| Subject: news of the day 3/1/05 |
| From: Rick Hasen |
| Date: 3/1/2005, 8:30 AM |
| To: election-law |
Roll Call offers this
report
(paid subscription required), which begins: "Some New York Democrats,
increasingly confident that they can take over both the governorship
and the state Senate next year, are talking openly of redrawing the
Empire State’s Congressional lines before the next census — perhaps as
early as in 2007."
P.J. O'Rourke offers this column in the April Atlantic Monthly, discussing life after McCain-Feingold. (Access for paid subscribers only.)
The LA Times offers this
report,
with the subhead: "Lawmakers would no longer draw districts if governor
agrees to begin plan after 2010 census." In somewhat related news, the Sacramento
Bee reports:
"A business-backed campaign committee closely tied to Gov. Arnold
Schwarzenegger announced its support Monday for two initiatives backed
in concept by the Republican administration."
See his latest missive here,
following up on his earlier
post on this topic. Bob and I disagree strongly on this point, for
reasons I've stated here
and here.
I've just received a copy of a very interesting quarterly magazine put out by IFES, Democracy at Large, described as "a quarterly magazine designed for democracy-building professionals and people interested in democracy development worldwide."
Michael Pitts has written "Georgia v. Ashcroft: It's the End of Section 5 As We Know It (and I Feel Fine)," 32 Pepperdine Law Review 265 (2005).
American Politics Research has published this special symposium issue, "Direct Democracy and the California Recall."-- Professor Rick Hasen Loyola Law School 919 Albany Street Los Angeles, CA 90015-1211 (213)736-1466 - voice (213)380-3769 - fax rick.hasen@lls.edu http://www.lls.edu/academics/faculty/hasen.html http://electionlawblog.org