New Orleans What goes around, comes around, it seems, if you keep around long enough. Reading about cutting edge political strategies, like the “Bannock Street project,” reminds me of frequent late discussions at the regular Wednesday night staff meetings of ACORN in Little Rock 40 years ago as we would debate whether to spend all of …
Category: Voting Rights
Proposed IRS Rules on C4s a Mixed Bag Likely to See Lobbying from Right and Left
New Orleans The IRS announced that it is proposing clearer rules to regulate the “social welfare” practices of C4 tax exempt nonprofits. I should start with a disclaimer. I’ve never operated a c4 organization, though I recognize the fact that they have recently become the rage, largely among lawyers and CPAs I would argue, but …
Judges Recant, but Voter Suppression Goes into Overdrive
New Orleans Explain to me how in a rational world hunting licenses in Texas can be an acceptable form of voter identification, but a student ID from the University of Texas cannot be? Stumped aren’t you? How exactly does North Carolina cutting back on early voting by one week ensure the sanctity of the ballot …