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NRA Could Win Exemption from Campaign Ad Regulatio
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NRA Could Win Exemption from Campaign Ad Regulations
8/6/2002
The National Rifle Association (NRA) and other special-interest groups could be exempted from new rules on political ads for federal candidates, the Associated Press reported July 31.
The campaign finance-reform law sponsored by Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Russ Feingold (D-Wisc.) and approved earlier this year bars "issue ads" from identifying candidates within 30 days of a primary election or 60 days of a general election.
But the Federal Election Commission (FEC) is now saying the law may run afoul of a 1986 Supreme Court ruling, which held that groups which accepted small amounts of corporate or union "soft money" could still air political ads. To pass scrutiny, the FEC said, regulations implementing the new law may have to exempt groups that comply with standards set by the court in the 1986 case.
The agency is contemplating an exemption for groups that receive no union or corporate funding. NRA chief Wayne LaPierre said his group would seek such an exemption if it is allowed. "It is very easy for us to say 100 percent of the money we use on advertising comes from individual citizens and no corporate dollars are used," he said.
http://www.jointogether.org/gv/news/summaries/reader/0,2061,553187,00.html
"If cowardly and dishonorable men sometimes shoot unarmed men with army pistols or guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary and gallows, and not by a general deprivation of a constitutional privilege." - Arkansas Supreme Court, 1878
8/6/2002
The National Rifle Association (NRA) and other special-interest groups could be exempted from new rules on political ads for federal candidates, the Associated Press reported July 31.
The campaign finance-reform law sponsored by Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Russ Feingold (D-Wisc.) and approved earlier this year bars "issue ads" from identifying candidates within 30 days of a primary election or 60 days of a general election.
But the Federal Election Commission (FEC) is now saying the law may run afoul of a 1986 Supreme Court ruling, which held that groups which accepted small amounts of corporate or union "soft money" could still air political ads. To pass scrutiny, the FEC said, regulations implementing the new law may have to exempt groups that comply with standards set by the court in the 1986 case.
The agency is contemplating an exemption for groups that receive no union or corporate funding. NRA chief Wayne LaPierre said his group would seek such an exemption if it is allowed. "It is very easy for us to say 100 percent of the money we use on advertising comes from individual citizens and no corporate dollars are used," he said.
http://www.jointogether.org/gv/news/summaries/reader/0,2061,553187,00.html
"If cowardly and dishonorable men sometimes shoot unarmed men with army pistols or guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary and gallows, and not by a general deprivation of a constitutional privilege." - Arkansas Supreme Court, 1878
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By Steve Lawrence
Associated Press
SACRAMENTO -- State senators are set to return to the Capitol today after an extended recess to deal with issues ranging from gun control to granny flats in the final weeks of their 2002 session.
Their Assembly colleagues, tied down by a state budget deadlock, never really left town.
Senators approved a $99.1 billion budget on June 29 and started the Legislature's traditional July break six days early. But the budget stalled in the Assembly as Republicans balked at supporting the $3.6 billion in tax increases needed to help balance it.
Their vacation plans gone, Assembly members spent most of the time during their twice-weekly July meetings eulogizing colleagues who aren't running for re-election in November.
"People would have loved to have had some recess, no question about it," said Assemblyman Darryl Steinberg, D-Sacramento, a budget negotiator. "But this is our job. We don't leave until we get this done."
The lack of a budget agreement means that August will be "more hectic than usual, and August is always very busy as it is," he said.
Lawmakers are scheduled to adjourn by Aug. 31, but a continuing budget stalemate could keep them in session after that date. The latest lawmakers have passed a budget in recent years is Aug. 29.
Besides the budget, here are some of the major issues lawmakers are facing:
ACCOUNTING REFORMS: The Senate has approved an Enron-inspired bill that would bar auditors from also doing consulting work for their clients, but a similar measure died in the Assembly in May. Another Senate approved bill would authorize fines of up to $100,000 for company officers who fail to report corporate fraud.
BASEBALL: A bill moving through the Assembly would require professional athletic teams to test their players for performance-enhancing drugs. The measure by Sen. Don Perata, D-Oakland, was prompted by reports of widespread steroid use in baseball.
DEATH PENALTY: A bill by Assemblywoman Dion Aroner, D-Berkeley, would carry out a U.S. Supreme Court ruling barring executions of mentally retarded murder defendants. It's awaiting action in the Senate.
EDUCATION: Bills to tighten controls on charter schools, authorize voucher payments that could help students attend private schools, make it easier for gifted students to attend college early and require that students be taught about proper nutrition are all awaiting action.
ELECTIONS: California's primary election date may be moving again. Critics say the March primary is too early to attract many voters. Sen. Ross Johnson, R-Irvine, has a bill that would move the election to June for state and congressional candidates. The presidential primary would remain in March.
GUN CONTROL: Perata has a constitutional amendment that would put a five-cent tax on each bullet sold in California to raise money for hospital emergency rooms. Perata is also one of the authors of twin bills that would allow gun manufacturers to be sued for damage caused by their weapons.
HIGH-SPEED RAIL: A bill by Sen. Jim Costa, D-Fresno, would authorize the sale of $9 billion in state bonds to begin construction of a high-speed rail system linking California's major cities. It's in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.
HOUSING: Bills to spur development of small backyard rental units known as "granny flats," warn residents that unpaid homeowner association dues could lead to foreclosure, fine cities that shirk their share of affordable housing, and require landlords to pay tenants interest on their security deposits are awaiting votes. Also on lawmakers' agendas are bills to fight homelessness and require new or remodeled houses with swimming pools to have safety features to prevent children from drowning.
OPEN GOVERNMENT: A constitutional amendment to bolster the public's access to government meetings and records has passed the Senate and is awaiting action by the Assembly.
SMOKING: A bill that would raise the legal smoking age from 18 to 21 is moving through the Senate. Assemblyman Paul Koretz, D-West Hollywood, says his proposal would make it tougher for minors to get cigarettes.
TAXES: A hotly debated plan to share local sales tax revenue among cities and counties in the Sacramento area faces a crucial vote in the Senate Local Government Committee. Supporters see the plan as a potential model for equalizing funding between older and newer communities and to stem urban sprawl. A bill by Assembly Speaker Herb Wesson, D-Culver City, would offer tax breaks to movie companies that do production work in California.
TELEPHONE PROFITS: A bill by Assemblyman Rod Wright, D-Los Angeles, would suspend rules requiring California's two largest telephone companies to share part of their profits with their customers. It's awaiting action by the Senate.
WORKERS: California could be the first state to allow workers to take paid leaves from their jobs to care for a new child or seriously ill family member if the Assembly approves a bill by Sen. Sheila Kuehl, D-Los Angeles. Other job-related bills would tie the state minimum wage to increases in inflation, authorize binding arbitration of farm labor disputes and require companies that offer severance pay for managers to also provide it for hourly employees http://www.dailynews.com/news/articles/0802/05/new10.asp
"If cowardly and dishonorable men sometimes shoot unarmed men with army pistols or guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary and gallows, and not by a general deprivation of a constitutional privilege." - Arkansas Supreme Court, 1878
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"If cowardly and dishonorable men sometimes shoot unarmed men with army pistols or guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary and gallows, and not by a general deprivation of a constitutional privilege." - Arkansas Supreme Court, 1878
The Associated Press
Aug 5, 2002 : 9:21 pm ET
RALEIGH, N.C. -- In a lopsided vote, the state House agreed Monday night to limit the lawsuits that cities and counties can bring against gun manufacturers.
The legislation, adopted at the urging of the National Rifle Association, would prevent the kind of lawsuits brought by some U.S. cities blaming gun makers for urban violence.
In a 93-11 vote, the House sent the bill on to Gov. Mike Easley for his signature. The Senate approved the bill last month.
The legislation would block local governments from suing gun makers for the lawful design, marketing, manufacture, distribution, sale or transfer of firearms or ammunition. The state attorney general could still bring such lawsuits, but cities could only sue for any negligence on the part of firearm manufacturers.
No city in North Carolina had brought a lawsuit that would be banned by the new law, although it had been discussed in Durham. Recently, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled that brought by Cincinnati against gun makers could go forward.
On Monday night, just one House member spoke against the bill.
Rep. Paul Luebke, D-Durham, said the legislation was contrary to the notion espoused by many conservatives of giving more control to local governments.
Luebke said lawsuits should be allowed if a gun is "manufactured in a way that makes it easier for the loss of life to occur."
Last year, legislators considered a similar bill that would have also put more regulations on gun shows. Gun proponents opposed the gun show provisions, and that portion of the legislation was dropped this year.
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"If cowardly and dishonorable men sometimes shoot unarmed men with army pistols or guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary and gallows, and not by a general deprivation of a constitutional privilege." - Arkansas Supreme Court, 1878
By Dan Tuohy
Foster's Statehouse Reporter
Fran Wendelboe's congressional campaign scored the endorsement of Gun Owners of America, the powerful lobby of firearms manufacturers, dealers, owners and sportsmen.
Wendelboe, a conservative state representative from New Hampton, is one of eight Republicans seeking the 1st District seat. She joined GOA Executive Director Larry Pratt on Friday for a tour of Riley's Sports Shop in Hooksett, Thomson Arms in Rochester, and Sig-Arms in Exeter. Pratt this weekend extended the same endorsement to U.S. Sen. Bob Smith, who is facing a challenge from U.S. Rep. John E. Sununu in the Republican primary.
Pratt said Wendelboe notched a record of leadership on Second Amendment rights in her House representation.
"Rep. Wendelboe had the courage to publicly part with the Elizabeth Dole for President campaign when the candidate voiced her support for gun control," Pratt said in a statement. "GOA is very grateful to Wendelboe for risking the ire of certain of her colleagues by forcing a vote on the lifetime concealed carry bill in the House this year. This is the kind of leadership gun owners need in Washington."
Wendelboe is a recreational shooter and owner of several guns, including a Ruger and Smith & Wesson. She is a long-time concealed weapon permit holder. She said that gun rights are more important today because of the homeland security age.
"I want to tell you that I believe homeland security begins at home, in your home and in my home. Every year in America countless acts of terror are committed by criminals who violate the sanctity of our homes and businesses. Personal firearm ownership has saved lives and prevented countless crimes," she said in accepting the endorsement.
Open season in House
Step right up, step right up, and maybe you, too, can win a $100 -a-year job as a citizen legislator. Multiple rewards here: Great debate, good grief, and excellent travel perks like free mileage on state business and the green light at tollbooths.
Yes, after a legislative tug-of-war on redistricting, the court has remapped the 400 House seats and the filing period is now upon us. The filing period ends Aug. 9. Stop by the town or city clerk's office to complete candidate papers.
A flood of incumbents have so far signed up for re-election, despite some major changes in their districts.
The Supreme Court's redistricting order created 88 new House districts, down from the existing 154 districts.
Some state representatives are still upset with the plan because it creates larger, more multi-member districts. That, they say, weakens the traditional citizen Legislature.
The court intervened only after lawmakers could not come up with a plan on their own.
Now it seems the fallout over redistricting continues. House Democratic Leader Peter Burling, who filed the redistricting lawsuit, opened fire Friday on Republican legislative leaders for spending $42,399 in taxpayer dollars on defending unconstitutional redistricting plans.
Burling, along with Senate Democratic Leader Bev Hollingworth of Hampton, said that Democrats raised an estimated $27,000 from private sources.
"I think the Republicans ought to pay the $42,000 back to the treasury," Burling said.
Betsy Miller, counsel to the House, said Burling's logic is misguided. "He sued Gene Chandler as speaker of the House, not as an individual," she said. "It's a bit unusual to sue the speaker and the House as separate entities."
Miller also noted that, in the Senate case, the court ordered the Senate and the Senate president joined as parties in the case. Attorney Chuck Douglas, a Republican and former Supreme Court judge, represented President Art Klemm, R-Windham, in the proceedings.
The legal bills in question are likely just a glimpse of what the Republican and Democratic parties actually spent in fighting for their ideals and ideas. And let us not forget, the Supreme Court plans to bill the state for its costs, including computer software and a technical adviser, incurred over the two months it has worked on the legislative task.
Those Segway senators
Beep-beep, zip-bang goes the Segway, at least as regulated by New Hampshire lawmakers this year. The state's law governing the use of the high-tech scooter on roads and sidewalks is serving as a model in 31 states, according to Sen. Carl Johnson, R-Meredith. Johnson this week opened the first hearing of the Electronic Personal Assistive Mobility Oversight Committee.
"The legislation defines the technology and the proper use of the mobility device. We welcome the regulations.
The Segway is being used in warehouses, by the U.S. Postal Service, at national parks, by the Atlanta (Ga.) police, and in New Hampshire by PSNH. The feedback we are getting is positive. Community relations are improving. We have 100,000 people who have registered an interest in buying them," said Matt Dailida, Segway's manager of government relations.
The oversight committee was established as part of New Hampshire's law, in order to better implement Segways into pedestrian traffic.
It was also a chance for Johnson and Senate President Arthur Klemm, R-Windham, to give the Segway a test ride.
The mixed bag:
q It is back to school next week for Craig Benson, a Republican candidate for governor. He is scheduled to teach part of a summer school class at Portsmouth High School on Aug. 6. Benson, the co-founder of Cabletron Systems, will speak about being an entrepreneur and beating adversity - such as his overcoming a speech impediment when he was a child.
q Benson is still working to overcome the barbs of Republican rival Gordon Humphrey. This week, Humphrey criticized Benson's idea to try to recuperate more tax revenue from out-of-state firms. It wouldn't raise much and it would be a "job repellant," according to Humphrey. The 2000 GOP nominee for governor shared some of his campaign invective for the New Hampshire Supreme Court because of its House redistricting order. Humphrey said he would try to topple the chief justice for overstepping his bounds. Rabid rhetoric, said Bruce Keough, the third of the Big Three candidates in the Republican gubernatorial field. The lesser-known Republicans are Robert Kingsbury of Laconia, Robert Howard Kroepel of New Durham, and Joe Haas of Concord.
q Where's the beach? Good question. The Supreme Court's new House map of the state shows Hampton and North Hampton without any Seacoast frontage, an affront to those proud of New Hampshire's smallest coastline of any ocean state.
q Gov. Jeanne Shaheen praised the passage of a bill giving President Bush trade promotion authority. She said it would expand New Hampshire's exports and help displaced workers. Shaheen, a Democrat for U.S. Senate, also promised this week to fight to overturn the ban on federal funding for research on new stem cell lines. She is against human cloning, however.
q In the 1st Congressional District, Jeb Bradley, R-Wolfeboro, said he wishes President Bush's plan to cut air pollution had quicker reductions in power plant emissions.
"The caps are right, but it needs to be accelerated in time frame," he said. Bradley, who co-wrote New Hampshire's law to cut down on four of the dirtiest pollutants, said the federal government must also move to cut carbon dioxide, which the Bush plan omits.
U.S. Sen. Bob Smith, R-NH, who introduced the Bush bill, is taking heat from environmental groups who say he is going back on his once tougher "green" stand. Smith's challenger for the GOP nomination, U.S. Rep. John E. Sununu, R-NH, hasn't picked up any ground but he is still the odds-on favorite against Shaheen in a new poll this week.
Quote of the week:
"This bill is DOA and for good reason. It fails to deal with global warming, rolls back current clean air laws that protect local communities, and gives polluters far too much time to reduce emissions." - Jan Pendlebury, of the New Hampshire Global Warming Campaign, on the Bush-Smith "Clear Skies" plan.
http://www4.fosters.com/news2002/aug_02/aug04_02/news/su_0804m.asp
"If cowardly and dishonorable men sometimes shoot unarmed men with army pistols or guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary and gallows, and not by a general deprivation of a constitutional privilege." - Arkansas Supreme Court, 1878