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Washington Post: Manafort’s guilty plea exposes hardball tactics he used to thrive in Washington swamp
“While Manafort’s violations are brazen, I’m afraid that with a little digging, the Justice Department would find a fair number of violations,” said Karen Hobert Flynn, president of the watchdog group Common Cause.
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Games Congress Plays: The Judge Kavanuagh Edition
Guest columnist and Common Cause Massachusetts volunteer Martin Evans gives us another perspective on the Kavanaugh nomination. This column was first published in Wicked Local, Cambridge MA.
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Gerrymander GazetTeeVee: Laugh While You Learn About the Fight for Fair Maps
It's Season 1, Episode 1 of The Kathay & Dan Show. Early reviews from Hollywood suggest they may be the Sonny & Cher of Fair Maps. You have to be almost as old as Elbridge Gerry to understand that comedic reference.
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A History of Undercounting People of Color: Why the 2020 Census May Make it Worse
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Daily Beast: The Right Is Dominating the Dark-Money Game. Kavanaugh Will Make It Worse.
Well, conservatives have had their sights set on these limits for a long time. According to Paul Seamus Ryan from Common Cause, two contributions-limits cases currently have certiorari petitions before the Supreme Court, one from Montana and the other from Texas. “Both jurisdictions’ limits were upheld by the circuit courts—and the plaintiffs/petitioners in both cases are asking the Supreme Court to hear their cases and declare the challenged contribution limits unconstitutional,” Ryan told me Wednesday.
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Gerrymander Gazette: Trial Court Puts Common Cause v. Rucho on Fast Track to Supreme Court
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Karen's View: August-September 2018
Welcome to Karen's View, an occasional look at the nationwide work of Common Cause from the desk of President Karen Hobert Flynn. What you will read below are highlights representing the work accomplished in August and the first week of September 2018.
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USA Today Op-Ed: The New York Times op-ed writer wants us to put our trust in a 'shadow presidency'
We call on the anonymous author and allies within the administration to stand up for our Constitution and step outside government, make a case to the American people — whom you work for — and let the people decide how best to put a check on this administration and demand action from Congress. Congress must do its constitutional duty to investigate the serious allegations made by anonymous by holding public hearings immediately.
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CNN: Rep. Mia Love's campaign admits to improperly raising primary election funds
"They are probably betting that there's no way there are four votes on the FEC to come after them for this, that's part of what's in the background here," said Paul S. Ryan, vice president for policy and litigation with government watchdog Common Cause. "So I think they're really pushing the boundaries of the law in order to game the contribution limits predicting that they will get away with it, and it's like we have correct protection, but just because you can get away with something doesn't make it right."