Some on this site would, I assume, say that the answer is yes, of course that's right. I'm not a strong supporter of commercial speech rights.... But I hold that view whether the speaker is a natural person or a juridical person such … [Read more...]
The coming revolution in campaign finance regulation
As I noted earlier, there was very big news at the Supreme Court today -- and it wasn't the Ricci case. The biggest news was the non-decision in Citizens United v. FEC, in which the Court ordered reargument and briefing on whether two … [Read more...]
OCPF study shows that big warchests mean big winners
Of the 200 legislative races, 71, or 35 percent, were contested by more than one candidate in either the primary or general election, five fewer than in 2006. Of the 71 contested races, nine featured winners in one-on-one races whose … [Read more...]
Senate Ethics Bill-Good on Campaign Finance, Bad on Ethics
The Globe and Justinian ("Senate President Murray's Best. Move. Ever.") are right that the Senate ethics bill (here's the text and summary) released this morning has laudable campaign finance reforms and the Senate leadership deserves … [Read more...]
Senate President Murray’s Best. Move. Ever. — updated: did she fool me?
In response to the many strong comments, and Pam Wilmot's detailed post, I have to retract. The Prez seems to have given me some campaign finance gold, and I missed the ethics coal stuck in the bill. I haven't always been the biggest … [Read more...]
Is Wilkerson campaign violating campaign finance law again?
I see something strange in Boston State Senator Dianne Wilkerson's OCPF filing: No expenditures for office rent. If it's what it seems to be, it is against the law. Look at her 2008 pre-primary report, covering Jan 1 - Aug 31 of this … [Read more...]
Amtrak foreman and office manager wife give McCain $61K
Others mentioned this in Joel's post, but I think it is worth highlighting: Alice Rocchio is an office manager at the New York headquarters of the Hess Corp., drives a 1993 Chevy Cavalier and lives in an apartment in Queens, N.Y., with her … [Read more...]
Obama and organizing
I don't want to talk about an Obama primary win as a fait accompli, but there are some interesting, and possibly related tidbits in the NYT today:SEIU seems poised to endorse Obama. I don't know what their power is like in swing … [Read more...]
Dobson’s peculiar articles of faith
Professional bigot James Dobson of Focus on the Family says ixnay on the Ed-fray: "Isn't Thompson the candidate who is opposed to a Constitutional amendment to protect marriage, believes there should be 50 different definitions of … [Read more...]
“William Straus is wrongheaded.”
There, I said it. The Weekly Dig's Paul McMorrow double-dog dared me to. That's due to Straus's chuckleheaded compromise idea that the solution to money-dominated politics is ... more money in politics. Straus is developing a … [Read more...]
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