According to this British newspaper story, the Labour Government plans to introduce a bill for an elected House of Lords of 300 members. Elections would use proportional representation. The term would be a maximum of 15 years, with one-third of … Continue reading
Dr. Eric McGhee, a political scientist, has this Op-Ed in the San Francisco Chronicle for March 13. The title is “Political Reforms Won’t Fix California Gridlock.” McGhee studied whether Proposition 14 would end polarization in the California legislature earlier, in … Continue reading
Scotusblog is a highly-regarded blog that reports on news from the U.S. Supreme Court. The editors of Scotusblog routinely read all the cert. petitions filed in the U.S. Supreme Court. Then, Scotusblog editors choose the ones they feel are somewhat … Continue reading
The Philadelphia Inquirer of March 11 has this editorial, focusing attention on the fact that the challenge to Ralph Nader’s 2004 Pennsylvania petition was illegally carried out with state resources and state employees. Petition challenges in Pennsylvania are brought by … Continue reading
Heidi Fuller intends to appeal the decision in her lawsuit, Fuller v Bowen. This is the case that asks if the California Constitutional provision requiring legislative candidates to have lived in their district for a full year before filing violates … Continue reading
