Link-of-the-Day – Page 46 – Democracy North Carolina

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

The Public Campaign Action Fund has a new report out today that details the grip the energy industry has on members of the US House Committee on Energy & Commerce. The report arrives as the Energy & Power Subcommittee convenes to debate a Republican effort to weaken the Clean Air Act. It not only profiles the direct [...]

By Bob Hall| 2017-01-03T12:05:42-05:00 February 9th, 2011|Environmental Issues, Link-of-the-Day, Money in Politics|1 Comment

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Robert Lee Caldwell of Morganton was indicted on Tuesday in connection with Bev Perdue’s 2008 gubernatorial campaign . The prosecutor, Colon Willoughby, said there’s no evidence suggesting that Perdue or her staff knew that Caldwell used an illegal contribution to pay for a campaign air flight. However, he also said, “I would not be surprised [...]

By Bob Hall| 2011-02-08T19:27:27-05:00 February 8th, 2011|Disclosure, Ethics, Link-of-the-Day, Money in Politics|0 Comments

Monday, February 7, 2011

It’s amazing how easily lawmakers sent to the state capital this year to repair the economy get side-tracked with legislation designed to preserve their own power. New Hampshire legislators are taking the next step in the movement to weed out voters they consider unfriendly to their party. It’s an object lesson for where the North [...]

By Bob Hall| 2011-02-07T20:51:35-05:00 February 7th, 2011|Link-of-the-Day, Voting Rights|3 Comments

Friday, February 4, 2011

Three Democratic state Senate candidates (Don Davis, Margaret Dickson and Joe Sam Queen) are suing the NC Republican Party and their opponents in the 2010 election because allegedly (1) the party improperly used a media discount available to candidates to pay for multiple broadcast advertisements, and (2) the party violated the Stand By Your Ad [...]

By Bob Hall| 2011-02-04T07:58:30-05:00 February 4th, 2011|Ethics, Link-of-the-Day|1 Comment

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

The fate of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, the single most effective law protecting the voting rights of minorities, could hinge on a case heard today in federal district court. Officials in Shelby County, Alabama, contend VRA’s Section 5 requirement is outdated and unconstitutional because it unfairly requires them to pre-clear with federal authorities all [...]

By Bob Hall| 2017-01-03T12:05:42-05:00 February 2nd, 2011|Link-of-the-Day, Voting Rights|0 Comments

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

The national Democratic Party's selection of Charlotte for its 2012 Convention means President Obama has no intention of conceding the Southern states he won in 2008 (Virginia, Florida, North Carolina). The NC Republican Party quickly accepted the challenge with a YouTube video aimed at raising spirits (and some money) to make sure Obama and the [...]

By Bob Hall| 2017-01-03T12:05:42-05:00 February 1st, 2011|Get Out the Vote, Link-of-the-Day, Money in Politics|1 Comment

Monday, January 31, 2011

Republicans in the US House, with support from Rep. Heath Shuler (D-NC) and few other Democrats, gleefully stabbed the presidential public financing system in the heart, draining its funds for other purposes. Rep. Walter Jones (R-NC) was the only Republican in the US House to agree that the program is broken but insist that it [...]

By Bob Hall| 2017-01-03T12:05:42-05:00 January 31st, 2011|FENA, Link-of-the-Day, Money in Politics, Voter-Owned Elections|0 Comments

Friday, January 28, 2011

The Guardian gives a straightforward description of this weekend’s corporate conspiracy confab hosted by rightwingers David and Charles Koch: “Amid great secrecy, about 200 of America's wealthiest and most powerful individuals from the worlds of finance, big business and rightwing politics are expected to come together on Sunday in the sun-drenched California desert near Palm [...]

By Bob Hall| 2017-01-03T12:05:42-05:00 January 29th, 2011|Citizens United Case, Link-of-the-Day, Money in Politics|3 Comments

Thursday, January 27, 2011

Facing South has another installment in its analysis of Republican proposals to require voters to show a photo ID each time they vote. This one focuses on the high costs of implementing a photo ID requirement, based on the fiscal notes prepared for legislation introduced in various states. The high cost for no gain is [...]

By Bob Hall| 2011-01-27T21:06:24-05:00 January 27th, 2011|Link-of-the-Day, Voting Rights|1 Comment

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Court Wars: For people interested in following the politics of advancing an independent, yet accountable judicial system in the United States, we recommend you subscribe to GavelGrab. Recent entries range from the call for a judge to recuse herself in the Rahm Emanual residency dispute, to a review of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s speech to [...]

By Bob Hall| 2017-01-03T12:05:42-05:00 January 26th, 2011|Ethics, Judicial Elections, Link-of-the-Day|0 Comments