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From Grassroots Movement to Major Party: A Brief History of the Independent Party of Oregon
In February, IVN.us reported on the possibility that the Independent Party of Oregon might be named Oregon's third major party by registering 5 percent of the state's voters by August 17 of this year. ...
14 Sep, 2015
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The First Amendment You Know Was Not The One Proposed by the Founders
We all know that the Bill of Rights enshrined in the Constitution contains ten amendments. However, it is less well known that the Bill of Rights sent to the states for ratification originally contain ...
09 Sep, 2015
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Expanding Access to Care: How Bernie Sanders May Get Single-Payer After All
Presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has made health care a central plank in his platform. At a rally on July 30 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Medicare, Sanders d ...
04 Aug, 2015
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Former, Current POTUS Candidates Say Whoever Wins National Popular Vote Should Win Election
Since the movement launched in 2006, National Popular Vote has made significant progress to reform the way Americans elect their president.The group's plan involves a state-by-state approach. States t ...
25 Jun, 2015
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Government of a Few: New Data Shows Just How Broken Our Democracy Really Is
FairVote on June 12 released Government of the Few in the “Decided Dozen" -- Frozen Representation and the Distorted Demographics of Decisive Primary Elections. Report authors Andrew Douglas and Zack ...
19 Jun, 2015
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House Passes 2016 NDAA to Fund A War It Hasn't Authorized
The House of Representatives voted last week to pass H.R. 1735, also known as the 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) -- 269 in favor to 161 opposed. The vote came over the concerns of seve ...
19 May, 2015
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Efforts to Eliminate Daylight Saving Time Have Spread Nationwide
Daylight Savings first originated in Germany during World War I to save electricity, and the UK quickly followed their lead. When Daylight Savings was first adopted in the U.S., it was part of a war p ...
26 Mar, 2015
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Ted Cruz's POTUS Announcement as Controversial as He Is
On Monday, March 23, U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) became the first candidate from either major party to announce his candidacy for president in the 2016 election. His announcement, in which he prom ...
23 Mar, 2015
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Rand Paul Considers Adding Audit the Fed Bill to Debt Ceiling Increase
The Hill reported Thursday that U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) may attach his Audit the Fed bill to the debt ceiling increase, which could come as early as March. One way or another, Paul expects ...
20 Feb, 2015
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Major Parties Conduct State-by-State Effort to Limit Voter Participation
There is an ongoing lawsuit attempting to close Montana’s open primary system. This lawsuit is being joined by the Montana Republican Party. State Republicans support closing their primaries beca ...
17 Feb, 2015
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