Susan Estrich column on "as
appropriate" theory It is available here.
Oped on recall by Professors
Martin and Partnoy See this New
York Times oped, on the San Diego federal litigation over the format
of the recall ballot.
"California's Recall Election
Likely to Bring Spending Frenzy" See this report,
originally appearing in the Los Angeles Times.
Mistaken column on recall law
This
oped by Harley Sorenson in the San Francisco Chronicle asks Governor
Davis to resign to prevent the recall, allowing the Democratic Lt. Governor,
Cruz Bustamante, to take over. To add a twist, Sorenson suggests, "Davis
could resign, Bustamante would take over, Bustamante would then appoint Davis
as his lieutenant governor and then resign himself, propelling Davis back
into the governor's chair. Davis could then appoint Bustamante lieutenant
governor, and everything would be back to what the voters decided last November."
Though noting potential term limits problems, Sorenson ignores the particular
provision of the Elections Code that provides the recall election goes forward
once the recall petitions have been filed. Though there was some dispute
over precisely when "filing" took place, it certainly took place by last week
when the Secretary of State certified the recall election. So Sorenson's
idea simply cannot work.
In today's Roll Call
Today's Roll Call features this story
(registration required), entitled "CFR Backers’ Next Goal: Free Air Time."
There is also this oped
by Federal Election Commission chair Ellen Weintraub entitled "FEC Reform
Would Enshrine Partisanship."
Dan Weintraub is reporting....
that Arnold Schwarzenegger had decided not to run for governor. See the
story here.
"Fresh Hope for Fat Cats"
The New York Times offers this
editorial opposing the nomination to the Federal Election Commission
of Robert Lenhard.
"McCain-Feingold opponents fight for
time in court" The Washington Times offers this
article on attempts of the main plaintiffs' groups to exclude three other
plaintiffs' groups from oral argument. Interestingly, the article fails to
mention the Adams plaintiffs, who also have a different position from those
of the main plaintiffs' groups.
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Loyola Law School
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