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SCOTUS Rejects Major Party Challenges to Open Primaries
The AP reported Monday that the Supreme Court has rejected two cases challenging open primaries in Montana and Hawaii. The justices did not comment on their decision to leave the Ninth Circuit's rulin ...
15 May, 2017
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Are Open Primaries Unconstitutional? SCOTUS May Decide
The justices on the Supreme Court will consider taking up two cases challenging open primaries in Montana and Hawaii Thursday. The lawsuits were brought by the majority parties in each state (Dem ...
11 May, 2017
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Congress Effectively Legalizes Medical Marijuana at the Federal Level
Last week, Congress avoided a government shutdown by agreeing to a continuing resolution to keep the federal government funded for another week.Then over the weekend, US lawmakers agreed to a deal tha ...
04 May, 2017
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Tulsi Gabbard Fires Back at FCC's Attempt to Kill Net Neutrality
On Wednesday, the FCC's Trump appointed chairman, Ajit Pai, announced the new plan to roll back Obama era net neutrality rules created by the agency’s 2015 Open Internet Order, calling it&nb ...
26 Apr, 2017
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SCOTUS Sets Conference Date for Hawaii, Montana Open Primary Cases
The Supreme Court of the United States will consider whether or not to take up two open primary cases in Montana and Hawaii at its May 11 conference. The cases were brought by the majority party in bo ...
26 Apr, 2017
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Rep. Gabbard: Need for Transparency Transcends Party Lines
"Regardless of your party or political beliefs, the need for transparency is an issue that unites us all. Let’s continue our work to ensure our government remains of, by and for the people.” - U.S. Re ...
18 Apr, 2017
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2012 Email to Clinton: al-Qaeda Is on Our Side in Syria
WikiLeaks posted a leaked 2012 email Wednesday from a policy advisor to then Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that said al-Qaeda was helping rebel forces in Syria and was "on our side."https:// ...
13 Apr, 2017
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Independents Are Ready to #HackTheSenate in 2018
A recent Gallup poll listed ‘dissatisfaction with the government’ as the highest ranking problem facing Americans. They found that fewer than a third of Americans are happy with the direction the coun ...
13 Apr, 2017
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Former Clinton S. Delegate Howard Dean Blasts Tulsi for Syria Questions
“It angers and saddens me that President Trump has taken the advice of war hawks and escalated our illegal regime change war to overthrow the Syrian government...This Administration has acted reckless ...
10 Apr, 2017
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12 States Where Both Parties Are Suppressing the Right to Vote
At no time in history has the issue of “open v. closed primaries” been so prominent in the national discussion as it is today. This is, in large part, because Bernie Sanders made it a plank of his pre ...
10 Mar, 2017
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