Saturday, January 26, 2013
No proposal to reform election laws or procedures, however well
reasoned, is authored behind a veil of ignorance as to its likely
partisan effects. So it’s no surprise that partisan positions on the
merits of individual reforms are inevitably influenced by partisan
interests. This makes it difficult enough to push sensible election law
reforms in today’s hyper-partisan environment. Naked power plays like
that proposed in Virginia only make this problem worse. Republicans need
to (re)learn how to win elections by appealing to voters, not rigging
the rules in their favor.
jonathan adler at volohk
jonathan adler at volohk
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