Outside contributors' opinions and analysis of the most important issues in politics, science, and culture. The jury in the trial of US Sen. Bob Menendez is reported to be deadlocked.Source: The Supreme Court has made it much easier for politicians to get away with corruption...
Last week, Virginia became the first state in the nation to elect an openly transgender state legislator. Democrat Danica Roem defeated Republican Robert G.Source: Danica Roem’s win proves it: We don’t need to restrict campaign contributions...
Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional district sprawls across portions of five different counties. Its cartoonish shape has made it the poster child for gerrymandering nationwide. (Photo by Dan Gleiter/PennLive) U.S. Rep.Source: Over the Line: Life in the nation's most gerrymandered district...
This story was originally published by The Center for Public Integrity, a nonprofit, nonpartisan investigative news organization in Washington, D.C.Source: Koch brothers key to funding assault on campaign finance regulation...
In a case that could force the redrawing of congressional maps before the 2018 elections, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court Thursday ordered a Commonwealth Court judge to hear a gerrymandering lawsuit by the end of the year. The high court’s 4-3 vote overturned a Commonwealth Court decision.Source: Gerrymandering suit can proceed, Pa. Supreme Court rules...
I spent a good part of my Saturday afternoon tweeting and blogging in conversations with Hugh Hewitt about ways Republicans could deal with the Roy Moore mess. At first Hewitt suggested cancelling the election altogether, and letting Strange just complete the term.Source: The Latest Ploy GOP Considers to Avoid a Roy Moore Senate Problem Likely Violates the 17th Amendment...
While most people were focused on election results on Tuesday night, lawyers in Philadelphia were in court dealing with yet another election problem in Philadelphia. At best in Philadelphia, it is hard to say where the incompetence ends and the vote fraud begins.Source: From Incompetence To Jim Crow: Elections In Philadelphia Are Out Of Control...
With allegations that Republican candidate for Senate in Alabama Roy Moore initiated sexual contact with a 14-year-old when he was 32, there is already talk about him withdrawing from the race. Derek Muller reports that Alabama law would not allow a replacement this late.Source: Should Alabama Republican Party Get to Replace Roy Moore on Senate Ballot If He Withdraws?...
A program overseen by the head of President Trump’s so-called “election integrity” commission—which is now largely a tool for driving conspiracy theories about “massive voter fraud” in the United States—is placing the personal data of millions of American voters at risk, according toSource: Even a Novice Hacker Could Breach the Network Hosting Kris Kobach's Bogus Voter Fraud Program...
Federal Election Commission member Ellen Weintraub has called on Facebook, Google and Twitter to weigh in on expanding disclosure requirements for political ads online.Source: FEC Commissioner Wants New Social Media Input on Disclosures...
