Democracy Deficit: A Modest Proposal For The US Senate
At Vox.com this weekend, Dylan Matthews took note of the huge disparity in November election totals for the US Senate. Despite winning control of that body with a majority, Republican…
Senate Democrats Target Dark Money For November
Video: Ezra Klein of Vox.com interviews Harvard Professor Lawrence Lessig about the dark money challenge to democracy The United States Senate voted 79-18 yesterday to proceed to debate on a constitutional amendment…
‘Blame It On The Supreme Court’ : Author Tim Kuhner On How Big Money Corrupts Democracy
Tim Kuhner, associate professor of law at Georgia State University writes how the U.S. Supreme Court has used economic ideology to strike down limits on money in politics in his…
Law Professor To Senate: If Money Is Speech, Outlawing Prostitution Is Unconstitutional
An American law professor told senators on Tuesday that outlawing prostitution was a violation of the First Amendment if spending money was a form of free speech. “Your other point…
One Dollar, One Vote
David Weigel, who attended the Republican Leadership Conference last week, reports that the conservative movement is already getting behind the oligarchs as they push back against efforts to reverse the effects of Citizens…
Undue Influence: Judge Randa’s Excellent Koch Vacations
Federal District Court Judge Rudolph Randa, who recently ruled that the Supreme Court’s McCutcheon v FEC decision invalidated a Wisconsin John Doe investigation into illegal campaign coordination, is a frequent…
RNC Files Lawsuit To Raise Unlimited Cash Like Super PACs
In a totally expected turn of events, the Republican National Committee on Friday sued the Federal Election Commission in an effort to raise unlimited cash just like super PACs do.…
Dinesh D’Souza Loses Dismissal Motion, Will Be Tried For Campaign Finance Violations
Conservative filmmaker and author Dinesh D’Souza failed to win dismissal of his federal charges for using straw donors to exceed campaign donation limits yesterday. D’Souza’s attorney argued that the recent McCutcheon decision by…
Campaigns And Super PACs Get Closer Than Ever
Shane Goldmacher at the National Journal says that the lines of division between candidates and super PACs have gotten so blurred, Senator Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire is shopping a…
Now Dan Backer Wants To “Disrupt” The Senate By Electing Sarah Palin
Not content with legalizing political bribery, ‘super PAC’ lawyer Dan Backer is trying to draft Sarah Palin to run for the United States Senate against incumbent Democrat Mark Begich. In…