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3 Jan 2011, 2:02 am by Fiona de Londras
Three: What is it about the proposal for Seanad reform that seems to allow us to prepare an amendment and organise a referendum within what we have been promised is a relatively short time span before the General Election when other–and surely more important–matters such as the children’s rights referendum seem still to be on the long finger? [read post]
29 Sep 2017, 1:45 pm by Sandy Levinson
 Nor, as a practical matter, can one envisage Congress proposing a constitutional amendment along these lines, for the very same reason. [read post]
8 Apr 2014, 2:26 pm by Glotzer & Sweat
 In my opinion, no matter where you come down on the political spectrum, the notions promoted by “tort reformers” are not supported when you truly understand what this “reform” movement is all about. [read post]
28 Apr 2008, 8:07 pm
That's the upshot of the lengthy passage from the Carter-Baker Federal Election Reform Commission findings Stevens quotes: "The electoral system cannot inspire public confidence if no safeguards exist to deter or detect fraud or to confirm the identity of voters. [read post]
12 Jul 2018, 9:01 pm by Vikram David Amar
He joined conservatives on many key issues not just in the business arena, but also concerning the scope of congressional power under both the Commerce Clause in the famous 2012 Obamacare case, for example, and, in a huge 2013 case gutting the Voting Rights Act, the Reconstruction Amendments. [read post]
6 Apr 2007, 9:44 am
(And if the last election were held today, I’d vote for Crist.) [read post]
20 Apr 2020, 6:30 am by Sandy Levinson
 Strauss's main point was to reassure readers that it really didn’t matter all that much that Article V made the United States Constitution so notably difficult to amend. [read post]
25 Jan 2021, 10:51 am by Guest Blogger
As a political-judicial matter, he might well be right. [read post]
A California court upheld an election reform measure much more disparate than the Florida redistricting measure against a single-subject challenge. [read post]
20 Mar 2016, 9:09 pm by Lyle Denniston
The idea behind the “open primary” — typical of the political reform agenda of the early 1900s — was to make elections more democratic (small “d”) by encouraging all to participate, regardless of their party preferences. [read post]
7 Jan 2010, 11:00 am by Lucas A. Ferrara, Esq.
"But, just as I have fought for other critical reforms throughout my career, I will fight for this spending cap no matter how long it takes, even if it requires a constitutional amendment. [read post]
9 Mar 2015, 5:26 pm
” (4) In a radio ad that began running on October 19, 2010, SBA List said: “Steve Driehaus voted for taxpayer funding of abortion when he cast his vote for the health care reform bill…. [read post]
15 Jun 2008, 12:20 am
Rather, the deafening silence that met Wicker's idea simply underscores the unwillingness of Americans to think of any serious institutional reform, however sensible. [read post]
3 Nov 2013, 7:08 am by Raffaela Wakeman
Broadly speaking, the pending FISA reform bills address one or more of the following major issues: the substantive reach of surveillance activities under the statute; the procedures used in the two FISA-created courts; the processes by which the courts’ judges are selected; and the transparency and reporting requirements governing surveillance under the FISA. [read post]
2 Feb 2011, 11:00 pm by Yvonne Daly
These Bills include: National Asset Management Agency (Amendment) Bill 2011  - to amend the National Asset Management Agency Act 2009 to make provision for the National Asset Management Agency to acquire certain bank assets expeditiously; to make consequential amendments to that Act; and to provide for matters connected therewith. [read post]
6 Feb 2007, 3:12 am
For Giuliani, it has to do with his checkered love life, support for civil unions, gun control stance, and pro-abortion views.But do these things matter? [read post]
7 Oct 2020, 5:05 am by Florian Mueller
At about the same time, a Twitter user taking great interest in the App Store antitrust matters asked me whether I thought this report might affect the upcoming trial. [read post]