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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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Charlotte Observer: Redistricting has started in NC. Wait, again? Here’s what to know.
Over 50 groups, led by Common Cause NC, sent a letter to lawmakers on Monday expressing concern about the budget provision and demanding an “open and transparent” redistricting process. “We urge you to make the promise of democracy real by leading a redistricting process that creates voting plans reflective of the actual demographics, values, interests, and needs of North Carolinians,” the letter said.
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Politico: DeSantis top aide grilled over map that dismantled seat held by Black Democrat
Kathay Feng, Common Cause vice president for programs who was on hand for the trial, contended that Kelly’s testimony showed that the DeSantis administration was struggling to explain their actions.
“There’s a lot of twisting and turning, there’s a lot of fabrication, there’s a lot of denial of history,” Feng said.
“There’s a lot of twisting and turning, there’s a lot of fabrication, there’s a lot of denial of history,” Feng said.
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Associated Press: DeSantis purposely dismantled a Black congressional district, attorney says as trial over map begins
“The governor pushed and pushed and pushed,” said attorney Greg Baker who represents Common Cause Florida, the Florida branch of the NAACP and Fair Districts who are now are suing to have the map thrown out.. “He pressed his argument by sound bite bullying.”
Baker, who represents the three organizations along with 10 individual voters, told a three-judge panel that DeSantis’ goal was to dismantle the district then held by Democratic Rep. Al Lawson, who is Black, and disperse it among other conservative north Florida...
Baker, who represents the three organizations along with 10 individual voters, told a three-judge panel that DeSantis’ goal was to dismantle the district then held by Democratic Rep. Al Lawson, who is Black, and disperse it among other conservative north Florida...
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Председатель FCC объявляет о начале процесса восстановления сетевого нейтралитета
Сегодня председатель Федеральной комиссии по связи (FCC) Джессика Розенворсель объявила, что агентство начнет процедуру восстановления сетевого нейтралитета. В своей речи в Национальном пресс-клубе председатель Розенворсель заявила, что официально представит «Уведомление о предлагаемом нормотворчестве» на открытом заседании агентства 19 октября 2023 года. Нормотворчество восстановит полномочия FCC в соответствии с Разделом II Закона о коммуникациях по надзору за поставщиками широкополосного доступа и обеспечению защиты открытого интернета. Приказ об открытом интернете был отменен во время президентства Трампа...
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Indianapolis Star (Op-Ed): Lax Indiana lobbying laws bring legislator ethics into question
From shameful loopholes to murky transparency, Indiana lags on lobbying ethics. It's time for the Statehouse to make sure legislators spend less time enjoying steakhouse dinners from the moneyed interests who pay for them - and more time listening to their constituents.
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Bergen Record/NorthJersey.com: If he doesn’t resign, could indicted Bob Menendez be expelled from the Senate?
Impeachment has generally been held for civil officers and members of the judiciary and the executive branch, said Stephen Spaulding, vice president at Common Cause, a Washington, D.C.-based watchdog group.
“Anything can move quickly in the Senate if senators want to,” Spaulding said.
The punishment granted in Article I, Section 5, of the Constitution has been rare: The Senate has expelled 15 members since 1789, and the 14 cases other than Blount's occurred during the Civil War for support of the...
“Anything can move quickly in the Senate if senators want to,” Spaulding said.
The punishment granted in Article I, Section 5, of the Constitution has been rare: The Senate has expelled 15 members since 1789, and the 14 cases other than Blount's occurred during the Civil War for support of the...
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Ohio Capital Journal: Ohio Redistricting Commission kicks off regional hearings
Common Cause executive director Catherine Turcer urged the panel to start over. She insisted there’s a strong argument the newest proposal makes “zero improvement” on the current unconstitutional map.
“The manipulation of district lines is the manipulation of elections,” Turcer argued. “The manipulation of elections is the manipulation of public policy.”
“So at the end of the day,” she continued, “manipulating districts to favor one political party over the other manipulates all sorts of...
“The manipulation of district lines is the manipulation of elections,” Turcer argued. “The manipulation of elections is the manipulation of public policy.”
“So at the end of the day,” she continued, “manipulating districts to favor one political party over the other manipulates all sorts of...
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New York Times: In North Carolina, Republicans Seek More Control Over Elections
The legislation “will leave us with county and state boards that can gridlock,” said Ann Webb, the policy director for Common Cause North Carolina, which opposes the measures. “And in this political environment of hyperpartisanship, we fully expect that they will gridlock.”
Ms. Webb and other critics say their concerns might have been allayed had the legislature added language to the House bill that laid out instructions to break deadlocks. But “those suggestions have been rejected,” she said.
Ms. Webb...
Ms. Webb and other critics say their concerns might have been allayed had the legislature added language to the House bill that laid out instructions to break deadlocks. But “those suggestions have been rejected,” she said.
Ms. Webb...
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CFTC отклонила предложение о легализации азартных игр на выборах в США
Сегодня Комиссия по торговле товарными фьючерсами (CFTC) отклонила запрос на легализацию азартных игр на результатах выборов в США. В июле Common Cause подала комментарии, подписанные более чем 15 000 ее членов, настоятельно призывая CFTC отклонить предложение, утверждая, что предложенный KalshiEX, LLC («Kalshi») контракт на проведение мероприятий по контролю Конгресса представляет «новые и серьезные угрозы целостности нашей демократии и наших выборов».
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Orlando Sentinel: Fight teed up in federal court over controversial Florida congressional redistricting map
White Republicans won all North Florida congressional districts in the November elections after the map was redrawn. Attorneys for plaintiffs such as the NAACP and Common Cause Florida argue in the federal lawsuit that the overhaul to Congressional District 5 involved "intentional discrimination" and violated the U.S. Constitution's 14th Amendment and 15th Amendment. The 14th Amendment ensures equal protection, while the 15th Amendment prohibits denying or abridging the right to vote based on race.
The Legislature passed the...
The Legislature passed the...
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Patriot News/PennLive (Op-Ed): Effective, useful, and secure: Why Dush is wrong about ERIC
There is no viable alternative to ERIC. Other states have tried, but to no avail; for example, the Interstate Crosscheck System, a program started in Kansas, had a 99% error rate. It was found to eliminate about 200 registrations used to cast legitimate votes for every one duplicate voter registration. As explained by the Louisiana Illuminator, “Replicating what ERIC built would be a major technical, scientific, administrative and political challenge, even for a state committed to making it work.”
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PolitiFact: Vivek Ramaswamy has called for ‘paper ballots.’ Most Americans vote that way already
"There was a big movement on the left and right to move to paper and it was backed by computer scientists," as well as voting rights advocates and lawyers with expertise in elections, said Susannah Goodman, director of the Election Security Program at Common Cause.
