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In Writing Their Platforms, Some Parties Strive For Better Democracy
It’s July in an election year which means that, among other things, it’s convention time. In the lead up to the conventions, parties are in a flurry of preparation, trying to get every element of thei ...
15 Jul, 2016
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An Imperfect System: Presidential Elections Where The Voters Didn't Decide the Outcome
“Americans vote for their president.”Well, yes and no. America’s presidential election system relies on the Electoral College, a group of men and women chosen by state parties to vote in their favor. ...
15 Jul, 2016
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California Voters Will Decide Whether To Legalize Pot
Sacramento, CALIF. - California voters will get t0 decide whether to legalize recreational marijuana. Secretary of State Alex Padilla said initiative proponents have turned in more than enough si ...
28 Jun, 2016
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Independent Parties Join Forces to End Two-Party Hold on Presidential Elections
6/1/2016 - The United Independent Party of Massachusetts has reached an agreement in principle to join with the Independent Party of Oregon and the Independence Party of Minnesota as a co-founder of a ...
04 Jun, 2016
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Independent Parties in Oregon, Minnesota Announce Presidential Pact
Leaders of the Independent Party of Oregon and the Independence Party of Minnesota have reached a "broad strokes" agreement on joining together to form a national coalition of nonpartisan, moderate, a ...
12 May, 2016
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The Impracticality and Futility of a Mass Deportation Effort
When a nation is faced with a fait accompli (such as the existence of millions of illegal aliens within its borders), the prudent and most promising response is to frankly acknowledge the intractabili ...
28 Apr, 2016
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The Hillary Advantage: All the Shoes Have Dropped
Americans love horse races, especially the political kind. News organizations know this, so they make sure to create a horse race or two every four years—even when (and perhaps especially when) a race ...
24 Feb, 2016
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A Libertarian Case for Enduring the Bern... If Not Feeling It
Although Hillary Clinton defeated Bernie Sanders Saturday in the Nevada Caucuses, Fox News reported on Friday a poll that shows him ahead nationally by three points. With the appearance of some s ...
23 Feb, 2016
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Apple vs. the FBI: How Campaign Contributions Are Influencing The Debate
Should the government be able to access encrypted data on your smartphone? That's the question surrounding the very public pushback Apple is giving the FBI, which is seeking to recover data in the iPh ...
19 Feb, 2016
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Will Oregon Democrats Kill Third Parties in the State?
The Independent Party of Oregon scored a major ally in the party's effort to protect ballot access for third parties in Oregon this week, when Oregon's Senate Republicans sent a letter to Senate Presi ...
10 Feb, 2016
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