Monthly Archives: October 2013

Twitter / rickhasen: New @RosenJeffrey piece …: What’s puzzling about Rick Hasen’s position on the originalist argument for why “corruption” means more than “quid pro quo” corruption is that he uses language like this — “New @RosenJeffrey piece channeling @Lessig … Continue reading →

“Rather than advancing the one argument that the five originalists on the Court might be able to hear, the government insists on standing with an argument that all five conservatives on the Court have already rejected.” – On the argument … Continue reading →

I’m going to release a free print/ebook version of my book, Lesterland. I’d be grateful for clever ideas for the cover design. If you’re a designer and interested in helping, I’d be grateful. Designers should be paid, but I’m hopeful … Continue reading →

Big thanks to Tumby.me for building a search engine for our “Corruption, Originally” site — remember, the Tumblr site with all the framing references to the term “corruption,” which establishes at a minimum that the Framers meant more by “corruption” … Continue reading →

In The Daily Beast, I lamented a certain political innovation of the GOP (fearful the Dems would then copy it and it would become SOP). Some have questioned whether indeed there is any innovation here. But I was careful in … Continue reading →

The Grenade in the McCutcheon Briefs: The great Trevor Potter (aka, Colbert’s superpac lawyer), has a fantastic post about a potential bomb (ok, “grenade”) in the middle of the briefs in the McCutcheon case.  The question in that case is … Continue reading →

I’m serving on the advisory board of the Voice of the People project, which is developing innovative (and scientifically valid) ways to allow “Members of Congress to hear from a representative sample of their constituents on key issues facing Congress.”  The … Continue reading →

Ed_in_LA has a nice comment to my piece in The Beast about the original meaning of “corruption.” The basic thrust of his point is that originalism is about how judges read the Framers’ texts. And the word “corruption” (like “democracy,” or “separation … Continue reading →