AEI.Org: Scholar: Edward Blum Visiting Fellow http://www.aei.org:80/scholar/104?presentation=rss Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:51:28 +0100 http://www.aei.org:80/views/images/accountRegistration/aeismall-reg.gif AEI http://www.aei.org:80/home 50 50 AEI Deciphering Grutter v. Bollinger http://www.aei.org:80/article/101091 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> A new lawsuit from Texas that is working its way up the appellate ladder may compel the justices to clarify--and limit--how race and ethnicity may be used in the admissions process. </body> </html> Sun, 27 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-09-27T00:00:00-0400 2009-09-27T00:00:00-0400 The Court Kicks the Can--What's Next? http://www.aei.org:80/article/100678 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Although the Supreme Court dodged the constitutionality question of Section 5, most Court observers believe that the opinion unambiguously foretells that this Court is prepared to declare the provision unconstitutional. </body> </html> Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-06-25T00:00:00-0400 2009-06-25T00:00:00-0400 Voting Rights at the High Court http://www.aei.org:80/article/100427 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> The Supreme Court has to clean up Congress's Voting Rights mess. </body> </html> Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-04-28T00:00:00-0400 2009-04-28T00:00:00-0400 Voting Rights and the Beneficiaries of Selma http://www.aei.org:80/article/100405 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> The judiciary is following the nation's growing sentiment that race and ethnicity should play a smaller role in our public policies. Here is how Congress can follow. </body> </html> Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-04-22T00:00:00-0400 2009-04-22T00:00:00-0400 Gerrymandering on Trial http://www.aei.org:80/article/100254 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> A statute to ensure the voting rights of minorities in 1965 has become a gerrymandering tool to further the interests of political parties and incumbent politicians. </body> </html> Mon, 16 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-03-16T00:00:00-0400 2009-03-16T00:00:00-0400 How to Weigh Race http://www.aei.org:80/article/29085 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> We should end the use of race, ethnicity--and gender--in the awarding of federal contracts. </body> </html> Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0100 2008-12-18T00:00:00-0500 2008-12-18T00:00:00-0500 It Will Always Be 1965 . . . http://www.aei.org:80/article/28659 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> In early October, the Supreme Court will be presented with one of the most important voting rights cases of the last two decades. </body> </html> Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0100 2008-09-29T00:00:00-0400 2008-09-29T00:00:00-0400 A Question for McCain http://www.aei.org:80/article/28380 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> John McCain gains nothing by embracing the same flawed civil rights vision as Barack Obama. Instead, he should advocate for colorblind policies. </body> </html> Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:00:00 +0100 2008-07-25T01:00:00-0400 2008-07-25T01:00:00-0400 Immigration Issue, Ignored http://www.aei.org:80/article/27357 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> The Secure Americathrough Verification and Enforcement Actand the Prevention of Unsafe Licensing Act address certain immigration problems but ignore others. </body> </html> Mon, 14 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0100 2008-01-14T00:00:00-0500 2008-01-14T00:00:00-0500 Obama Plays the Race Card http://www.aei.org:80/article/27108 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Barack Obama, behind in the polls, is leading the charge against Bush's FEC nominee Hans von Spakovsky. </body> </html> Thu, 15 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0100 2007-11-15T00:00:00-0500 2007-11-15T00:00:00-0500 Hedging on Race http://www.aei.org:80/article/26857 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> The Access to Capital Coalition claims raising taxes on hedge-fund operators will adversely affect women and minorities. </body> </html> Fri, 21 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0100 2007-09-21T00:00:00-0400 2007-09-21T00:00:00-0400 Primed for a Voting Rights Act Overhaul http://www.aei.org:80/article/26819 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> A Texas lawsuit seeks to show that 1960s-era oversight is no longer neeeded. </body> </html> Sat, 15 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0100 2007-09-15T00:00:00-0400 2007-09-15T00:00:00-0400 The Justice Dept. Run Amok http://www.aei.org:80/article/26562 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> The latest abuse of the Voting Rights Act. </body> </html> Mon, 06 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0100 2007-08-06T00:00:00-0400 2007-08-06T00:00:00-0400 Pseudo-Scandal Scandal http://www.aei.org:80/article/26333 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> FEC nomineeHans von Spakovsky will likely encounter unwarranted criticism and character assassination from Democrats in this week's Senate confirmation hearing. </body> </html> Mon, 11 Jun 2007 00:00:00 +0100 2007-06-11T00:00:00-0400 2007-06-11T00:00:00-0400 Segregating the Leaders from the Followers http://www.aei.org:80/article/26321 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Watch the GOP reactions to the Supreme Court school cases. </body> </html> Thu, 07 Jun 2007 00:00:00 +0100 2007-06-07T00:00:00-0400 2007-06-07T00:00:00-0400 The Ashcroft Fix Is In http://www.aei.org:80/article/26218 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Allowing a Democratic Justice Department to enforce minorities' preferences for Democratic members of Congress could be disastrous for Republicans. </body> </html> Mon, 21 May 2007 00:00:00 +0100 2007-05-21T00:00:00-0400 2007-05-21T00:00:00-0400 Se Habla Lawsuit? http://www.aei.org:80/article/25796 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Voting is the vital mechanism of democracy, and the government should make every effort to ensure that elections are accessible and fair to everyone, regardless of the language he speaks. </body> </html> Mon, 26 Mar 2007 01:00:00 +0100 2007-03-26T01:00:00-0400 2007-03-26T01:00:00-0400 Obama's Race Problem http://www.aei.org:80/article/25605 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Edward Blum writes that Obama's candidacy poses a challenge to race relations--and a unique opportunity. </body> </html> Mon, 12 Feb 2007 00:00:00 +0100 2007-02-12T00:00:00-0500 2007-02-12T00:00:00-0500 Fairness Trumps the Race Card http://www.aei.org:80/article/25213 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> The Michigan Civil Rights Initiative is avictory for justice. </body> </html> Thu, 30 Nov 2006 00:00:00 +0100 2006-11-30T00:00:00-0500 2006-11-30T00:00:00-0500 See You in Court http://www.aei.org:80/article/24656 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> It simply isn’t 1965 anymore in the Deep South. </body> </html> Fri, 14 Jul 2006 00:00:00 +0100 2006-07-14T00:00:00-0400 2006-07-14T00:00:00-0400 Don't Split the Baby http://www.aei.org:80/article/24652 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> The Bush administration should either make the principled argument that preferences to achieve diversity in K-12 grades is wrong and defend it courageously in public--or stay out completely. </body> </html> Thu, 13 Jul 2006 00:00:00 +0100 2006-07-13T00:00:00-0400 2006-07-13T00:00:00-0400 Indiscriminate Discrimination http://www.aei.org:80/article/24321 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Ban preferences on the basis of skin color and race for anyone here, whether they came over on the Mayflower or last week. </body> </html> Thu, 04 May 2006 00:00:00 +0100 2006-05-04T00:00:00-0400 2006-05-04T00:00:00-0400 An Insulting Provision http://www.aei.org:80/article/24312 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> How will Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act affect minority voting? </body> </html> Tue, 02 May 2006 00:00:00 +0100 2006-05-02T00:00:00-0400 2006-05-02T00:00:00-0400 Out of the Ghetto http://www.aei.org:80/article/24090 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Demand is falling for minority-oriented businesses. </body> </html> Wed, 22 Mar 2006 00:00:00 +0100 2006-03-22T00:00:00-0500 2006-03-22T00:00:00-0500 Don't Get Your Robes Caught in the Thicket http://www.aei.org:80/article/23960 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> If voters are sick and tired of politicians choosing their constituents instead of us choosing them, it’s up to voters to fix the problem, not judges. </body> </html> Wed, 01 Mar 2006 00:00:00 +0100 2006-03-01T00:00:00-0500 2006-03-01T00:00:00-0500 Don't Mess with Texas Districts http://www.aei.org:80/article/23940 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Gerrymanders are barriers to competitive, democratic elections. But the only thing worse than a gerrymander is a judge trying to fix one. </body> </html> Fri, 24 Feb 2006 00:00:00 +0100 2006-02-24T00:00:00-0500 2006-02-24T00:00:00-0500 Who's Playing Politics? http://www.aei.org:80/article/23735 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Government memos leaked to the press are nothing new in Washington, yet they can still command a front page, above-the-fold headline. </body> </html> Tue, 24 Jan 2006 00:00:00 +0100 2006-01-24T00:00:00-0500 2006-01-24T00:00:00-0500 Gerrymander Slander http://www.aei.org:80/article/23533 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> The pre-clearance provision of the Voting Rights Act was essential in 1965.Now it is no longer necessary, and the racial and partisan ends for which it is used are not inour interest. </body> </html> Tue, 06 Dec 2005 00:00:00 +0100 2005-12-06T00:00:00-0500 2005-12-06T00:00:00-0500 Crossing Over to Freedom http://www.aei.org:80/article/23040 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> The Civil Rights Act was worth celebrating, but it was never justified in Texas situation. </body> </html> Sun, 07 Aug 2005 00:00:00 +0100 2005-08-07T00:00:00-0400 2005-08-07T00:00:00-0400 Voting Rights Act http://www.aei.org:80/article/23039 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Congress should let the VRA's emergency provisions expire: They're not needed, they have lost their logic, and they create mischief. </body> </html> Mon, 01 Aug 2005 00:00:00 +0100 2005-08-01T00:00:00-0400 2005-08-01T00:00:00-0400 Do the Right Thing http://www.aei.org:80/article/22853 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> The immediate issue is the reauthorization of the "emergency" provisions of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Repeatedly extended, they are now due to die on Aug. 6, 2007. </body> </html> Fri, 15 Jul 2005 01:00:00 +0100 2005-07-15T01:00:00-0400 2005-07-15T01:00:00-0400 The Unintended Consequences of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act http://www.aei.org:80/book/916 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Edward Blum charts the degeneration of the Voting Rights Act from a law designed to remove voting barriers for African Americans to a frivolous, costly gerrymandering tool. </body> </html> Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0100 2007-12-17T00:00:00-0500 2007-12-17T00:00:00-0500 Is the Voting Rights Act Constitutional? http://www.aei.org:80/event/100033 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:00:00 +0100 2009-04-22T15:00:00-0400 2009-04-22T15:00:00-0400 Is Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act Still Necessary? http://www.aei.org:80/event/1566 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Mon, 17 Sep 2007 16:00:00 +0100 2007-09-17T16:00:00-0400 2007-09-17T16:00:00-0400 Are Law Firms Breaking the Law? http://www.aei.org:80/event/1470 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Tue, 13 Mar 2007 11:00:00 +0100 2007-03-13T11:00:00-0400 2007-03-13T11:00:00-0400 Equal Opportunity in Virginia Higher Education http://www.aei.org:80/speech/23750 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> This testimony cites ambiguity in USSC precedent and coinciding disparities as reasons for clearly defined guidelines for fairness in equal opportunity education at the highest level. </body> </html> Thu, 26 Jan 2006 01:00:00 +0100 2006-01-26T01:00:00-0500 2006-01-26T01:00:00-0500 Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act http://www.aei.org:80/speech/23369 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Section 5 has degenerated into an unworkable, unfair, and unconstitutional mandate that is bad for our two political parties, bad for race relations, and bad for our body politic. </body> </html> Tue, 25 Oct 2005 00:00:00 +0100 2005-10-25T00:00:00-0400 2005-10-25T00:00:00-0400 Assessment of Voting Rights Progress in Jurisdictions Covered under Section Five of the ... http://www.aei.org:80/paper/24405 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> A summary of the Voting Rights Act papers by Bullock and Gaddie, part of the AEI Policy Series. </body> </html> Mon, 15 May 2006 00:00:00 +0100 2006-05-15T00:00:00-0400 2006-05-15T00:00:00-0400 Executive Summary of the Bullock-Gaddie Expert Report on Arizona http://www.aei.org:80/paper/24333 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> A summary of Bullock and Gaddie's report on the effects in Arizona of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. </body> </html> Mon, 08 May 2006 00:00:00 +0100 2006-05-08T00:00:00-0400 2006-05-08T00:00:00-0400 Executive Summary of the Bullock-Gaddie Expert Report on Alabama http://www.aei.org:80/paper/24327 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> A summary of research findings on the impact of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act in Alabama. </body> </html> Fri, 05 May 2006 00:00:00 +0100 2006-05-05T00:00:00-0400 2006-05-05T00:00:00-0400 Executive Summary of the Bullock-Gaddie Expert Report on New York http://www.aei.org:80/paper/24314 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> A summary of Bullock and Gaddie's assessment of the Voting Rights Act in New York </body> </html> Tue, 02 May 2006 00:00:00 +0100 2006-05-02T00:00:00-0400 2006-05-02T00:00:00-0400 Executive Summary of the Bullock-Gaddie Expert Report on Tennessee http://www.aei.org:80/paper/24288 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> An executive summary of Bullock and Gaddie's expert report on the Voting Rights Act in Tennessee. </body> </html> Wed, 26 Apr 2006 00:00:00 +0100 2006-04-26T00:00:00-0400 2006-04-26T00:00:00-0400 Executive Summary of the Bullock-Gaddie Expert Report on Oklahoma http://www.aei.org:80/paper/24279 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> An executive summary of Bullock and Gaddie's expert report on the Voting Rights Act in Oklahoma. </body> </html> Tue, 25 Apr 2006 00:00:00 +0100 2006-04-25T00:00:00-0400 2006-04-25T00:00:00-0400 Executive Summary of the Bullock-Gaddie Expert Report on Arkansas http://www.aei.org:80/paper/24280 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> An executive summary of Bullock and Gaddie's expert report on the Voting Rights Act in Arkansas. </body> </html> Tue, 25 Apr 2006 00:00:00 +0100 2006-04-25T00:00:00-0400 2006-04-25T00:00:00-0400 Executive Summary of the Bullock-Gaddie Expert Report on Mississippi http://www.aei.org:80/paper/24237 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> An assessment of the Bullock-Gaddie expert report on voting rights in Mississippi. </body> </html> Mon, 17 Apr 2006 00:00:00 +0100 2006-04-17T00:00:00-0400 2006-04-17T00:00:00-0400 Executive Summary of the Bullock-Gaddie Expert Report on California http://www.aei.org:80/paper/24157 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> A summary of Charles S. Bullock and Ronald Keith Gaddie's study on voting rights progress in California. </body> </html> Tue, 04 Apr 2006 00:00:00 +0100 2006-04-04T00:00:00-0400 2006-04-04T00:00:00-0400 Executive Summary of the Bullock-Gaddie Expert Report on Alaska, Michigan, New Hampshire, ... http://www.aei.org:80/paper/24107 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> A summary of Charles S. Bullock and Ronald Keith Gaddie's study on voting rights progress in Alaska, Michigan, New Hampshire, and South Dakota. </body> </html> Fri, 24 Mar 2006 00:00:00 +0100 2006-03-24T00:00:00-0500 2006-03-24T00:00:00-0500 Executive Summary of the Bullock-Gaddie Expert Report on Florida http://www.aei.org:80/paper/23865 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> A summary of Bullock and Gaddie's study on voting rights progress in parts of Florida. </body> </html> Fri, 10 Feb 2006 00:00:00 +0100 2006-02-10T00:00:00-0500 2006-02-10T00:00:00-0500 Executive Summary of the Bullock-Gaddie Expert Report on Texas http://www.aei.org:80/paper/23863 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> A summary of Bullock and Gaddie's study on voting rights progress in Texas. </body> </html> Mon, 10 Oct 2005 00:00:00 +0100 2005-10-10T00:00:00-0400 2005-10-10T00:00:00-0400 Executive Summary of the Bullock-Gaddie Expert Report on Georgia http://www.aei.org:80/paper/23860 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> A summary of Bullock and Gaddie's study on voting rights progress in Georgia. </body> </html> Wed, 05 Oct 2005 00:00:00 +0100 2005-10-05T00:00:00-0400 2005-10-05T00:00:00-0400 Executive Summary of the Bullock-Gaddie Expert Report on Louisiana http://www.aei.org:80/paper/23861 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> A summary of Bullock and Gaddie's study on voting rights progress in Louisiana. </body> </html> Sat, 01 Oct 2005 00:00:00 +0100 2005-10-01T00:00:00-0400 2005-10-01T00:00:00-0400 Executive Summary of the Bullock-Gaddie Expert Report on Virginia http://www.aei.org:80/paper/23864 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> A summary of Bullock and Gaddie's study on voting rights progress in Virginia. </body> </html> Sat, 01 Oct 2005 00:00:00 +0100 2005-10-01T00:00:00-0400 2005-10-01T00:00:00-0400 Executive Summary of the Bullock-Gaddie Expert Report on South Carolina http://www.aei.org:80/paper/23862 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> A summary of Bullock and Gaddie's study on voting rights progress in South Carolina. </body> </html> Sat, 01 Oct 2005 00:00:00 +0100 2005-10-01T00:00:00-0400 2005-10-01T00:00:00-0400 Executive Summary of the Bullock-Gaddie Expert Report on North Carolina http://www.aei.org:80/paper/24161 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> A summary of Bullock and Gaddie's study on voting rights progress in North Carolina. </body> </html> Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0100 1970-01-01T00:00:00-0500 1970-01-01T00:00:00-0500 The Voting Rights Act http://www.aei.org:80/issue/100009 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Is Section 5 of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, which was designed to prevent disenfranchisement of minorities, still serving its purpose today? </body> </html> Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-06-18T00:00:00-0400 2009-06-18T00:00:00-0400 Se Habla Lawsuit? http://www.aei.org:80/issue/26031 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Is the enforcement of Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act absolutely necessary, or is it simply an extra burden on taxpayers' wallets? </body> </html> Wed, 25 Apr 2007 00:00:00 +0100 2007-04-25T00:00:00-0400 2007-04-25T00:00:00-0400 Who's Playing Politics? http://www.aei.org:80/issue/23748 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act has been distorted to ensure that racial considerations are heavily weighted in drawing electoral maps. </body> </html> Wed, 25 Jan 2006 00:00:00 +0100 2006-01-25T00:00:00-0500 2006-01-25T00:00:00-0500