| Subject: Re: [EL] Public Finance Vote in House, more news |
| From: "Smith, Brad" <BSmith@law.capital.edu> |
| Date: 1/26/2011, 1:56 PM |
| To: Trevor Potter <tpotter@capdale.com>, Election Law <election-law@mailman.lls.edu> |
Surely Richard Nixon did NOT sign ‘the Revenue Act of 1991”…
From: election-law-bounces@mailman.lls.edu [mailto:election-law-bounces@mailman.lls.edu] On Behalf Of Smith, Brad
Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2011 4:43 PM
To: Election Law
Subject: Re: [EL] Public Finance Vote in House, more news
Rick writes:
Today the House voted. See this post-vote statement from CLC and this pre-vote statement from CCP.
What happens next? Nothing. The bill will not get a vote in the Senate.
- I expect Rick will be wrong on that.
On a related note, Meredith McGeehee's CLC post linked above claims that the Republicans who today voted to end the system represented "the party of Nixon, not of Abraham Lincoln." Lincoln was elected in the days when there were no campaign finance laws, and Lincoln himself was even known to campaign anonymously. Nixon, on the other hand, was the President who signed the Revenue Act of 1991, which created the presidential public funding system that the House voted to repeal today.
Bradley A. Smith
Josiah H. Blackmore II/Shirley M. Nault Designated Professor of Law
Capital University Law School
303 E. Broad St.
Columbus, OH 43215
(614) 236-6317
From: election-law-bounces@mailman.lls.edu on behalf of Rick Hasen
Sent: Wed 1/26/2011 3:51 PM
To: Election Law
Subject: [EL] Public Finance Vote in House, more news
Posted by Rick Hasen at 12:47 PM
Today the House voted. See this post-vote statement from CLC and this pre-vote statement from CCP.
What happens next? Nothing. The bill will not get a vote in the Senate or the President's signature. Nor will a bill aimed at fixing the broken system be passed. No serious candidate for President will accept public financing in 2012.
Posted by Rick Hasen at 12:44 PM
See this post at the New York Public Personnel blog.
Posted by Rick Hasen at 12:35 PM
A great lineup at this USF symposium on Feb. 25 in San Francisco, including a keynote by Jim Bopp. I had wanted to speak at this event but had a conflict---I hope there's a webcast!
Posted by Rick Hasen at 10:15 AM
--
Rick Hasen
Visiting Professor
UC Irvine School of Law
rhasen@law.uci.edu
William H. Hannon Distinguished Professor of Law
Loyola Law School
919 Albany Street
Los Angeles, CA 90015-1211
(213)736-1466
(213)380-3769 - fax
rick.hasen@lls.edu
http://www.lls.edu/academics/faculty/hasen.html
http://electionlawblog.org
<- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -> To ensure compliance with requirements imposed by the IRS, we inform you that, unless specifically indicated otherwise, any tax advice contained in this communication (including any attachments) was not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used, for the purpose of (i) avoiding tax-related penalties under the Internal Revenue Code, or (ii) promoting, marketing, or recommending to another party any tax-related matter addressed herein. This message is for the use of the intended recipient only. It is from a law firm and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. If you are not the intended recipient any disclosure, copying, future distribution, or use of this communication is prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please advise us by return e-mail, or if you have received this communication by fax advise us by telephone and delete/destroy the document. |