James Spurgeon - Independent Voter News (Page 5)

Debating Debates

So after watching the first presidential debate of the year between President Obama and Governor Romney, I came away with only one feeling. Nothing at all. There was no major

By James Spurgeon

/ October 3, 2012

The Green New Deal

For the first time in its history the Green Party has received matching public funds for the presidential election from the government, and they are on most of the state

By James Spurgeon

/ October 2, 2012

Why Tuesday?

This year, it falls on November 6... which, as always, is a Tuesday. It's Election Day. But why does our election day fall on a Tuesday of all

By James Spurgeon

/ September 25, 2012

Reactionary Thought

On the 11th of September, while we here in the United States were remembering the attacks from 11-years ago, another situation erupted in two different nations half a world

By James Spurgeon

/ September 13, 2012

Throwing Away A Vote

If you were to go tell someone at this moment that you were voting for a third-party candidate in the upcoming presidential election, most people would give you a

By James Spurgeon

/ September 11, 2012

Gun Control and the Right to Bear Arms

Nothing can get the American people more riled up than gun control and the Second Amendment. You are either for or against the right to bear arms. The US Supreme

By James Spurgeon

/ August 24, 2012

United Under Rings

They came. They saw. They conquered. The world met in London. Athletes competed while under a flag of five rings... one for each continent (Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia/Oceania, and

By James Spurgeon

/ August 9, 2012

\On The Mindless Menace of Violence\

With the news of the shootings at the Sikh temple outside of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and with the movie theater shooting near Denver, Colorado, I wonder what we are becoming when

By James Spurgeon

/ August 5, 2012

The New Mandate

After every election, we always manage to hear the winning side say that they have a mandate from the American people. The people have spoken, and they want their plan

By James Spurgeon

/ July 24, 2012

Electoral College

As the primary season for the 2012 election has ended, all sides are now focused on the general election and the march to Election Day in November. On that day,

By James Spurgeon

/ July 14, 2012

Let Freedom Ring

Throughout history, we remember names like George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, the Marquis deLafayette, Paul Revere and many more. What we don't know are the names of

By James Spurgeon

/ July 4, 2012

A Taxable Penalty

Is it a tax or is it not? The Supreme Court has said yes and thus is constitutional. In 2009, President Obama said that it wasn't repeatedly. Republicans

By James Spurgeon

/ June 30, 2012