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Religious Freedom Laws and The Media's Role in Manufacturing Rage
A pizzeria in Walkerton, Indiana is getting national attention after a local news station asked its operators if they would extend their services for a same-sex wedding. It was clear that proprietors ...
01 Apr, 2015
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Washington State Boycotts Indiana over 'Religious Freedom' Law
On Monday, Washington Governor Jay Inslee banned the use of state money to travel to Indiana. The move, which followed similar actions by Seattle Mayor Ed Murray and Connecticut Governor Dan Malloy, i ...
31 Mar, 2015
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Do Businesses Have a Private Right to Discriminate?
On Thursday, Republican Indiana Governor Mike Pence signed the "Religious Freedom Restoration Act," giving business owners the legal protection to deny service to someone if providing the service conf ...
27 Mar, 2015
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'Religious Freedom Laws': The Jim Crow Laws of the 21st Century
There is an old axiom that history repeats itself. Some may dispute this claim, but it is hard to argue with what a person can witness happening right in front of them. One just has to pay attent ...
27 Mar, 2015
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Supreme Court to Decide Whether Gerrymandering Is Constitutionally Required
On Monday, March 2, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in the case, Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission. The high court will consider the constitutionalit ...
03 Mar, 2015
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Despite Claims of Progress from VA Officials, Not Much Has Really Changed
NATIONAL -- Earlier this month, VA Secretary Bob McDonald got into a heated argument with a member of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee while defending his efforts to turn around the scandal-ridde ...
26 Feb, 2015
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6 More States Consider Adopting Independent Redistricting Groups
Redistricting has been a contentious process since the early 1800s, when Governor Elbridge Gerry signed a bill that reshaped electoral districts in Massachusetts to benefit the Democratic-Republicans. ...
23 Feb, 2015
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Looking to the Founders: The Presidential Veto
President Obama is widely expected to veto the Keystone XL legislation that has passed both houses of Congress this past week in its reconciled form.It is also anticipated that the vote to override th ...
13 Feb, 2015
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How America's Tax Rates Compare With Other Countries
On December 16, 1773, a group of colonists dressed as Indians boarded three British cargo ships to destroy 342 cases of tea -- a "tea party" over a 90 percent tax cut.Tea throughout the Empire had bee ...
10 Feb, 2015
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Looking to the Founders: Benjamin Church, Edward Snowden, and Defining Treason
Without a doubt, almost every American knows the name Benedict Arnold. Arnold was the worst form of traitor: one who does the damage, then flees without taking responsibility for their actions.But ano ...
04 Feb, 2015
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