WH PETITION HITS 13K SIGNATURES. Althouse notes that an effort to petition the White House sparked by recent comments of Chris Dodd has over 13,000 signatures. COLBERT POKING FUN. Story here. “He said he must stand for corporations because, without legs, they cannot stand for themselves.” COLBERT AND HIS UNFUNNY RUN. Colbert King explains here. […]
Category: Executive Branch
Mostly super PAC news and links in today’s political law links
SUPER PAC QUIZ. Test your super PAC skills with this Washington Post quiz. OBAMA Q4 FUNDRAISING VIDEO. Roll Call. “President Barack Obama and the Democratic National Committee together brought in $68 million in the last three months of 2011.” PETITION ON FEC. The Hill. There’s already a petition on Citizens United, but it doesn’t have […]
Election law news, McCain on super PACs, no Bluman foreign money, and political law links
NO BLUMAN FOREIGN MONEY. Politico. “The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday upheld a federal law that bars foreign nationals from spending to influence U.S. elections.” WILEY REIN NEWS. The January 2012 edition of Wiley Rein’s Election Law News is online here. MCCAIN ON SUPER PACS. The Hill. “McCain blamed the Supreme Court for the campaign […]