06
Apr
Corporations may be progressive, but that still doesn’t make them people
Source: Corporations may be progressive, but that still doesn’t make them people...
05
Apr
Evenwel v. Abbott: Supreme Court Maintains Status Quo on Redistricting
Today, the Supreme Court unanimously upheld the three-judge district court's decision in Evenwel v. Abbott.Source: Evenwel v. Abbott: Supreme Court Maintains Status Quo on Redistricting...
05
Apr
Is it Paul Ryan? Insiders predict Speaker will be the candidate after an open Republican convention (as he issues another denial)
'He's the most conservative, least establishment member of the establishment. That's what you need,' said the source, who gives Ryan a 54 percent chance of becoming the nominee, perhaps on the fourth ballot.Source: Is it Paul Ryan? Insiders predict Speaker will be the candidate after an open Republican convention (as he issues another denial) ...
05
Apr
What do parties do? Donald Trump’s candidacy is a good test case.
So far, Donald Trump has continued to be a real pain for political science. He didn't lose interest or get winnowed out of the race. His inflammatory remarks — tweets about Ted Cruz's wife, controversial comments about abortion — haven't ended his campaign.Source: What do parties do? Donald Trump's candidacy is a good test case....
05
Apr
SCOTUS Unanimously Rejects Challenge to ‘One Person, One Vote’
The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously rejected an effort to change political boundaries and reduce the voting strength of the nation's Latino population on Monday.Source: SCOTUS Unanimously Rejects Challenge to 'One Person, One Vote'...
05
Apr
Charles Koch Is Privately Committed To Getting Paul Ryan Nominated In Cleveland: Source
Charles Koch is confident House Speaker Paul Ryan could emerge from the Republican National Convention as the party’s nominee if Donald Trump comes up at least 100 delegates shy, he has told friends privately.Source: Charles Koch Is Privately Committed To Getting Paul Ryan Nominated In Cleveland: Source...
05
Apr
“Fully Open” After Evenwel –
The Court’s decision in Evenwel could not have been clearer, and indeed it was unanimous, that the Constitution does not command the exclusion of nonvoters from the base used for state and local legislative redistricting. It was a full defeat of the appellants.Source: "Fully Open" After Evenwel -...
31
Mar
California June 2016 Primary Ballot Will List 35 Candidates for U.S. Senate
The California Secretary of State’s web page now has a list of candidates for the June 7, 2016 primary. Here is the link to the list for U.S. Senate. The ballot will list 35 candidates. Thanks to Jim Riley for the news.Here is link to the full list of candidates for Congress and legislature.Source: California June 2016 Primary Ballot Will...
31
Mar
The Federal Election Commission is worse than useless
The first page in any handbook for creating a government regulatory commission would lay out something fairly obvious: There has to be an odd number of members.Source: The Federal Election Commission is worse than useless...
31
Mar
McCain-Linked Nonprofit Received $1 Million From Saudi Arabia
A nonprofit with ties to Senator John McCain received a $1 million donation from the government of Saudi Arabia in 2014, according to documents filed with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service.Source: McCain-Linked Nonprofit Received $1 Million From Saudi Arabia...