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Rep. Tulsi Gabbard Stands up for States' Rights on Pot
A surprising new bipartisan bill surfaced this week, brought forth by a bipartisan team of lawmakers, giving pot supporters a new reason to light up.Rep. Thomas Garrett (R-Va.) introduced H.R. 1227, t ...
03 Mar, 2017
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SCOTUS Hints Partisan Open Primaries May Be Unconstitutional
The U.S. Supreme Court might be headed toward a major decision regarding partisan open primary elections. In two court cases, the Republican and Democratic parties, respectively, have challenged the c ...
01 Mar, 2017
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Tulsi Gabbard: A New Champion for Independent-Minded Voters?
Many independent-minded voters turned to U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders during the 2016 presidential election for his populist, anti-establishment message. To them, he represented the kind of statesman ...
21 Feb, 2017
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Why Do Trump Supporters Love Democrat Tulsi Gabbard?
Democrats in Congress have predominantly lined up in opposition to President Trump's agenda since he took office last month. Democratic U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, however, is one notable exception. ...
09 Feb, 2017
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A Bipartisan Effort to Gain Control and Disenfranchise Voters?
As reported on IVN this week, the Supreme Court will be considering two legal efforts to shut out voters from publicly-funded primaries: Ravalli County Republican Party v McCulloch and Democratic Part ...
08 Feb, 2017
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Supreme Court To Consider Hearing Bipartisan Lawsuits Challenging Open Primaries
Legal efforts to shut out voters from publicly-funded primary elections in Hawaii and Montana may be heard by the Supreme Court next week.The lawsuits challenging open primaries were brought by Republ ...
07 Feb, 2017
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Bill Fails to Close Virginia's Primary 11-29
A bill designed to close Virginia's primary elections failed Monday. SB821 sponsored by Del. John Cosgrove (R-Chesapeake) was voted down in the Senate with 11 voting in favor and 29 opposed. ...
06 Feb, 2017
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Tulsi Gabbard Attacked by Partisans, Media for Defying Establishment on Syria
U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) recently returned from a fact-finding mission to Syria and Lebanon "to see and hear directly from the Syrian people." That is Gabbard's account of her trip. However, ...
27 Jan, 2017
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9 States Introduce Ranked Choice Voting in January
As the new year gets underway, state legislatures around the country are convening to tackle the issues of the day. In at least nine states, electoral reform is on the agenda. Building on the momentum ...
25 Jan, 2017
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Faithless Electors Test Power of Parties
On Monday, December 19, electors from across the country gathered to cast the official votes for president. Of the 538 votes that were tallied, seven came from faithless electors – electors who chose ...
23 Dec, 2016
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