People of the List, Usual Suspects, and Lurkers:
I would like to point out to everybody that I am an excellent
candidate for a position on the FEC.
I would follow the statute, as interpreted by the courts -- notwithstanding
the fact that I am pretty sure my position would itself be unconstitutional.
I would lard rulemakings and Advisory Opinions with unfortunate
puns. I would hire good-natured and friendly EAs.
I am not affiliated with leadership of either party, and after
moonlighting recently in other capacities I am confident that neither party has
much of a reservoir of goodwill saved for me. So that whole dynamic, to
the extent anyone cares, won’t be an issue.
I have no interest in competing for private clients after my
tenure. On the contrary, I promise to follow the lead of my idol, Lee Ann
Elliott, and flee to someplace warm at the earliest opportunity.
Allison
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Subject: [EL] Electiionlawblog news and commentary 3/15/11
March 15, 2011
"House ethics chair blasts predecessor on idling of lawyers in Waters
probe"
WaPo reports.
"Daniels urges fast end to secretary of state's
voter-fraud case"
The Indianapolis Star reports.
"Reform Groups Call on President Obama to Move
Quickly to Nominate New FEC Commissioners to Fix Rogue, Dysfunctional
Agency"
See this
press release about this
letter sent to President Obama.
"Supreme Court's Feckless Surrender to
Gerrymandering"
Kenneth Jost blogs.
March 14, 2011
Who Wants to Work as Voting Rights Counsel for the CA
Redistricting Commission
The list is
long and impressive. Longtime ELB readers may be interested to know that Thor
is on the list. (More
on Thor.)
"'Long-Term Agenda' for Lobby Reform Includes Revamping
Disclosure System"
BNA reports.
Spokesperson for SOS White Quits
See here.
"Ross Miller, Future Senator?"
The Fix blogs
on the NV Secretary of State (and my former election law student).
"Obama Cannot Ignore the FEC Any Longer"
Craig Holman has written this Roll Call
oped. [corrected link]