BCRA Plaintiffs' Briefs Due Today I will post links on the blog when
I have them.
"Democrats and Fat Cats"
The Washington Times offers this editorial.
Redistricting news and commentary
The A.P. reports "Texas
House Approves Redistricting Map.". In the New York Times, U.S.
Representatives Blumenauer and Leach offer an oped, "Redistricting,
A Bipartisan Sport," supporting the use of independent redistricting
commissions.
Recall news Dan Weintraub
reports here
that the recall proponents have stopped collecting signatures, having reached
their target. See also this
Washington Post report on Darrell Issa and the recall. UPDATE:
Dan Walters of the Sacramento Bee offers his thoughts here.
The Los Angeles Times has this
report. This
Sacramento Bee report bolsters Craig Holman's arguments (see
four posts below this one) about the use of anti-recall petitions.
"A Campaign Reformers Should Love--But
Don't" Byron York offers this commentary
at NRO Online, which begins: "Why aren't campaign-finance reformers happy
with George W. Bush? As the president raises money for his reelection campaign,
he's living the reformers' dream ?‚?— collecting limited amounts of hard money
from real people who want to be a part of the political process. He's not
having small, private dinners with fat cats who write $2 million checks. He's
having big, public dinners with people who write $2,000 checks. Isn't that
what the reformers wanted?" (Thanks to the reader for the pointer.) I offer
some reactions to the piece at:
http://electionlaw.blogspot.com/2003_07_01_electionlaw_archive.html#105761617018397398
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Rick Hasen
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Loyola Law School
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