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Government Watchdog Supports New Bill to Ban Members of Congress from Trading Stock
Majority of Americans support a stock trading ban
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La loi John R. Lewis sur la promotion du droit de vote protégera la liberté de vote de chaque Américain
Les Américains attendent et méritent des élections libres et équitables. La loi John R. Lewis sur l’avancement du droit de vote protégera la liberté de vote de chaque Américain à un moment où le droit de vote est à nouveau menacé dans de nombreuses régions de notre pays. Cette loi, réintroduite aujourd’hui à la Chambre des représentants, réparera une grande partie des dommages causés à la loi sur le droit de vote il y a dix ans par la Cour suprême dans son arrêt Shelby County v. Holder et les décisions ultérieures.
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Témoignage lors d'une audience à la Chambre des représentants sur la menace de l'article V de la Convention constitutionnelle
Aujourd'hui à 14h00 HE, la sous-commission judiciaire de la Chambre sur la Constitution et le gouvernement limité tiendra une audience sur « l'examen des propositions d'amendements constitutionnels », notamment pour examiner l'article V de la Constitution et les propositions d'amendements. Stephen Spaulding, vice-président de Common Cause pour la politique et les affaires extérieures, témoignera sur les dangers inhérents à la convocation d'une convention constitutionnelle au titre de l'article V. Son témoignage écrit soumis avant l'audience se concentre sur les risques et l'imprévisibilité de la convocation d'une convention constitutionnelle au titre de l'article V...
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Public News Service: Some Maryland Communities Lowering Voting Age to 16
Alyssa Canty, director of youth programs for Common Cause, said young people are often beginning to see the effects of civic policy.
"When they're 16- or 17-year-olds, they are starting their first part-time jobs," Canty pointed out. "So they now have income, so they're purchasing things, so they are paying sales tax, but they have no say in what happens to those tax dollars."
Canty sees late high school as a good time to engage young people.
"Usually around 16, 17 years old, that junior, senior...
"When they're 16- or 17-year-olds, they are starting their first part-time jobs," Canty pointed out. "So they now have income, so they're purchasing things, so they are paying sales tax, but they have no say in what happens to those tax dollars."
Canty sees late high school as a good time to engage young people.
"Usually around 16, 17 years old, that junior, senior...
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Associated Press: Wisconsin Republicans push redistricting plan to head off adverse court ruling
The higher vote requirement is a critical component of any redistricting change, said Jay Heck, director of Common Cause Wisconsin.
The plan the Assembly is voting on was unveiled at a news conference Wednesday afternoon. There was no public hearing, and Democrats and advocates say they were not consulted in the drafting of the bill.
“It’s not serious," Heck said. "This is an act of desperation to head off the Supreme Court from redrawing the maps. ... It just doesn’t pass the smell test on any level.”
The plan the Assembly is voting on was unveiled at a news conference Wednesday afternoon. There was no public hearing, and Democrats and advocates say they were not consulted in the drafting of the bill.
“It’s not serious," Heck said. "This is an act of desperation to head off the Supreme Court from redrawing the maps. ... It just doesn’t pass the smell test on any level.”
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Daily Beast: House Dems Aim to Make ‘Overdue’ Reforms to the FEC
Stephen Spaulding, vice president of policy at watchdog Common Cause, sharply objected to those new policies.
“To require line attorneys to seek four votes from commissioners for developments in their investigations, such as wanting to speak to a new witness—the commission already has a central role in providing supervisory guidance, they don’t need to micromanage, stepping into this role is unnecessary and would further create gridlock,” Spaulding told The Daily Beast.
“Committee Republicans have had a lot of...
“To require line attorneys to seek four votes from commissioners for developments in their investigations, such as wanting to speak to a new witness—the commission already has a central role in providing supervisory guidance, they don’t need to micromanage, stepping into this role is unnecessary and would further create gridlock,” Spaulding told The Daily Beast.
“Committee Republicans have had a lot of...
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Mother Jones : Les républicains du Wisconsin prennent des mesures désespérées pour saboter les élections équitables de 2024
« Depuis 2011, la liste des choses incroyables qu'ils ont faites est interminable », explique Jay Heck, directeur général de Common Cause Wisconsin. « Et on se demande presque ce qu'ils auraient pu faire d'autre. Et puis, ils ont eu une idée pareille. »
Si le Parlement rejette à deux reprises les cartes établies par le Bureau de référence législative, un personnel non partisan travaillant pour le Parlement, les Républicains auront le pouvoir d'établir leurs propres cartes partisanes, ce qui, selon Heck, est « absolument » l'objectif de Vos. Vos...
Si le Parlement rejette à deux reprises les cartes établies par le Bureau de référence législative, un personnel non partisan travaillant pour le Parlement, les Républicains auront le pouvoir d'établir leurs propres cartes partisanes, ce qui, selon Heck, est « absolument » l'objectif de Vos. Vos...
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Associated Press: Santos misses extended deadline to file financial disclosure, blames fear of a ‘rushed job’
Stephen Spaulding, the vice president of policy at Common Cause, a watchdog group, described Santos’ reasoning as “nonsensical,” noting there was no reason that his federal tax obligations should prevent him from filing the necessary disclosure.
“He is thumbing his nose at transparency requirements, his constituents and the public,” Spaulding said. “All the more reason to strengthen these penalties.”
While it is not uncommon for representatives to file their disclosures late, few of them blow past...
“He is thumbing his nose at transparency requirements, his constituents and the public,” Spaulding said. “All the more reason to strengthen these penalties.”
While it is not uncommon for representatives to file their disclosures late, few of them blow past...
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Associated Press: GOP legislative leaders’ co-chair flap has brought the Ohio Redistricting Commission to a standstill
“The Ohio Redistricting Commission isn’t functional,” said Catherine Turcer, executive director of Common Cause Ohio, a good government group, adding that bodes poorly for the creation of fair maps.
“If you can’t hear one another, you’re going to have trouble hearing the community, and hearing the folks that come to testify,” she said.
“If you can’t hear one another, you’re going to have trouble hearing the community, and hearing the folks that come to testify,” she said.
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The Intercept: A TRUMP APPOINTEE IS TRYING TO GUT THE FEC’S ABILITY TO INVESTIGATE CAMPAIGN FINANCE CRIMES
The proposal, if approved, will result in the commissioners “micromanaging things” that have long been in the OGC’s purview, said Stephen Spaulding, vice president of policy and external affairs at Common Cause, who served as a special counsel to a former Democratic FEC commissioner from May 2016 to May 2017. “It will slow investigations down and ultimately leaves the law unenforced, if they’re tied up in having meetings about whether the nonpartisan attorneys in the Office of General Counsel can even bring in another witness.”
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Axios: Ohio redistricting fight resumes this week
What they're saying: Catherine Turcer, executive director of the government watchdog group Common Cause Ohio, says the reforms of 2015 and 2018 were not enough to keep partisan officials from being "drunk on power."
"What we've learned is it's not enough to have good rules in the Ohio Constitution," she tells Axios.
"We need independent mapmakers who aren't influenced by loyalty to party."
"What we've learned is it's not enough to have good rules in the Ohio Constitution," she tells Axios.
"We need independent mapmakers who aren't influenced by loyalty to party."
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Common Cause Promotes Dan Vicuña to Director of Redistricting and Representation
“For nearly a decade, Dan has been an integral part of our fight for fair maps that strengthen the voice of all Americans,” said Marilyn Carpinteyro, Common Cause interim co-president.
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Associated Press: Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates often speak out on hot topics. Only one faces impeachment threat
“It’s self-serving, selective outrage,” Jay Heck, director of Common Cause of Wisconsin, a nonpartisan government watchdog group, said of impeachment. “Where was their outrage and their demands for recusal when conservatives in the past have weighed in about their values?”
