckd46Mgd40BllnUjS9oQg9UqeshsdILC_Mr8> by Rick Hasen<http://cp.mcafee.com/d/avndxMQ92gArhovvKOOyMOrKrhKMCCyOVtwSztxdd5BNZUSztxdd5BOXVJ6X2qqb9EVssdOEjRqkqwGSPHM04TrpRU02rZcxvi3z_nVV5Nd5BPHTbFFTvV5NMQsIzzhONORQr8EGTjjVkffGhBrwqrvpdEL8CXCXCM0vD_qsGMfQMgfGhU03xbmVAWNepdDWob-vZFOH0KgGT2TQ1i7Hr6qLMCnfBiterJbLgrdFLzChRPpFr6wGqnjh0d1kpd40cYNgQgr10Qg2lllvxfoBzh0DxEVN5MSO-roQ2M>
USA Today<http://cp.mcafee.com/d/k-Kr6xAe3x8SyM-_tBB5xATsSztxdd5BOX1J6X2qqbbzXNJ6X2qqbbBTPqdS4QQmjhOUUrBgDGQER1lJDnw09KSPHM04TWp2-A77-LPObyqbbDnKnjjK_ObzxEVp76zBzBHEShhlKCDOEuvkzaT0QS-MrhuhdTdTdw0CWreG6BKnOAWNbp3P5cmGvasHkPP_JelokNeWbC9ThsOWunuNn_CnESJYiYpm9BQ8OcOwhbFThsb-vZFOH31NEVd7bzZNOu6PZc5_f-QVlwn8lrxrW0F3RJzdnUjbDOFeDdSBTEdCQTNP8WVIQJzgldbFEw6wGcCy06uoEq8dwwq81aGGLMDIiNEwjMQsUyUrpvdK2XlhNJ>:
Nearly half the money pouring into all federal super PACs came from just 107 people or groups that each gave $1 million or more to influence the outcome of this year’s presidential and congressional races, a USA TODAY analysis of new campaign finance reports shows.
I guess only worrywarts<http://cp.mcafee.com/d/1jWVIq4xAidEIfLTpphopdTdETojjhpsKMrhKMCCyOU-YrhKMCCyOVtYSztxdd5AQsKe6Vk9WJadglrpRU02rJIWY01d-CgLF1N_HYYyUCyOVRXBQQXLYyUUqemhNEVoVqWdAklrFFYG7DR8OJMddLLCQnAjtPtPo0fP_Jelo7Wo87R8Y01MAIsed78VBwSvFwLV_SDaI2V2Hsbvg58uJIpG_2ps-l9QVKQKZ1ISC-ep7ndCBIq2FFtd40Q5hAQg0PP53h1I43h09lll-4Zymd42u6zD4n3rbVLkDVi1jfI5pb> should be concerned.
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Posted in campaign finance<http://cp.mcafee.com/d/FZsS820w86Qm7TXIIEIcCXCQrI9FEIKnodETojjhpsvudETojjhpsK-rhKMCCyOqen73sG4ZmB6EaJIWY01dSStu00C_j8nQwU_R-uhsjhpsWZOWqtT-hssd7b8UQsIsJt6OaaJQQ-l3PWApmU6CTNNJ5V4TsTsS03Y_XjBm1-C21Zif00s9mSpOdPp-C2_D_qsGMbAaJMJZ0kxWSNCHY9BPVkDjCXiXQ6PqrUVAtsSqmNEaCBQQg3gl6jh03fckd46Mgd40BllnUjS9oQg9UqeshsdILC_QR4>
Jeb Bush Campaign Backs Off His Suggestion to Amend Constitution to Overturn Citizens United<http://cp.mcafee.com/d/2DRPoOrhovvKOOyMOrKrhKMCCyOVtwSztxdd5BNZUSztxdd5BOXVJ6X2qqb9EVssdOEjRqkqwGSPHM04TrpRU02rZcxvi3z_nVV5Nd5BPHTbFFTvV5NMQsIzzhONORQr8EGTjjVkffGhBrwqrvudEL8CXCXCM0vD_qsGMfQMgfGhU03x9oUsqehPbxI_j1vP_Jelo5O5mUm-wagZroPl-4OVYGjFPtFtW3pJdYsOeKrdboQ5jiWq81Eaz9Ew1DCa6y3o86y0iGGHY9X4Iq84Yd7e8K6SnPvF5ZDgfW>
Posted on February 9, 2016 7:24 am<http://cp.mcafee.com/d/2DRPowrhovvKOOyMOrKrhKMCCyOVtwSztxdd5BNZUSztxdd5BOXVJ6X2qqb9EVssdOEjRqkqwGSPHM04TrpRU02rZcxvi3z_nVV5Nd5BPHTbFFTvV5NMQsIzzhONORQr8EGTjjVkffGhBrwqrvd79J5V4TsTsS03Y_XjBm1-C21Zif00s9b73zhOepsdDWob-vZFOH0KgGT2TQ1i7Hr6qLMCnfBiterJbLgrdFLzChRPpFr6wGqnjh0d1kpd40cYNgQgr10Qg2lllvxfoBzh0DxEVN5MSO-r9Teu> by Rick Hasen<http://cp.mcafee.com/d/k-Kr6x0gdEIfLTpphopdTdETojjhpsKMrhKMCCyOU-YrhKMCCyOVtYSztxdd5AQsKe6Vk9WJadglrpRU02rJIWY01d-CgLF1N_HYYyUCyOVRXBQQXLYyUUqemhNEVoVqWdAklrFFYG7DR8OJMddKndEL8CXCXCM0vD_qsGMfQMgfGhU03xbmVAWNepdDWob-vZFOH0KgGT2TQ1i7Hr6qLMCnfBiterJbLgrdFLzChRPpFr6wGqnjh0d1kpd40cYNgQgr10Qg2lllvxfoBzh0DxEVN5MSO-ry-kY>
MSNBC<http://cp.mcafee.com/d/k-Kr6h0qdEIfLTpphopdTdETojjhpsKMrhKMCCyOU-YrhKMCCyOVtYSztxdd5AQsKe6Vk9WJadglrpRU02rJIWY01d-CgLF1N_HYYyUCyOVRXBQQXLYyUUqemhNEVoVqWdAklrFFYG7DR8OJMddK8CQnAjtPtPo09mA25KnNmA25I4v85O3t2puSDDQbWHY45vxcKX8fbSBegFYa5SUiDW1I_j1vP_Jelo5O5mUm-wagZroPl-4OVYGjFPtFtW3pJdYsOeKrdboQ5jiWq81Eaz9Ew1DCa6y3o86y0iGGHY9X4Iq84Yd7e8K6SnPuUMBETsw2aRK>:
Bush’s campaign quickly stepped in to clarify the comments, saying that the candidate was restating his old position and did not favor reversing the court’s decision.
“He’s not advocating for additional restrictions on the ability of an organization to have political speech, he’s calling for increased transparency and for balancing it back to campaigns,” Bush campaign spokesman Tim Miller told MSNBC.
Miller added that all of Bush’s proposed changes could be achieved through Congress and would not legally require amending the Constitution. To the extent a state-driven constitutional convention might become involved, it would be to bypass political obstacles in Washington.
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Posted in campaign finance<http://cp.mcafee.com/d/FZsSd6Qm7TXIIEIcCXCQrI9FEIKnodETojjhpsvudETojjhpsK-rhKMCCyOqen73sG4ZmB6EaJIWY01dSStu00C_j8nQwU_R-uhsjhpsWZOWqtT-hssd7b8UQsIsJt6OaaJQQ-l3PWApmU6CT6jqbO9KVKVI07V_SDaI3Zc43WAu00UiJIPArCPZc5_f-QVlwn8lrxrW0F3RJzdnUjbDOFeDdSBTEdCQTNP8WVIQJzgldbFEw6wGcCy06uoEq8dwwq81aGGLMDIiNEwjMQsUyUrpvdHUXJ>, campaigns<http://cp.mcafee.com/d/5fHCMUq6zqb3XZSmkm6jtPqdS4QQmnbI6QrI9FEIKfL6QrI9FEIKnvdETojjhpd7bzxKl2uHizk5mStu00CXreL00jvFAbWgsvW_f8K9EIKtuVtdeX_8Ke6zBAsqememKzp55mWqvaxVZicHs3jrz1J5V4TsTsS03Y_XjBm1-C21Zif00s9mSpPVEVdDWob-vZFOH0KgGT2TQ1i7Hr6qLMCnfBiterJbLgrdFLzChRPpFr6wGqnjh0d1kpd40cYNgQgr10Qg2lllvxfoBzh0DxEVN5MSO-rvPFM>
“An alternative to nonstop political fundraising”<http://cp.mcafee.com/d/k-Kr3zqb3XZSmkm6jtPqdS4QQmnbI6QrI9FEIKfL6QrI9FEIKnvdETojjhpd7bzxKl2uHizk5mStu00CXreL00jvFAbWgsvW_f8K9EIKtuVtdeX_8Ke6zBAsqememKzp55mWqvaxVZicHs3jrzVJ5V4TsTsS03Y_XjBm1-C21Zif00s9b73zhOepodDWob-vZFOH0KgGT2TQ1i7Hr6qLMCnfBiterJbLgrdFLzChRPpFr6wGqnjh0d1kpd40cYNgQgr10Qg2lllvxfoBzh0DxEVN5MSO-r1w2YyHRu>
Posted on February 9, 2016 7:22 am<http://cp.mcafee.com/d/1jWVIp6x0e4zqb3XZSmkm6jtPqdS4QQmnbI6QrI9FEIKfL6QrI9FEIKnvdETojjhpd7bzxKl2uHizk5mStu00CXreL00jvFAbWgsvW_f8K9EIKtuVtdeX_8Ke6zBAsqememKzp55mWqvaxVZicHs3jrzxJ5V4TsTsS03Y_XjBm1-C21Zif00s9b73zhOepodDWob-vZFOH0KgGT2TQ1i7Hr6qLMCnfBiterJbLgrdFLzChRPpFr6wGqnjh0d1kpd40cYNgQgr10Qg2lllvxfoBzh0DxEVN5MSO-rrxWtnRPO> by Rick Hasen<http://cp.mcafee.com/d/k-Kr410e3zqb3XZSmkm6jtPqdS4QQmnbI6QrI9FEIKfL6QrI9FEIKnvdETojjhpd7bzxKl2uHizk5mStu00CXreL00jvFAbWgsvW_f8K9EIKtuVtdeX_8Ke6zBAsqememKzp55mWqvaxVZicHs3jrwUSyYyrKrKr01-vZFOH0_j10-F7w0e4JrCjH4VASvFwLV_SDaI2V2Hsbvg58uJIpG_2ps-l9QVKQKZ1ISC-ep7ndCBIq2FFtd40Q5hAQg0PP53h1I43h09lll-4Zymd42u6zD4n3rbVLDjEvrPV>
Eric Wang Wash. Times oped<http://cp.mcafee.com/d/2DRPoAd6Qm7TXIIEIcCXCQrI9FEIKnodETojjhpsvudETojjhpsK-rhKMCCyOqen73sG4ZmB6EaJIWY01dSStu00C_j8nQwU_R-uhsjhpsWZOWqtT-hssd7b8UQsIsJt6OaaJQQ-l3PWApmU6CT7zqbO9KVKVI04oSxek2cWMD9nWsLAfckNeWbCe-gNXfzaNsNI29vo5ZfDYorehDOYWBUlwnFeGNtqFYFOJFVtRK66PZc5_f-QVlwn8lrxrW0F3RJzdnUjbDOFeDdSBTEdCQTNP8WVIQJzgldbFEw6wGcCy06uoEq8dwwq81aGGLMDIiNEwjMQsUyUrpvdIZA4_gE->:
The most logical and least constitutionally questionable measure to ease members’ fundraising burden would be to substantially raise the limits on campaign contributions. While worrywarts will hyperventilate that this will exacerbate corruption, there is no empirical evidence of this. In fact, comparing states’ contribution limits with the Pew Center on the States rankings, the Center for Competitive Politics found that of the 17 states with high or no limits on contributions, seven scored “above average” for quality of governance. By contrast, of the 16 states with low contribution limits, only three scored “above average.”
Ah, the worrywarts.
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Posted in campaign finance<http://cp.mcafee.com/d/1jWVIi6h8idEIfLTpphopdTdETojjhpsKMrhKMCCyOU-YrhKMCCyOVtYSztxdd5AQsKe6Vk9WJadglrpRU02rJIWY01d-CgLF1N_HYYyUCyOVRXBQQXLYyUUqemhNEVoVqWdAklrFFYG7DR8OJMddzHCQnAjtPtPo0fP_Jelo7Wo87R8Y01MBrpD8TdDWob-vZFOH0KgGT2TQ1i7Hr6qLMCnfBiterJbLgrdFLzChRPpFr6wGqnjh0d1kpd40cYNgQgr10Qg2lllvxfoBzh0DxEVN5MSO-rIj7PPZyf>
“Democrats Are Fuming About Hillary Clinton’s ‘Smear’ Line”<http://cp.mcafee.com/d/5fHCN8p4xASyM-_tBB5xATsSztxdd5BOX1J6X2qqbbzXNJ6X2qqbbBTPqdS4QQmjhOUUrBgDGQER1lJDnw09KSPHM04TWp2-A77-LPObyqbbDnKnjjK_ObzxEVp76zBzBHEShhlKCDOEuvkzaT0QSehdEL8CXCXCM0vD_qsGMfQMgfGhU03x9oUsqehPapI_j1vP_Jelo5O5mUm-wagZroPl-4OVYGjFPtFtW3pJdYsOeKrdboQ5jiWq81Eaz9Ew1DCa6y3o86y0iGGHY9X4Iq84Yd7e8K6SnPpWbBYpv0tMcr>
Posted on February 9, 2016 7:21 am<http://cp.mcafee.com/d/1jWVIg3x0SyM-_tBB5xATsSztxdd5BOX1J6X2qqbbzXNJ6X2qqbbBTPqdS4QQmjhOUUrBgDGQER1lJDnw09KSPHM04TWp2-A77-LPObyqbbDnKnjjK_ObzxEVp76zBzBHEShhlKCDOEuvkzaT0QSejdEL8CXCXCM0vD_qsGMfQMgfGhU03x9oUsqehPapI_j1vP_Jelo5O5mUm-wagZroPl-4OVYGjFPtFtW3pJdYsOeKrdboQ5jiWq81Eaz9Ew1DCa6y3o86y0iGGHY9X4Iq84Yd7e8K6SnPqLsXVdKq> by Rick Hasen<http://cp.mcafee.com/d/1jWVIi4zqb3XZSmkm6jtPqdS4QQmnbI6QrI9FEIKfL6QrI9FEIKnvdETojjhpd7bzxKl2uHizk5mStu00CXreL00jvFAbWgsvW_f8K9EIKtuVtdeX_8Ke6zBAsqememKzp55mWqvaxVZicHs3joVASyYyrKrKr01-vZFOH0_j10-F7w0e4JrCjH4VASvFwLV_SDaI2V2Hsbvg58uJIpG_2ps-l9QVKQKZ1ISC-ep7ndCBIq2FFtd40Q5hAQg0PP53h1I43h09lll-4Zymd42u6zD4n3rbVI2jf>
Zach Carter<http://cp.mcafee.com/d/2DRPosd20wcCQm7TXIIEIcCXCQrI9FEIKnodETojjhpsvudETojjhpsK-rhKMCCyOqen73sG4ZmB6EaJIWY01dSStu00C_j8nQwU_R-uhsjhpsWZOWqtT-hssd7b8UQsIsJt6OaaJQQ-l3PWApmU6CNP1J5V4TsTsS029JKKOwhDm2RqjVvfxe9r2szPZymbSfB2to5Wa_IiVzjPOZ9N_VyHt1lZMwqerFLEuMgKZtMQsS7qYVtVUSvFwLV_SDaI2V2Hsbvg58uJIpG_2ps-l9QVKQKZ1ISC-ep7ndCBIq2FFtd40Q5hAQg0PP53h1I43h09lll-4Zymd42u6zD4n3rbVJeunLXeZAwUP>:
“If [Clinton] takes the money, she gets hit with this McCarthyism of the left, this guilt by association, even though there is no evidence that taking this money has had any impact on her policies,” former Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) told Politico<http://cp.mcafee.com/d/2DRPoAd3gOrhovvKOOyMOrKrhKMCCyOVtwSztxdd5BNZUSztxdd5BOXVJ6X2qqb9EVssdOEjRqkqwGSPHM04TrpRU02rZcxvi3z_nVV5Nd5BPHTbFFTvV5NMQsIzzhONORQr8EGTjjVkffGhBrwqr7fCQnAjtPtPo09qFYFOJnBYFeIiS9ThsOWu4V7DX4InIva4WMbCdffbQD7_Cntrwx7pkB0ynjhu7czzp-C2_D_qsGMbAaJMJZ0kxWSNCHY9BPVkDjCXiXQ6PqrUVAtsSqmNEaCBQQg3gl6jh03fckd46Mgd40BllnUjS9oQg9UqeshsdILCWk6J60XL> last week.
Back when Clinton wasn’t facing a tough primary challenge, Frank suggested that it was impossible for politicians to avoid being influenced by donors.
“People say, ‘Oh, [the money] doesn’t have any effect on me,'” Frank told NPR<http://cp.mcafee.com/d/2DRPoQd2hJ5xZ-Xbab39KVJ6X2qqbbBS3qdS4QQmn7TzqdS4QQmnbLCQrI9FEICzBNMTaxflFhG2HreL00jtJDnw09LQO5Z8efZvDAn4QmneLsKCDt_An73hOOed7b7bnhIyyHtdfBgY-F6lK1FIsUrhuhdTdTdw0EbhU03BfJelokNmIfboDt5fbIUCVyb1EVpd7dPhOUZAZa-nCjYKHm7By-MgbNrwntH4LlRSlLdDWob-vZFOH0KgGT2TQ1i7Hr6qLMCnfBiterJbLgrdFLzChRPpFr6wGqnjh0d1kpd40cYNgQgr10Qg2lllvxfoBzh0DxEVN5MSO-reCZBySd> in 2012. “Well, if that were the case, we’d be the only human beings in the history of the world who, on a regular basis, took significant amounts of money from perfect strangers and made sure that it had no effect on our behavior.”
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“Hillary Clinton, Wall Street shill? Here are a few facts.”<http://cp.mcafee.com/d/FZsScygOcCQm7TXIIEIcCXCQrI9FEIKnodETojjhpsvudETojjhpsK-rhKMCCyOqen73sG4ZmB6EaJIWY01dSStu00C_j8nQwU_R-uhsjhpsWZOWqtT-hssd7b8UQsIsJt6OaaJQQ-l3PWApmU6CTHCQnAjtPtPo0fP_Jelo7Wo87R8Y01MAIsed78VCVI_j1vP_Jelo5O5mUm-wagZroPl-4OVYGjFPtFtW3pJdYsOeKrdboQ5jiWq81Eaz9Ew1DCa6y3o86y0iGGHY9X4Iq84Yd7e8K6SnPqxsvi6nQp2Ju>
Posted on February 9, 2016 7:18 am<http://cp.mcafee.com/d/avndy0wd1NJ5xZ-Xbab39KVJ6X2qqbbBS3qdS4QQmn7TzqdS4QQmnbLCQrI9FEICzBNMTaxflFhG2HreL00jtJDnw09LQO5Z8efZvDAn4QmneLsKCDt_An73hOOed7b7bnhIyyHtdfBgY-F6lK1FJV4SyYyrKrKr01-vZFOH0_j10-F7w0e4BzxNEV7cTdDWob-vZFOH0KgGT2TQ1i7Hr6qLMCnfBiterJbLgrdFLzChRPpFr6wGqnjh0d1kpd40cYNgQgr10Qg2lllvxfoBzh0DxEVN5MSO-rhYY4> by Rick Hasen<http://cp.mcafee.com/d/2DRPoA76Qm7TXIIEIcCXCQrI9FEIKnodETojjhpsvudETojjhpsK-rhKMCCyOqen73sG4ZmB6EaJIWY01dSStu00C_j8nQwU_R-uhsjhpsWZOWqtT-hssd7b8UQsIsJt6OaaJQQ-l3PWApmU6CTAPqbO9KVKVI07V_SDaI3Zc43WAu00UiRKpeIjCjp-C2_D_qsGMbAaJMJZ0kxWSNCHY9BPVkDjCXiXQ6PqrUVAtsSqmNEaCBQQg3gl6jh03fckd46Mgd40BllnUjS9oQg9UqeshsdILCTYlFHaGu>
Greg Sargent:<https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2016/02/09/hillary-clinton-wall-street-shill-here-are-a-few-facts/>
I’m skeptical of Sanders’s case that Obama could have gotten a lot more than he did or that his explanation accounts for why Obama did achieve what he did. I’m also skeptical of Sanders’s case that he can fundamentally transform the system. But his overall arguments about big money skewing policy outcomes towards the wealthy are generally valid — I strongly recommend Rick Hasen’s book<http://cp.mcafee.com/d/2DRPoQ71MOrhovvKOOyMOrKrhKMCCyOVtwSztxdd5BNZUSztxdd5BOXVJ6X2qqb9EVssdOEjRqkqwGSPHM04TrpRU02rZcxvi3z_nVV5Nd5BPHTbFFTvV5NMQsIzzhONORQr8EGTjjVkffGhBrwqrupdEL8CXCXCM0mGWalxO-1oZKtrhSt2UjxavE5N88r8z0K7iFeIpOH0Kd7_qsGMFy2SnpLtd5dxZD8-Wti8GyaEAFus4MibLd1042QA3Am7TXFKcIfd104kysYnhq208a-mclyxgWcH5g0AZFY3p-C2_D_qsGMbAaJMJZ0kxWSNCHY9BPVkDjCXiXQ6PqrUVAtsSqmNEaCBQQg3gl6jh03fckd46Mgd40BllnUjS9oQg9UqeshsdILCX-EV> about it — and he’s forcing the debate about that subject on to the national agenda, which is an unqualified good.
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Uber Discount on Primary Election Day in NH? Kosher!<http://cp.mcafee.com/d/k-Kr3xAq6jqb3XZSmkm6jtPqdS4QQmnbI6QrI9FEIKfL6QrI9FEIKnvdETojjhpd7bzxKl2uHizk5mStu00CXreL00jvFAbWgsvW_f8K9EIKtuVtdeX_8Ke6zBAsqememKzp55mWqvaxVZicHs3jrMUSyYyrKrKr01-vZFOH0_j10-F7w0e4BzxNEV79L6PZc5_f-QVlwn8lrxrW0F3RJzdnUjbDOFeDdSBTEdCQTNP8WVIQJzgldbFEw6wGcCy06uoEq8dwwq81aGGLMDIiNEwjMQsUyUrpvdCerh>
Posted on February 9, 2016 7:17 am<http://cp.mcafee.com/d/avndz8Qd21J5xZ-Xbab39KVJ6X2qqbbBS3qdS4QQmn7TzqdS4QQmnbLCQrI9FEICzBNMTaxflFhG2HreL00jtJDnw09LQO5Z8efZvDAn4QmneLsKCDt_An73hOOed7b7bnhIyyHtdfBgY-F6lK1FJVUSyYyrKrKr01-vZFOH0_j10-F7w0e4BzxNEV79L6PZc5_f-QVlwn8lrxrW0F3RJzdnUjbDOFeDdSBTEdCQTNP8WVIQJzgldbFEw6wGcCy06uoEq8dwwq81aGGLMDIiNEwjMQsUyUrpvdxUHAfoB8lOGn> by Rick Hasen<http://cp.mcafee.com/d/avndz9J5xZ-Xbab39KVJ6X2qqbbBS3qdS4QQmn7TzqdS4QQmnbLCQrI9FEICzBNMTaxflFhG2HreL00jtJDnw09LQO5Z8efZvDAn4QmneLsKCDt_An73hOOed7b7bnhIyyHtdfBgY-F6lK1FJUQsCQnAjtPtPo0fP_Jelo7Wo87R8Y01MBHsOtoDcCPZc5_f-QVlwn8lrxrW0F3RJzdnUjbDOFeDdSBTEdCQTNP8WVIQJzgldbFEw6wGcCy06uoEq8dwwq81aGGLMDIiNEwjMQsUyUrpvdOM9xcEHwBEAb>
Alex Seitz-Wald has the scoop<http://cp.mcafee.com/d/2DRPoAd6Qm7TXIIEIcCXCQrI9FEIKnodETojjhpsvudETojjhpsK-rhKMCCyOqen73sG4ZmB6EaJIWY01dSStu00C_j8nQwU_R-uhsjhpsWZOWqtT-hssd7b8UQsIsJt6OaaJQQ-l3PWApmU6CPhPsSyYyrKrKr9PCJhbcCoBevNVvdFYFyxzjQcFfpJQNMQszHLLTv73HL9Inud79EVdDWob-vZFOH0KgGT2TQ1i7Hr6qLMCnfBiterJbLgrdFLzChRPpFr6wGqnjh0d1kpd40cYNgQgr10Qg2lllvxfoBzh0DxEVN5MSO-rHgYA>.
It does not appear this is limited to voters, and courts have ruled that providing transportation to the polls does not violate anti vote-buying prohibitions. (There was a case some years ago in Alaska about discounted gasoline.)
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“The Federal Election Commission’s Role in A Reform Program”<http://cp.mcafee.com/d/5fHCNEg6zqb3XZSmkm6jtPqdS4QQmnbI6QrI9FEIKfL6QrI9FEIKnvdETojjhpd7bzxKl2uHizk5mStu00CXreL00jvFAbWgsvW_f8K9EIKtuVtdeX_8Ke6zBAsqememKzp55mWqvaxVZicHs3jpEVpdEL8CXCXCM0vD_qsGMfQMgfGhU03x9oUsqehOrxI_j1vP_Jelo5O5mUm-wagZroPl-4OVYGjFPtFtW3pJdYsOeKrdboQ5jiWq81Eaz9Ew1DCa6y3o86y0iGGHY9X4Iq84Yd7e8K6SnPvqo6sBiL>
Posted on February 9, 2016 7:14 am<http://cp.mcafee.com/d/k-Kr6jqb3XZSmkm6jtPqdS4QQmnbI6QrI9FEIKfL6QrI9FEIKnvdETojjhpd7bzxKl2uHizk5mStu00CXreL00jvFAbWgsvW_f8K9EIKtuVtdeX_8Ke6zBAsqememKzp55mWqvaxVZicHs3jpEVodEL8CXCXCM0vD_qsGMfQMgfGhU03x9oUsqehOrxI_j1vP_Jelo5O5mUm-wagZroPl-4OVYGjFPtFtW3pJdYsOeKrdboQ5jiWq81Eaz9Ew1DCa6y3o86y0iGGHY9X4Iq84Yd7e8K6SnPuIShlHMQ4YaM> by Rick Hasen<http://cp.mcafee.com/d/5fHCNEi43qb3XZSmkm6jtPqdS4QQmnbI6QrI9FEIKfL6QrI9FEIKnvdETojjhpd7bzxKl2uHizk5mStu00CXreL00jvFAbWgsvW_f8K9EIKtuVtdeX_8Ke6zBAsqememKzp55mWqvaxVZicHs3jpEVvdEL8CXCXCM0vD_qsGMfQMgfGhU03xbmVAWNepdDWob-vZFOH0KgGT2TQ1i7Hr6qLMCnfBiterJbLgrdFLzChRPpFr6wGqnjh0d1kpd40cYNgQgr10Qg2lllvxfoBzh0DxEVN5MSO-rlpIA>
Bauer blogs.<http://cp.mcafee.com/d/FZsS92hJ5xZ-Xbab39KVJ6X2qqbbBS3qdS4QQmn7TzqdS4QQmnbLCQrI9FEICzBNMTaxflFhG2HreL00jtJDnw09LQO5Z8efZvDAn4QmneLsKCDt_An73hOOed7b7bnhIyyHtdfBgY-F6lK1FIQsK6QnAjtPtPo09mIvFlSqJoum9X50_j7bUDt5PbFUXZyYvtH5kKJ6F6eGUrfQMnY_XjBm1sxlK5LE2AfmScRvxcKvaAWsTqnuwSrjv7czHCPiSd1kQKCy0q2EOq80pVyxEwS21Ew4GGG_2uNb6y1f3hPybxJBYTDH6Z2EQxAsF>
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