| Subject: news of the day 12/15/03 |
| From: Rick Hasen |
| Date: 12/15/2003, 7:44 AM |
| To: election-law |
See here.
The
EAC, a creature of the HAVA law, will start kicking into gear following
the Senate confirmation of its four members. Doug Chapin of
Electionline.org offers this
article on the EAC.
The Washington Times offers an
editorial, "Free Speech Defeated." Hiawatha Bray writes Taking
First Amendment Battle Online for the Boston Globe. Paul
Weyrich offers these
thoughts. Roll Call editorializes here
and offers Battle
Over FEC Awaits Next Year (a must-read for those who have the paid
subcription).
Yesterday's Bee featured this
editorial attacking the issue advocacy provisions of BCRA, and Mark
Paul's column:
"Tired of Redistricting Hyjinks? Try At-Large Elections." Thanks to
Lance Olson for the pointers.
See A
Supreme Conundrum by William Rasberry in the Washington Post.
The newspaper also offers this
editorial, "Rescuing U.S. Democracy," on Vieth.
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