[EL] ELB News and Commentary 10/10/17

[Paul Gronke]

I was hoping that Rick and Justin would explain to us why jurists use
tumeric on their steak!

Chris Elmendorf and Eric McGhee let Gorsuch off too easily. It’s not about
the law, it’s about the food.

I’m no Top Chef, but I have mixed a few steak rubs in my time, and even
poking around this morning on the web, steak rubs actually don’t vary that
much. Most include some salt, some garlic, something spicy (generally chili
powder and paprika) and depending on preference, something savory (cumin,
onion powder, I suppose tumeric but I can’t find a recipe anywhere with
this ingredient) or something sweet (brown sugar).  And sometimes oil if
it’s not a dry rub.

The point here isn’t to take us on a dry rub detour, rather to illustrate
that Gorsuch’s culinary metaphor undermines his argument (or perhaps that
he doesn’t cook very often).  A rub is applied for a purpose, and you can’t
just make it up. Sugar caramelizes; salt tenderizes. The ingredient set
varies within a fairly narrow range. While specific mixtures vary, the rub
is NOT a matter of personal preference.

Besides, have Chris and Eric actually watched Top Chef?  The show has a
rotating panel of three expert judges. These experts their extensive
experience as chefs and restauranteurs to JUDGE what constitutes a well
cooked steak.  They WILL tell you if you’ve used too much tumeric in your
steak. It’s sort of like what a Court is supposed to do …

If the Wisconsin plan was as over seasoned as Elmendorf and McGhee argue,
I’d expect a discriminating judicial palette would judge it unsatisfactory
and send it back to the kitchen.

Enough of that. Time for lunch.

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Paul Gronke
Professor, Reed College
Director, Early Voting Information Center
http://earlyvoting.net

General Inquiries: Laura Swann swannla at reed.edu
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On October 10, 2017 at 8:15:59 AM, Justin Levitt (levittj at lls.edu) wrote:

I can't resist: Rick's first post back this morning was a thank-you, and I
have to return the favor.  Every time I have the opportunity to take up the
ELB mantle for a short stretch, I'm reminded anew just how much work it is
to sift through the emails and posts and stories and research of the day
for items of potential interest across the range of issues that impact
election law: takes I agree with, takes I disagree with, and takes I barely
understand well enough to know whether I agree or not.  The time required
to keep up with the sheer volume is somehow always astonishing.

And Rick does it day after day after day after day.

So upon returning the keys back, I wanted to offer a thank-you to the guy
minding the store all the rest of the year.  It's a tremendous service to
the community.

Justin

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Justin Levitt
Professor of Law
Associate Dean for Research
Loyola Law School | Los Angeles
919 Albany St.
Los Angeles, CA  90015
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@_justinlevitt_

On 10/10/2017 7:48 AM, Rick Hasen wrote:

  A Big Thank You to Justin Levitt <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=95383>

Posted on October 10, 2017 7:23 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=95383> by *Rick
Hasen* <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

For keeping the blogging running beautifully while I was out for a bit.

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