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In reply to the discussion: ALERT: ROVEs American CrossRoads & FIRED Consultant's SPROULs Strategic Alliance-Share SAME Address! [View all]Raine1967
(11,667 posts)56. KICK with some extra information:
Thank to kpete and a few others here in this thread and elsewhere, It appears to me that this law firm is the heart of all voter disenfranchisement, as well as the *election* of Dubya and citizens united. One of their partners represents AFP. They DO share the same suite at that address, basically -- its seems like it's the same office.
American Crossroads, Strategic Allied Consulting, Americans for Prosperity -- all represented in the same suite.
However, the office in question also contains her law firm, one that is involved with navigating Super PAC rules and regulations, and in this case, it appears that somehow Mr. Sproul and his former firm Strategic Alliance are connected.
One could assume that Ms. Vogel and her firm were aware of this request. Particularly Ms. Vogel:
Jill Holtzman Vogel, Managing Partner Jill Holtzman Vogel specializes in ethics, campaign finance and tax exempt organizations. In addition to managing the firm, in February 2004, she was named Chief Counsel of the Republican National Committee. As counsel, she led the national partys legal effort during the 2004 Presidential election. Prior to founding the practice, she served as Deputy Counsel at the Department of Energy, overseeing the transition and working with the White House, Energy Secretary Abraham, and other Federal Agencies to implement Energy initiatives. She previously served as Deputy Counsel at the Republican National Committee. During November and December of 2000, she was counsel in the Florida Presidential Recount, acting on behalf of the Bush-Cheney campaign in West Palm Beach and in Osceola County. She also served as staff counsel for the 1996 Republican National Convention in San Diego, California.
Jason Torchinsky is another partner at the firm.
In addition to his practice counseling clients on compliance with campaign finance, ethics laws, lobbying disclosure and election laws, Jason has served as lead counsel in a number of litigation matters. Representative matters in the redistricting area include Louisiana House of Representatives v. Holder (D.D.C.) (Section 5 pre-clearance action), City of Sandy Springs v. Holder (D.D.C.) (Section 5 bailout action), and Fletcher v. Lamone (D. Md.) (challenging Marylands Congressional Districting map). In the campaign finance context, he is currently representing clients in Alliance for Americas Future v. State (Nevada Supreme Court) and Van Hollen v. Federal Election Commission (D.D.C.) (Representing intervenor defendants). Jason has also represented Virginia candidates in recounts and voter registration challenges before various Virginia Circuit Courts.
Jason frequently lectures on campaign finance redistricting and ethics related subjects and provides commentary to the media on election related matters.
You know who else he represents? The Koch Brother funded Americans For Prosperity. "Torchinsky is a law partner at Holtzman Vogel PLLC. His fellow law partner at the firm is Tom Josefiak, a former Federal Elections Commission Chairman who was one of a group filing an Amicus in the Citizens United case."
Mr. Sproul is just the tip of an Iceberg that exists at 45 North Hill Drive, Suite 100, Warrenton, VA.
The entire post is here, and so are all the links. I have sent this info to Brad Friedman of BradBlog via Twitter. Sproul is a nasty guy, yes, but this law firm may be the very epicenter of GOP shenanigans.
(eta who I am trying to contact wrt to this)
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ALERT: ROVEs American CrossRoads & FIRED Consultant's SPROULs Strategic Alliance-Share SAME Address! [View all]
kpete
Oct 2012
OP
Don't see anything illegal in that but it sure as hell doesn't LOOK good, does it?
randome
Oct 2012
#3
Is there any question that there is a covert dirty tricks campaign going on?
Baitball Blogger
Oct 2012
#12