Yet Another Presidential Election Roundup

Yet Another Presidential Election Roundup

I know that I just posted a Presidential Election Roundup just a few days ago, but as election day draws closer, news continues to emerge.  Plus, given the limited focus that's being given to issues in the campaign, it's refreshing to find pieces that actually inform rather than incite.  With that said, here's the latest:

Presidential Election to Impact Employment Issues -- TheNational Law Journal reports: "This year's presidential election could mean some big changes for employers, warn corporate counsel, who are bracing for everything from higher health care costs to more union organizing."  According to the article, a recent survey of nearly 400 corporate counsel, sponsored by the Association of Corporate Counsel and Jackson Lewis, revealed that six out of 10 corporate counsel believe that this year's presidential election will impact labor and employment laws at their companies, irrespective of which candidate wins.

The Lawyers' Role in Tonight's Debate -- Though you may not realize it, each campaign's team of lawyers played an important role in tonight's debate, according to the Los Angeles Times.  No, lawyers weren't busily preparing the candidates, as you might expect -- rather, they spent their time hammering out a 31-page agreement that governs where the candidates will sit (on stools, six feet apart on a horseshoe shaped stage) and what they can do (roam the stage freely, but not entertain follow-up questions).  Cameras are also prohibited from filming each candidate's reaction shots (which is one of the most interesting aspects of the debates, in my view).

Which Candidate Does Corporate America Support? --Corporate Counsel summarizes Corporate America's preferences in the election:

McCain has a slight lead in total donations from general counsel at Fortune 100 companies. Still, elite GCs are giving significantly more to Obama than they did to Al Gore or John Kerry, the previous two Democratic presidential nominees.

Does that surprise you, or not?

Is McCain Constitutionally Qualified for the Presidency? -- Back in February, we discussed the issue of whether McCain's place of birth -- a military base in Panama -- would disqualify him from the presidency because he would not be considered a natural born citizen, as required by the United States Constitution. Last week, the Michigan Law Review published an online symposium that deals exclusively with this issue. 

Posted by Carolyn Elefant

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