A lot of social media and politics stories in the news. Republicans launched AmericaSpeakingOut.com to “increase dialogue between Americans and Congress.” The site apparently uses a new Microsoft platform for political efforts. YouCut is making headlines; The project is designed to let users vote on what spending projects to cut. (It’s not at www.YouCut.com, by […]
Day: May 25, 2010
DISCLOSE Act: A Citizens United “fix” or not so much?
For all of what the DISCLOSE Act might do, does it seem to miss the “fix” the Supreme Court held in Citizens United: removing 441b’s ban on corporate independent expenditures from the books? As best as I can tell, it leaves 441b(a) untouched. (In this September 2009 post I asked what 441b would look like […]
Post: The deal with the Sestak deal
This editorial in The Post discusses the White House’s response to allegations involving Rep. Joe Sestak. It would be awfully ham-handed if, as Mr. Sestak claims, an administration official presented the situation as an explicit quid pro quo: Don’t challenge Mr. Specter and the Navy (or another job) is yours. Would it be illegal? Mr. […]