New Observer: Photo ID’s downsides for voting
March 12, 2011- Requiring voters to present a photo ID at the polls sounds like a good idea - but it is everything we hate about government: a complex and…
Daily Tar Heel: Voter ID bill could disenfranchise students
Would require photo ID at the polls March 16, 2011- Some college students’ right to vote might be threatened if a new piece of legislation is passed. A bill requiring…
Politico: Supreme Court won’t hear challenge to party spending
March 21, 2011- The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a Republican lawsuit challenging limits on party spending. The lawsuit, brought by former Rep. Joseph Cao (R-La.) and the…
Ginni Thomas Joins The Daily Caller. But That Wont End Questions For SCOTUS
-Originally blogged by Jessica Pieklo on Care2.com March 22, 2011- Ginni Thomas, founder of the Tea Party lobbying group Liberty Central and wife to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas will…
The FCC is considering a rule that would require disclosure of the groups behind the groups funding attack ads.
Who Writes The Check? Group Wants Voters To Know by Peter Overby If you live in a political battleground state, you probably remember being bombarded last year by TV attack…
Cleveland Leader: Florida Felons Disenfranchised – Ohio and Wisconsin next?
2012 Presidential Election Could be Impacted March 17, 2011- A new Florida rule stops felons from voting long after they’ve served their time. Is it tough-on-crime posturing — or a…
Buzzflash: The Big Banks Run the Show
March 21, 2011- On January 21, 2010, the US Supreme Court handed over what little was left of this nation's pretensions to democracy on a silver platter to the Big…
Open Secrets: Federal Election Commissioner Donald McGahn Criticizes ‘Overreach’ of Campaign Finance Regulations
March 21, 2011- It isn't too often that a top Federal Election Commission official fesses up to not enforcing campaign finance laws, but that's exactly what Donald McGahn, a Republican…
Huffington Post: For Public Financing Reform, All Eyes on New York State
March 19, 2011- According to Jessica Wisneski, Legislative and Campaign Director of Citizen Action of New York, New York State is in an ideal position to enact legislation for the…
Press Release: Reform Groups Call on President Obama to Move Quickly to Nominate Five New FEC Commissioners to Fix Rogue, Dysfun
via Public Citizen, March 15, 2011- In a letter sent to President Barack Obama today, eight reform organizations expressed "our grave concern about the dysfunctional Federal Election Commission which is…
Politico: To right, Citizens United just a start
March 18, 2011- Not satisfied by the 2010 Supreme Court ruling that opened the floodgates to corporate-sponsored election ads, conservative opponents of campaign finance regulations have opened up a series…
Citizen Vox: Read this if you aren’t ready to give our democracy up to the highest bidder
March 18, 2011- Two years ago, the phrase “citizens united” conjured empowering images. For those unfamiliar with the Supreme Court Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission ruling that stripped away…
Think Progress: Who Is Bankrolling A Lawsuit To End The Ban On Foreign Money In U.S. Elections?
March 18, 2011- When President Obama warned that the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision “will open the floodgates for special interests — including foreign corporations — to spend without limit…