The U.S. Senate Rules Committee was going to meet on May 21 and vote on whether to approve three new Federal Election Commissioners. However, the Committee couldn’t get a quorum. The Committee will try again on May 22. It will be advantageous for the FEC to have enough commissioners in order to carry on business. For example, no one can be certified for primary season matching funds without an FEC vote. Also, should any group wish to apply for recognition as the National Committee of a political party, the FEC must approve that. It is conceivable that the Working Families Party will seek this status.

See this description (courtesy of the American Spectator) of the 3-way Libertarian presidential debate held in Reason Magazine’s headquarters on May 20. The room was packed to capacity.

Here is an edited version of the debate from Reason TV.

Yesterday, the Pennsylvania League of Women Voters filed a federal lawsuit against the former Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, alleging that he and other members of the Court bargained with state legislators. The complaint alleges that the justices said they would rule favorably on certain cases important to state legislators, if the legislature would raise judicial pay. Here is commentary about the lawsuit from John Baer, the political columnist of the Philadelphia Daily News. Current Supreme Court Chief Justice Ronald D. Castille said yesterday that the lawsuit is slanderous, and that the League of Women Voters has placed itself in danger of sanctions, and that its attorney, Paul Rossi, is in danger of disciplinary action.