Like the Greeks mounting assault after assault on Troy, James Bopp ceaselessly assails federal campaign finance law. Now he has targeted the rule requiring disclosure of who is paying for political ads.
That's what the White House press secretary Dana Perino said concerning the New York Times' reports about White House involvement in the decision to destroy tapes of CIA interrogations
You're way behind in fundraising for congressional races. The tide of public opinion is against you. What's a party to do? Recruit wealthy candidates, of course.
While the outside threats to judicial independence are serious and metastasizing, the unfortunate -- and for many, uncomfortable -- fact is that the de-legitimizing of America's courts is at least partly an inside job.
The others at the table looked at me as if I was a fool. I had to explain I was from New York -- where hearings and votes are basically held at the discretion of a Committee Chair (and her chamber's leader). Of course, I already knew New York did things differently.
The commission tasked with reforming New York's hodge-podge sentencing procedures included restoring voting rights to parolees among their recommendations. It’s about time. A quick peek into the history of the state’s felony disenfranchisement law reveals ugly origins.
