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Don't Blame Independent Voters For SCOTUS's Decisions; Blame The System

Independent voters are used to seeing people blame them for anything that happens in US politics. They are told that if only they voted for “Candidate X” a particular action wouldn’t have happened. Th...

Peter Ackerman: Election Reformers Lose a Father, Mentor, and Fearless Captain

There are few people that help steer the course of history. Dr. Peter Ackerman was one of them. Peter, who has been the driving force behind some of the most powerful efforts to unrig the two-party “d...

OPINION: Supreme Court Justices Must Walk a Fine Line

The Supreme Court holds one of the most delicate roles in our republic. This is not only because of judicial review, which gives that branch virtually unlimited power to dictate both changes as well a...

US Sees Rise of National Independent Party in New Political Thriller "American Conspiracy"

SYNOPSIS : AMERICAN CONSPIRACY (Lido Press: 7/23/2021) Available on Amazon or other vendors on author’s website: www.mjpolelle.com The tumultuous presidential election of 2028 comes up snake eyes when...

Painted Into Trump Corner

The mood among Democrats these days seems to oscillate between panic and despair. The Biden administration, which billed itself as restoring competence and order to the political process, not only gri...

No Order in the Court

On September 6, 2021, Alan Braid, a seventy-six-year-old OBGYN in San Antonio, Texas, performed an abortion on a woman in her first trimester. A few years ago, this procedure would have attracted litt...

A Court of the Inquisition

On September 1, the United States Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, refused to prevent new, draconian Texas abortion legislation from taking effect. The Court’s tentative acceptance of that law, which...

A Green Argument Against This Recall, But Not Others

The best argument for voting ‘no’ in Tuesday’s California gubernatorial recall election is that voters are denied real choice in who would replace the governor. Clearly the ‘replacement candidate’ fie...

Is the California Recall a Partisan Ploy?

It's easy to empathize with Republicans living in California. For a long time, the state has been dominated by the Democratic Party, and Democrats are quite willing to exercise their influence in self...

Patriotism and Freedom: The Two Most Misused Terms In US Politics

Two of the most frequently used words in right-wing America, “freedom” and “Constitution,” are also among the most misused. Many American conservatives believe the “Constitution” gives them the “freed...

The National Popular Vote: What It Is and Why We Need It

In America, we value the principle of “one person, one vote.” We believe that everyone’s vote should matter. And we value smooth transitions from one presidential administration to the next. We don’t ...

Beyond Abortion: Putting The Latest Challenge to Roe v Wade Into Context

On July 22, Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch made national news by filing a brief with the Supreme Court asking the justices to overturn Roe v. Wade, claiming the 1973 decision and the subseque...
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