SUPER PACS AND COORDINATION. Roll Call. “At issue is whether unrestricted super PACs are illegally working hand-in-hand with the candidates they support. Campaign finance watchdogs say the collusion is flagrant. Super PAC organizers argue just as loudly that they are meticulously following the rules.” RETIRING TO K ST. Politico. “Some retiring members of Congress are […]
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Political law links for March 8, 2012
WORDS STRUCK. Story here. “House debate on a capital formation bill on Wednesday quickly turned into a heated political fight between Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) and House Republican Conference Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas), prompting Hensarling to ask — successfully — that Frank’s words be stricken from the record.” QUESTIONS ON POLL. Story here. “Greenberg Quinlan […]
Good morning, here are Thursday’s political law links
KELNER ON SUPER PACS. PBS NewsHour featured a story on super PACs with Covington & Burling’s Robert Kelner, whose segment begins at the 5:28 mark. SPOTLIGHT ON SUPER PACS. Politico. “But when it comes to super PACs, it seems we are all insiders now. The arcana of campaign finance regulation — the dark science of […]