Day: May 12, 2008

“Disenfranchised Over There”

“Disenfranchised Over There” in The Weekly Standard discusses the important issue of how to facilitate voting by military personnel based outside the United States.  The Military Voting Protection Act appears to address some of the issues mentioned in the article, and the article considers an additional solution: Imagine a system where Congress and the states […]

Clinton Loans and the $250,000 Limit on Repayment

Whenever a mainstream media outlet mentions a “little-known provision” of campaign finance laws, it is a must-read article: Clinton loaned her struggling campaign $11 million in recent months. A little-known provision of a 2002 campaign- finance law cosponsored by McCain prevents candidates who drop out of the race from raising money after the nominating conventions […]