The first few Congresses just didn’t have that much to do. They had to approve a handful of presidential appointments, they had to decide whether or not we were
SB 649, a bill introduced by California State Senator Mark Leno (D-San Francisco), allows judges and prosecutors the discretion to shift drug possession between a felony and a misdemeanor
Long ago, the organs of the body gathered to form a nation. Each part knew that it brought something unique and wonderful to the body politic. The nation was to
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The Pew Research Center recently conducted a national public opinion poll asking American adults what they thought about the current budget crisis gripping Congress and the
We’ve entered an unprecedented era of politicians and commentators who act as self-appointed representatives of “the People,” fighting against the golden-idols who only claim to represent “the
"Gridlock" is a word Americans have gotten quite used to hearing in relation to politics over the last several years. Recent headlines show fears that gridlock will affect
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The United States military could quite possibly be the last nonpartisan government-controlled entity the country has. The reason for this, according to top brass, is that
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We have grown accustomed to Congress "managing by crisis," as U.S Senator Roy Blunt (R-Missouri) phrased it on the Senate floor on Wednesday.
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Whether you "like" it or not, Facebook "likes" are considered to be a vital component of
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On the night of September 20, California Governor Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 4, the state's first move toward comprehensive regulation of hydraulic
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The 2008 financial meltdown left a slew of economically contused European countries. Assuredly a global misfortune, the Great Recession of 2008 nearly bankrupted
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