[FURTHER UPDATE] Drudge is not reporting that Perry/Gringrich are on the ballot; but Bachmann, Gingrich, Huntsman, and Santorum have joined Perry’s lawsuit . The Attorney General of Virginia “ plans to file emergency legislation to address the inability of most Republican presidential candidates to get their names on the ballot ;” as everyone reading this already knows, the recent Virginia primary ratification process ended up with only Mitt Romney and Ron Paul getting on the ballot. Newt Gingrich and Rick Perry had too many of their signatures invalidated by the process; the other candidates didn’t even try. As I understand the situation, emergency legislation will require a super-majority in the state (well, Commonwealth) legislature; but the fact that Cuccinelli is already getting bipartisan backup (and the reported support of the Governor) suggests that such a thing may be actually achievable. Particularly since it is becoming increasingly clear that the VA GOP itself is aware that it has mucked up its own primary certification process; frankly, the fact that it apparently violated state election law * itself via the hasty enactment of a loyalty oath (such things require ninety days’ notice, you see) should have made that clear. I understand that it may be more, well, satisfying to blame five out of seven Presidential campaigns for this situation; it may be even more satisfying to blame only two out of those seven. But I have to say that actual party officials in Virginia are certainly acting as if the entire thing is their doing; I know that noting that bothers some people, but it’s not exactly my fault . Moe Lane ( crosspost ) [*A reader has pointed out that the Virginia Board of Elections has since decided that the ninety day requirement applies to the party, not to them . These people are entertaining, no?]
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VA AG Cuccinelli to fix primary ballot mess. [UPDATED]
Friday, Friday, Friday. Black Friday? Net Neutrality rules have become one step closer to official as the FCC finally delivered something to the OMB after months of stalling. Verizon, MetroPCS, Virginia AG Ken Cuccinelli, and others ended up unable sue to throw out the illegal power grab until it’s published, so the longer the FCC waited, the longer everyone else had to wait to begin to defeat rules that will harm innovation, investment, and jobs, say Fred Upton and Greg Walden . It’ll be 90 more days at least before the rules hit the Federal Register and the rush to the courthouse begins. Meanwhile the FCC’s bad run in the courts continues as it lost another case . Of course, this was actually a Bush-era rule, being thrown out on a technicality. But the Obama FCC continued its defense, and lost. Even as pressure mounts to create a national censorship blacklist online via PROTECT IP , requiring ISPs to censor content according to bureaucratic dictates, much like the People’s Republic of China, Some ISPs and media groups have made their own plan of voluntary enforcement. Some say you’re just like soft-on-terror radical left if you oppose PROTECT IP. I vehemently disagree. I believe in limited government. In fact, I insist on limited government. A power grab in the pursuit of good is still a power grab. I think a joint industry plan, protecting copyright holders, ISPs, and their customers, is a much better idea, though the details of this specific plan announced yesterday will need further study and refinement, I’m sure. I’m going to go ahead and come out early for Marsha Blackburn needs her own sub/committee chair when our current guys term out. Technology, Oversight, Regulation, any of those fields. She’s dynamite on these issues. Apple looks set to lose its App Store trademark, as Apple failed to get an injunction against Amazon . I have no real opinion on which way this should go, though. On one hand it’s a pretty generic name. On the other hand, the only reason everyone else is using it is that Apple popularized it. More on Apple: The Register alleges Apple is dropping select mails , effectively censoring email based on content. I don’t know if I buy it, but we shall hear more if it’s true, I’m sure. Tennessee Governor Haslam is wrong . States can’t “lose” revenue in the event that businesses change their practices to avoid such taxes. Such thinking assumes the money rightfully belongs with the government. I say, our money is ours. It’s a real shame when alleged Republicans get on tax and spend jags, like this Amazon Tax fad. Our House Republicans continue to plug away on a number of tech issues including spectrum, regulation reform, privacy, and civil defense information broadcast (cue the tin foil hat brigade with their FEMA delusions). PS. If Apple plans to release a Retina (4x the pixels of the old model, like the iPhone 4) iPad 3/iPad HD and a new iPhone on the same day, I’d better save up.
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Tech at Night: Net Neutrality D-Day approaches, Communist-style PROTECT IP, Apple News
Download audio here Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets , Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli. We’ll get an update on his challenge to Obamacare, then talk about the overreach of the EPA, net neutrality and how the Obama administration is killing jobs, not creating them. We’re brought to you as always by BigGovernment and Stephen Clouse and Associates . If you’d like to email us, you can do so at coffee[at]newledger.com. We hope you enjoy the show. Related Links: The EPA’s New Move Virginia AG to sue FCC over ‘net neutrality’ Attorney General Cuccinelli’s Official Site Ken Cuccinelli for Attorney General Follow Brad on Twitter Follow Ben on Twitter Follow Attorney General Cuccinelli on Twitter
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Ken Cuccinelli Talks About Challenging Obamacare and the EPA
From the diaries by Erick In 2012, the people of Virginia will have the opportunity to replace their sitting US Senator, Jim Webb. Webb is a Democrat who had served in the Reagan Administration as his Secretary of the Navy. He wasn’t in that role for less than a year. Because he refused to reduce the size of the Navy, so he resigned. In 1979, Webb had written an editorial about how women had no place in combat situations . This, unsurprisingly, offended some people. In 2012, the people of Virginia need someone to stare down Webb and recapture this US Senate seat. I think Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli could be that candidate. Cuccinelli is a former State Senator, first elected in a special election in 2002. He was staunchly pro-life, supporting a number of pro-life related regulations. He pushed stricter immigration laws including allowing businesses to sue competitors using undocumented workers and pushed to change state law to establish that the inability to speak English in the workplace is cause for disqualification for unemployment benefits. He pushed for eminent domain reform and fought tax increases / former Governor Warner’s bloated budget. He’s an all around conservative that would make the grassroots very happy in Virginia. Then…let’s add on his tenure as Attorney General. First, he joined in an amicus brief with a number of other states to help fight the federal government’s suit against Arizona. Second, he issued a legal opinion stating that police enforcement officials to investigate the immigration status of those they arrest. Third, he plans to file a suit against the federal government’s March 2010 new fuel efficiency standards. The fourth is the reason I like to call him my hero – his suit challenging Obamacare. In the case of Commonwealth of Virginia, Ex Rel. Kenneth T. Cuccinelli, II v. Sebelius , Cuccinelli sued the federal government over the individual mandate part of Obamacare. You can read more details about the case here . The bottom line: Cuccinelli won and the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia ruled that the individual mandate is unconstitutional. While the courts did not block the implementation of the law while it works through the court system – this was a big step towards the dismantling of Obamacare. Cuccinelli helped lead the charge – and won the first skirmish of the overall battle against Obamacare. That has made him a grassroots conservative hero, that will provide him with some nationwide momentum going into 2012. Webb voted for Obamacare – and Cuccinelli is the man who struck the first blow against the bill. Cuccinelli can challenge Webb on the constitutionality of the legislation and on the constitutionality of much of the federal legislation that comes through. He can challenge Webb on his misogynistic remarks from the past. He can challenge him with a perfectly conservative record on fiscal issues. If you want to learn more, check out his official website here . I think he’d make a solid candidate – and hope we can convince him to run. Cross-posted to Old Line Elephant
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Download audio here Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets , Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli to talk about his legal victory yesterday against Obamacare. We’re brought to you as always by BigGovernment and Stephen Clouse and Associates . If you’d like to email us, you can do so at coffee[at]newledger.com. We hope you enjoy the show. Related Links: Virginia Court Rules Obamacare Individual Mandate is Unconstitutional A Guide to Severability and Obamacare Health Policy Innovation Is About More Than Just Timing TNL: The Individual Mandate: Can States Opt Out? Follow Brad on Twitter Follow Ben on Twitter
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Ken Cuccinelli Talks About His Victory Over Obamacare
