Category: Mississippi

7.31 political law links

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date July 31, 2014
Categories In A.M. Report, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Mass., Mississippi

BRITAIN ON-LINE MAGAZINE VIEW ON US CAMPAIGN FINANCE. Spike. “When James Madison drafted the Bill of Rights, he and his enlightened peers believed their fellow men were potentially free-thinking, rational and autonomous agents, capable of enjoying ever-more freedom. Today we need a similar communal self-confidence; and we need to resist the calls to limit how […]

Good morning, here are Tues. political law links

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date January 21, 2014
Categories In A.M. Report, FEC, LDA, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Utah

WHY CFR HASN’T WORKED. Cillizza. “Here’s the key to Beckel’s eye-opening report: Corporations are spending hundreds of millions of dollars via groups that are not required to disclose either their sources of funding or how they spend that money.” SUPER PACS and 14. NJ. “As the super PAC era progresses, more and more groups that […]

Political law links, Wed., 10-2-13

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date October 2, 2013
Categories In A.M. Report, Executive Branch, HLOGA, House, LDA, Mississippi, Ohio, Senate

FREEBIES. Roll Call. “That government ID card might be useless around the Capitol today, but plenty of local businesses are rolling out the red carpet to furloughees in need of gastrotherapy…” EYEING K ST. Here. “If you’re a Capitol Hill staffer eyeing a K Street gig — and let’s face it, who isn’t? — you […]