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Reforming the Electoral College to Be More Inclusive to Voters
The way we elect the president and vice president in the U.S. is quite unique compared to the way we elect every other elected office. We don't elect them directly. Instead, we vote for electors who t ...
19 May, 2014
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We Can Reform the Electoral College without Amending the Constitution
Article II, Section I of the U.S. Constitution provides for electors to the Electoral College: “Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Elector ...
28 Feb, 2014
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A More Inclusive Presidential Primary Would Motivate Voters to Participate
It seems that in every cycle there is debate about which states should hold the first presidential primary elections. Some state always seems to try to jump ahead of Iowa and New Hampshire. Since 1972 ...
13 Feb, 2014
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Nebraska Independent Candidate Says Two-Party System is Broken
Jim Jenkins, an independent candidate, is running to fill an open U.S. Senate seat in Nebraska. The seat is being vacated by Senator Mike Johanns (R) who has decided not to run for re-election when hi ...
13 Nov, 2013
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Throwing Sticks and Stones at the IRS
Both independent and partisan observers have long described the United States as an ox or a mule that refuses to turn or move on the inclinations of an unpredictable caretaker. Symbolically, of course ...
22 Sep, 2013
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On the History of Congressional Majorities and the Management of a Nation
One-hundred and twelve legislative bodies have come and gone. We are now in the midst of our 113th Congress. And since our inception, only 27 of these assemblies have consisted of a sixty percent majo ...
16 Jul, 2013
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New National Curriculum Standards Geared for Global Economy
Photo by Woodley Wonder WorksFears about the absence of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird or JD Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye are merely myths that mask real facts on a new national curriculum, Comm ...
18 Jan, 2013
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Obama to Name Chuck Hagel Pentagon Chief on Monday
(Credit: BBC)According to Foreign Policy's The Cable blogger Josh Rogin and others, President Obama is expected to name former Nebraska US Senator Chuck Hagel Pentagon chief on Monday:"White House of ...
04 Jan, 2013
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Chuck Hagel to be Obama's Choice to Head Pentagon
(Credit: BBC)According to Foreign Policy's The Cable blogger Josh Rogin and others, President Obama is expected to name former Nebraska US Senator Chuck Hagel Pentagon chief on Monday:"White House of ...
04 Jan, 2013
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Chuck Hagel to be Obama's Choice to Head Pentagon
(Credit: BBC)According to Foreign Policy's The Cable blogger Josh Rogin and others, President Obama is expected to name former Nebraska US Senator Chuck Hagel Pentagon chief on Monday:"White House of ...
04 Jan, 2013
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3 min read