Chad Peace - Independent Voter News (Page 24)

Third Party Advocates Opposing Top Two

From FreeandEqual.org: A Back Room Budget Deal earlier this year means the so-called "Top-Two" Primary will be voted on by California citizens. The vote would

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Chad Peace

/ July 15, 2009

What People are Saying about the “Top Two” Primary

Los Angeles Times Editorial - February 20, 2009: A ballot measure to adopt open primaries, in which voters would cast their in a single primary and the top two finishers would

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Chad Peace

/ February 26, 2009

Non-Partisan Primary Catching Steam

A multi-firm team of CAIVP attorneys including a constitutional law specialist have completed work on a revised open "top two" primary proposal modeled after the state of

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Chad Peace

/ February 16, 2009

Cooper: Obama staff encouraged defiance of Pelosi

Rep. Jim Cooper (D-TN) -- one of the lead Blue Dogs -- made a startling admission to lefty Liberadio today, suggesting the White House quietly encouraged him to buck House leadership

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Chad Peace

/ February 4, 2009

Taxation Without Representation

Yesterday, I wrote an article titled "America: Land of the Czar?" which presented my worries that America is indirectly handing over its representative government authority to unelected officials

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Chad Peace

/ December 12, 2008

America: The Land of the Czar?

Americans have traditionally respected private property and individual rights, rejecting elitism and excessive power. We reject unchecked power, generally associated with partisan elitist states and political institutions that take rights

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Chad Peace

/ December 10, 2008

With Soaring Budget Deficits, will California go the Way of the Chicago Machine?

On December 2nd, rationalized as a quick fix to the budget deficit, Mayor Richard Daley said that the City of Chicago had agreed to Lease all 36,000 Chicago metered

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Chad Peace

/ December 4, 2008

Is Barack Obama Santa Claus?

I remember when I was a kid, my mother got me a checkbook and a home "savings account" and told me that I had to learn to manage

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Chad Peace

/ November 17, 2008

Bailouts & The Monetary Policy of Fraud

There are many economists,politicians, and journalists that think they have a miraculous way to makebailouts work. Thus far, our government and Federal Reserve Bank have limitedthe bailout debate to

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Chad Peace

/ November 14, 2008

California: A Roller Coaster Ride for Gay Chickens

California's gay chickens were shocked with mix emotionslast Tuesday in California. Early in thenight, gay chickens all over the state were ecstatic as the results came inover Proposition2,

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Chad Peace

/ November 12, 2008

Proposition 8 and Voluntary Contracts

Last Tuesday, California'svoters passed a constitutional amendment stripping the ability of gay personsto enter into a marriage contract. The final ballots have been tallied, but theheated debate over

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Chad Peace

/ November 11, 2008

Where Have Your Bailout Dollars Gone?

There is an interesting article from Bloomberg today on the Fed's refusal to identify the recipients of nearly $2 trillion dollars worth of emergency loans. This is why

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Chad Peace

/ November 10, 2008