Nov

26

Bob Bauer at WM 11/20 — Recap

November 26, 2006 | 1 Comment

Bob Bauer delivered an hour-long lecture at WM on 11/20, focusing on the progressive agenda and campaign finance reform.  The talk was interesting in that it challenged the conventional progressive conception of money as a corrupting force in the legislative process.  Specifically, Mr. Bauer pointed to three components of the traditional progressive reform outlook that are [...]

Nov

20

It’s Called Checks and Balances

November 20, 2006 | Leave a Comment

Vice President Cheney delivered some remarks on Friday to the Federalist Society regarding the domestic surveillance eavesdropping program.  You can click on the link to read the remarks for yourself, but some of the highlights included:
In addition, the entire program undergoes a thorough review approximately every 45 days. After each review, the President personally has [...]

Nov

18

Pres. Bush Visits Vietnam

November 18, 2006 | Leave a Comment

President Bush remarked this week from a press conference in Hanoi that many lessons are available to us from the Vietnam conflict that can be applied to our current one in Iraq, principal among them that “we’ll succeed unless we quit.” For a president whose own party and, more importantly, whose own country recently indicated [...]

Nov

17

Bob Bauer Preview (Pt. 2) — Campaign Finance Reform

November 17, 2006 | Leave a Comment

So Bob Bauer will surely be speaking in part about the McCain-Feingold Campaign Finance Bill on Monday and he certainly has some interesting views concerning the state of campaign finance reform. 
In this post, Bauer contends that the entrenched elite have benefited most from McCain-Feingold, while the 527s so demonized in the 2004 elections continue to [...]

Nov

14

Bob Bauer Coming to WM on 11/20 — Preview

November 14, 2006 | Leave a Comment

Bob Bauer is coming to WM to speak to the student body on 11/20!  This should be a great event, as Mr. Bauer is one of the country’s foremost election law experts.
This week we will be posting links and analysis to several of Mr. Bauer’s writings as a sort of “prep” for his talk next [...]

Nov

12

Let’s Talk About Abstinence, Baby

November 12, 2006 | 1 Comment

Before we commence, let me be clear about something: This article is by no means poking fun at abstinence, individual morality, or one’s personal choice to refrain from/engage in any type of sexual behavior. I’m merely trying to comprehend the rationale behind a federally funded abstinence-only education program aimed at adults.
In an apparent [...]

Nov

11

The Daily Show “School House Rock”

November 11, 2006 | 1 Comment

Who could possibly argue that Jon Stewart’s The Daily Show isn’t the smartest show on TV?
Check out this “School House Rock” spoof on midterm elections…
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FcZJqqA2AI[/video]
(note: the views expressed therein are not those of ACS. But come on, it’s pretty hilarious…)

Nov

11

Lego Music Video for Evidence Students

November 11, 2006 | Leave a Comment

A priceless Lego-mation video explaining several of the hearsay exceptions in evidence. A true gem…
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xi5LESZ7_Kc[/video]

Nov

8

Virginia is for Lawyers

November 8, 2006 | 4 Comments

Things are going to be interesting here in Virginia. I’m sure we’ll have plenty of analysis on election law policy and much more in the coming days.
But, I think I overdosed on Wolf Blitzer tonight. Time for some sleep.

Nov

2

South Dakota’s Referendum on Abortion and the Popular Will

November 2, 2006 | Leave a Comment

South Dakota’s anti-abortion referendum may be the most closely watched referendum in the country this mid-term (and there are a lot of hot referendums!).  There are lots of nuances to this debate and I’m not going to try and go into those here.  However, one interesting aspect of this referendum is the fact that it has [...]

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