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Study: In-person Voter Fraud is Virtually Non-Existent

Credit: npr.org A new study of voter fraud over the last twelve years finds that, though cases of such fraud can indeed be found throughout the United States, they

By Damon Eris

/ August 29, 2012

Study: In-person Voter Fraud is Virtually Non-Existent

Civil Liberties Ignored by Republican and Democratic Campaigns

Credit: theprovince.com It is extremely revealing that the topic of civil rights and liberties is all but absent from the campaigns of the Democratic and Republican party presidential candidates.

By Damon Eris

/ August 27, 2012

Civil Liberties Ignored by Republican and Democratic Campaigns

Gary Johnson Calls for Constitutionally Sound Presidential Debate Process

Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson has written an open letter to the so-called Commission on Presidential Debates urging the organization to include all qualified candidates in the series of presidential

By Damon Eris

/ August 22, 2012

Gary Johnson Calls for Constitutionally Sound Presidential Debate Process

Why Don't Americans Vote? The Great Depression of Voter Turnout

Credit: breitbart.com If history is any guide, this year there will be more eligible voters who refuse to cast a ballot in the presidential election than there will be

By Damon Eris

/ August 20, 2012

Why Don't Americans Vote? The Great Depression of Voter Turnout

Congress Approval Rating Hits All-Time Low Despite 90% Re-Election Rate

In today's highly polarized political environment, it seems there are few things on which Democrats and Republicans can agree. Among the American public, however, a broad new consensus

By Damon Eris

/ August 15, 2012

Congress Approval Rating Hits All-Time Low Despite 90% Re-Election Rate

Trends: Party Affiliation vs. Political Representation

What is party affiliation? For many Americans, party affiliation undoubtedly plays a significant role in how they understand themselves with respect to our political system and contextualize their place in

By Damon Eris

/ August 13, 2012

Trends: Party Affiliation vs. Political Representation

What Are Your Favored Electoral Reforms?

Credit: Politico In our nation today, there are likely a great many Americans who view the Republican-Democrat two-party state as a natural product of our political process. Yet nothing could

By Damon Eris

/ August 9, 2012

What Are Your Favored Electoral Reforms?

Poll: 19% Support for Libertarian Gary Johnson

Libertarian Party presidential candidate Gary Johnson received 19% support in poll published late last week. The survey, commissioned by the Libertarian Action Super PAC, was geared specifically to confront the

By Damon Eris

/ August 6, 2012

Poll: 19% Support for Libertarian Gary Johnson

Do You Vote for the Lesser Evil?

Credit: Think Progress It is commonplace in our politics today to view the decision between a Democrat and a Republican is nothing more than a forced choice between competing evils.

By Damon Eris

/ August 1, 2012

Report: Police Response to Occupy Protests Violates Constitutional Rights

Credit: ABC News Last week, a team of legal experts filed a complaint with New York City, the U.S. Department of Justice and the United Nations calling on New

By Damon Eris

/ July 30, 2012

Report: Police Response to Occupy Protests Violates Constitutional Rights

Wealth Inequality and the Anti-Oligarchy Amendment

Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont Credit: madmikesamerica.com Economic inequality has been steadily growing in the United States over the last three decades. Since 1980, the real after-tax income of

By Damon Eris

/ July 26, 2012

Wealth Inequality and the Anti-Oligarchy Amendment

Obtain Voter ID: The Fifth Wednesday of Any Month

Credit: texastribune.org The United States has some of the lowest voter turnout and voter participation rates of any industrialized country in the world. Low voter turnout is typically ascribed

By Damon Eris

/ July 23, 2012

Obtain Voter ID: The Fifth Wednesday of Any Month