Catching Up Department
I still cannot access the blog due to Loyola server maintenance, but
here is some news that has piled up:
Alan Greenblatt and A.G. Newmyer III offer Money
always finds its way into politics in the San Francisco Chronicle.
A letter to the editor entitled "McCain-Feingold Helps" appeared here
in the Washington Post.
The Miami Herald offers Rights
Leader Scolds Bush on Felons, which begins: "Hearkening back to the 1960s, when Southern
states used poll taxes and intimidation to shut blacks out of
elections, the Rev. Jesse Jackson on Monday accused Florida Gov. Jeb
Bush of engaging in ''disenfranchisement schemes'' by asking counties
to purge felons from voter rolls."
A.P. offers Senate
Swiftly OKs Alternative to Open Primary Initiative, with news out
of California which begins: "Senate Democrats and
Republicans joined forces Monday to swiftly approve a constitutional
amendment that would counter a November ballot initiative lawmakers
said could lead to one-party general elections for some offices." See
also this
Sacramento Bee report. (More about this tomorrow; Disclosure: I am
a consultant for the proponents of this initiative).
A.P. also offers Judge
Issues Order Blocking Unaffiliated Voters from GOP Primary, news
out of Kansas.
Bob Bauer responds to Tony Corrado and
Tom Mann's latest Forum piece on BCRA at this
link.
Bob also links to this
draft FEC advisory opinion
that could affect efforts to regulate t.v. and radio advertisements for
Michael Moore's new anti-Bush film, Fahrenheit 9/11. Take a look at
the draft opinion's footnote 4. Very interesting.
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