Mitt Romney – Overlawyered https://www.overlawyered.com/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Sat, 26 Nov 2016 15:23:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 How Republicans win in the Northeast https://www.overlawyered.com/2015/01/republicans-win-northeast/ https://www.overlawyered.com/2015/01/republicans-win-northeast/#comments Tue, 27 Jan 2015 05:15:13 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=51026 I wrote the cover story in this weekend’s Washington Examiner magazine, about why the Northeast continues to elect Republicans as governor (and not to many posts other than that). The cast of characters includes newly elected governors Larry Hogan of Maryland and Charlie Baker of Massachusetts, Thomas Dewey, Chris Christie, Rudy Giuliani, William Weld, George […]

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]]> WashExaminerCoverI wrote the cover story in this weekend’s Washington Examiner magazine, about why the Northeast continues to elect Republicans as governor (and not to many posts other than that). The cast of characters includes newly elected governors Larry Hogan of Maryland and Charlie Baker of Massachusetts, Thomas Dewey, Chris Christie, Rudy Giuliani, William Weld, George Pataki, Mitt Romney, and Christine Todd Whitman.

It’s a particular honor that political analyst Michael Barone wrote a piece riffing on my article and going into more detail about the reformist origins of the GOP tradition in states like New York, and its continued importance as a brake on both self-dealing and fiscal profusion:

Why have Northeastern electorates, so heavily Democratic in presidential and congressional elections, been willing to elect Republican governors so often? Because that’s the only way to prevent their heavily Democratic legislatures from taxing and spending their states onto the road to bankruptcy for the benefit of the public employee unions. That’s something that Thomas Dewey, a light spender unlike Rockefeller, would approve and understand.

Most of my essay is about politics and policy, but here’s a bit related to law:

Northwestern law professor and Federalist Society member John McGinnis says [New York Gov. George] Pataki’s “most impressive act” was one that was hardly noticed at the time and yielded no electoral benefits, namely his appointment to the state’s highest court of Robert Smith, who “became one of the great state court jurists of his time.”

More on that: Ira Stoll. I blogged a bit more about Gov. Larry Hogan’s victory in my election night post, and much more at my Maryland blog Free State Notes.

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]]> https://www.overlawyered.com/2015/01/republicans-win-northeast/feed/ 1 More election notes https://www.overlawyered.com/2012/11/more-election-notes/ https://www.overlawyered.com/2012/11/more-election-notes/#comments Thu, 08 Nov 2012 14:34:28 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=34071 Virginia voters overwhelmingly voted to curtail state’s eminent domain powers [Ilya Somin] “The most misunderstood Supreme Court decision of the last thirty years, Citizens United, made absolutely no difference in this election. Which is no surprise to anyone who read the case. Let’s hope we stop seeing attacks on free speech based on faulty premises.” […]

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  • Virginia voters overwhelmingly voted to curtail state’s eminent domain powers [Ilya Somin]
  • “The most misunderstood Supreme Court decision of the last thirty years, Citizens United, made absolutely no difference in this election. Which is no surprise to anyone who read the case. Let’s hope we stop seeing attacks on free speech based on faulty premises.” [Ted Frank; Alison Frankel, Reuters; John Samples, Cato]
  • “A Quick Round-Up on Education Policy and the 2012 Elections” [Andrew Coulson, Cato]
  • By 58-42 margin, voters in liberal Montgomery County, Md. curtail county’s obligation to bargain with police union over policy changes with effects on working conditions [Gazette, earlier here, etc.]
  • “Double down on social issues” advice wouldn’t have put Romney over the top, to put it mildly [Hans Bader] Medieval obstetrics expert Akin pulled less than 40 percent against Missouri’s unpopular McCaskill [Andrew Stuttaford, Secular Right]
  • Entrenchment of union rights in state constitution wasn’t the only bad idea that Michigan voters rejected: they also turned thumbs down on unionization of home health aides and mandates for utility use of renewables [Conn Carroll]
  • Louisiana voters strengthened protection for individual gun rights in their state constitution [Volokh]
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    ]]>     https://www.overlawyered.com/2012/11/more-election-notes/feed/ 1     Election roundup https://www.overlawyered.com/2012/11/november-5-roundup-2/ Tue, 06 Nov 2012 04:04:25 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=33795 Dan Mitchell rounds up many of the significant state ballot measures [Cato] California official voter guide is 144 pages long; “As usual, almost all of the proposals being put before voters are bad.” [Josh Barro, Bloomberg; coverage of Prop 37 on genetic labeling here, here, etc.] And as some readers will recall, I am hoping […]

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  • Dan Mitchell rounds up many of the significant state ballot measures [Cato] California official voter guide is 144 pages long; “As usual, almost all of the proposals being put before voters are bad.” [Josh Barro, Bloomberg; coverage of Prop 37 on genetic labeling here, here, etc.]
  • And as some readers will recall, I am hoping voters in Maine, Washington and my own state of Maryland vote to extend civil marriage to same-sex couples, and that voters in Minnesota reject a constitutional amendment to the opposite effect.
  • Digging into the Obama-Romney dispute over use-it-or-lose-it oil leases [Daniel Fisher, Forbes]
  • “The myth of auto bailout jobs” [Andrew M. Grossman, DC Examiner] On Jeeps, Romney takes a leaf from the Obama tactical playbook, and Obama not pleased [Tim Carney, Examiner]
  • New Cato e-book “The Libertarian Vote: Swing Voters, Tea Parties, and the Fiscally Conservative, Socially Liberal Center” by David Boaz, David Kirby, and Emily Ekins, doing well on Amazon Kindle listings. And: which way should a libertarian vote for President this time? [Richard Epstein]
  • “Survey of State Supreme Court Races and Retention Elections” [Carrie Severino, NRO, Ashby Jones/WSJ; earlier on Michigan here and here, on Florida here, here, and here]
  • Government officials pressure private billboard owner to take down “Voter Fraud Is a Felony” sign [Hans Bader]
  • Peaceful transfer of power to opposition party is gold standard of democracy [Steve Chapman]
  • “As churches get political, IRS stays quiet” [Reuters, earlier]
  • “Editorial: Inslee’s criticism of McKenna points up need for tort reform” [Seattle Times; my take on Washington state’s curious waiver of sovereign immunity a while back]
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    ]]>         Interviewed on Wagner case https://www.overlawyered.com/2012/11/interviewed-wagner-case/ Thu, 01 Nov 2012 13:38:47 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=33968 Mary Reichard interviewed me about Teresa Wagner’s suit against the University of Iowa law school for the broadcast show “The World and Everything In It.” More on the Wagner case and its recent mistrial here, here, etc. Also on the politics of law faculties: is it believable that roughly 19 percent of law professors are […]

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    Mary Reichard interviewed me about Teresa Wagner’s suit against the University of Iowa law school for the broadcast show “The World and Everything In It.” More on the Wagner case and its recent mistrial here, here, etc. Also on the politics of law faculties: is it believable that roughly 19 percent of law professors are going to vote for Romney, or is that number implausibly high? [Prof. Bainbridge; Tom Smith, Right Coast]

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    ]]>         The foreign policy debate https://www.overlawyered.com/2012/10/the-foreign-policy-debate/ Tue, 23 Oct 2012 04:50:00 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=33746 A few selected tweets: MSNBC: Substance-wise, Romney “hugged Mr. Obama” on series of issues. And vice versa! Call it the Angry Hug debate. — Walter Olson (@walterolson) October 23, 2012 So the greatest future foreign threat is affordable tires. — Jesse Walker (@notjessewalker) October 23, 2012 DRONES = Dammit, Romney-Obama Not Even Separable — Walter […]

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    And about the last debate:

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    ]]>         Town Hall presidential debate https://www.overlawyered.com/2012/10/town-hall-presidential-debate/ https://www.overlawyered.com/2012/10/town-hall-presidential-debate/#comments Wed, 17 Oct 2012 04:49:58 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=33625 While I’d rate the debate stylistically as a draw (this time Obama actually studied for the test) I’ve a feeling Romney may have made further voter inroads by continuing to emphasize his Massachusetts-moderate side. “Obama just talks the game on ‘assault weapons,’ but I actually got a bill passed” must be the unlikeliest Republican applause […]

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    ]]>     While I’d rate the debate stylistically as a draw (this time Obama actually studied for the test) I’ve a feeling Romney may have made further voter inroads by continuing to emphasize his Massachusetts-moderate side. “Obama just talks the game on ‘assault weapons,’ but I actually got a bill passed” must be the unlikeliest Republican applause line of the evening. And was Romney really bidding to get to the left of Obama on education spending and government-guaranteed contraceptives, to name but two?

    Highlights of my Tweets as part of the Cato debate-Tweet team, as usual in reverse chronological order:

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    ]]>     https://www.overlawyered.com/2012/10/town-hall-presidential-debate/feed/ 2     Live-tweeting tomorrow’s Presidential debate for Cato https://www.overlawyered.com/2012/10/live-blogging-tomorrows-presidential-debate-cato/ Mon, 15 Oct 2012 19:53:58 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=33597 Details here on how you can follow along. Tags: Barack Obama, Cato Institute, Mitt Romney, Twitter

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    ]]>         Politics roundup https://www.overlawyered.com/2012/10/politics-roundup-4/ https://www.overlawyered.com/2012/10/politics-roundup-4/#comments Sat, 06 Oct 2012 23:28:21 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=33285 Visual representation of debate result (courtesy Chris Fountain) “Obama should have spent more time in court” [David Frum] “Can you imagine the rewards points we earned by paying for wars with the national credit card?” [@BCAppelbaum via @TPCarney] Correcting the tax side of the debate: factory relocation, oil deductions, corporate jets [Daniel Mitchell, Cato-at-Liberty] Race […]

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  • Visual representation of debate result (courtesy Chris Fountain) “Obama should have spent more time in court” [David Frum] “Can you imagine the rewards points we earned by paying for wars with the national credit card?” [@BCAppelbaum via @TPCarney]
  • Correcting the tax side of the debate: factory relocation, oil deductions, corporate jets [Daniel Mitchell, Cato-at-Liberty]
  • Race heats up for three Florida justices [Insurance Journal, earlier] Unions campaign for incumbent justices even as court deliberates on pension lawsuit [Sunshine State News]
  • Maybe Rep. Todd Akin isn’t the most unscientific member of the House Science Committee after all [TPM]
  • Yes, the HHS welfare work waiver is a real issue [WSJ editorial]
  • “Whistle-Blower Lawyers Throw Support Behind Obama” [NYT via FedSoc]
  • Michael Greve doesn’t hold back, tells us what he really thinks of Mme. Warren [Law and Liberty]
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    ]]>     https://www.overlawyered.com/2012/10/politics-roundup-4/feed/ 1     Belated debate commentary https://www.overlawyered.com/2012/10/belated-debate-commentary/ Fri, 05 Oct 2012 21:25:37 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=33247 My Twitter comments as the Presidential debate was in progress can be read here. Tags: Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, politics

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    ]]>         Labor and employment law questions for White House candidates https://www.overlawyered.com/2012/10/labor-employment-law-questions-white-house-candidates/ Mon, 01 Oct 2012 18:54:42 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=33234 Various bloggers have prepared questions for Romney and Obama on topics that include the so-called gender pay gap, the mislabeled Employee Free Choice Act, and Rep. Paul Ryan’s view of unions. [ABA Journal] Tags: Barack Obama, labor unions, Mitt Romney, sex discrimination

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    ]]>     Various bloggers have prepared questions for Romney and Obama on topics that include the so-called gender pay gap, the mislabeled Employee Free Choice Act, and Rep. Paul Ryan’s view of unions. [ABA Journal]

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