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Over the past month, the courts have systematically begun to dismantle voter suppression laws in 4 states. Texas, North Carolina, Wisconsin, and Kansas have all seen various laws designed to 'protect the ballot box' struck down as merely attempts to suppress the vote. And this action can't be blamed on 'liberal activist judges,' considering that most of the rulings have come from some of the most conservative courts in the nation -- including the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans

1. Both parties engage in and benefit from gerrymandering, the practice of redrawing district lines for partisan gain. In 2010, Republicans invested millions in statewide races to retake state legislatures for the purpose of controlling congressional redistricting. Since then, Republicans have created highly gerrymandered maps in states like North Carolina and Virginia. Democrats are guilty of gerrymandering as well: Maryland hosts some of the most contorted, gerrymandered districts in the count

There seems to be an axiom in modern politics, that to win a general election you have to win over the moderates, but to win in the primary you have to 'be the best party member' to have a chance. Historically this has been very true in Kansas politics, a conservative stronghold in both national and state politics. But Kansas seems to be at least partially bucking this trend. With 165 legislative seats up for grabs, moderates have unseated about 10 percent of the most conservative incumbents,

Green Party signature coordinators across the country are reporting an influx of Bernie Sanders supporters to the Greens' campaign. How far the new momentum will take the party in the 2016 election is yet to be seen. The first order of business is to get the Greens recognized on state ballots, or at least to get Jill Stein, the presumptive presidential nominee, recognized as an independent presidential candidate. As of August 1 Several ballot access deadlines hit this week. In addition to the

Days after Brits voted to leave the EU, what will actually happen is far from certain. Millions have signed a petition for a second referendum, which Prime Minister David Cameron claims won't happen. Leading Brexit proponent Sean Grady argues that Britain won't actually leave anyway, as too many Brits fear they'll be unable to weather the short-term pain that will precede any anticipated long-term gain. Either way, the referendum was not legally binding so there are a number of options. Presum

I wrote "whenever there is mass shooting in the U.S. ...the debate about gun violence inevitably ramps up. Gun control advocates demand more restrictions on gun...while Second Amendment proponents argue that bearing arms is a constitutional right and...more restrictions won’t help..." Just six months ago, Lather, rinse, repeat. Since Orlando, the debate and election-year politics have become even more polarized as legislators and pundits demand "remedies" that may or may not help and legislat

Federal District Judge Julie Robinson blocked the Kansas Voter ID law that caused the purging of over 18,000 voters from the registered voter's list in mid-May. This week, the Tenth Circuit refused to place a stay on the ruling, meaning Kansas must begin restoring the purged voters by Tuesday. The law, originally designed in 2013, required that voters present a document, such as a birth certificate, at time of registration as proof of citizenship. But there's a dilemma: the federal registration

This article was written by Charlie Wheelan, founder of The Centrist Project. America's political system is going to change. The last nine months have been the political equivalent of Pearl Harbor. Voters are still in shock and denial, but we know something very different must lie ahead. When the great American political realignment begins – and, to underscore my key point here, it will begin – Greg Orman will be part of it. Orman is the Kansas businessman who ran for the U.S. Senate in Kansas

Anger with the state government and national politics has inspired more competition in Kansas, both from Democrats and independents, threatening to change the election map by jeopardizing one of the reddest states. According to the Kansas Democratic Party, they are fielding candidates in the U.S. Senate race, 4 of 5 U.S. House races, all 40 state senate races, and about 75% of the 125 state house races. This represents one of the most active election seasons from the Democrats, challenging more

With the public release of the Trump University playbooks, the class-action suit against Donald Trump's real estate seminars will test the old adage in sales, 'to get what you want, figure out how to help others get what they want.' Trump team members were told to sell excitement, feelings, and advanced courses with the promise of giving the students life-changing information and strategies that would ensure financial independence and success. All at a price. But price isn't the consideration