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: New Mexico
Daniels, Cain, Pawlenty news, super PACs, the impact of CU nationwide and more political law links today
NO FOR DANIELS. Politico. “Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels told supporters in an email early Sunday that he will not run for president in 2012, a decision he said ultimately came down to his family’s reticence about a campaign.” CAIN ANNOUNCES. Politico. PAWLENTY MAKING MADE IT OFFICIAL?. Roll Call. UPDATE: The Times: “In another slickly produced […]
Political committee status case ruling in New Mexico
To update a case I noted in August 2009, Ballot Access News reports that the Tenth Circuit handed down a decision in New Mexico Organized Youth v. Herrera. Among other interesting points, footnote 4 of the opinion explains: During oral argument, Secretary Herrera argued that the Supreme Court in its recent decision in Citizens United […]