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5 Things That Have People Asking, What The Heck Is Going On In Kansas?
Other than the Wizard of Oz, tornadoes, and the world's largest ball of twine, most people seldom think much about Kansas -- unless they are on the boring 425-mile trek on I-70 to get somewhere else.&...
Spousal Consent for Viagra Proposed to Make a Point
It's become an all too common strategy in politics, to taunt absurd laws by either passing or submitting a bill that mocks the current law, or by over-enforcement of the law or putting into place drac...
Can Running as an Outsider Within the Two-Party System Change the Game?
Is the two-party system dissolving before our very eyes? Is the nation witnessing the breakdown of the political process, as we know it? We are in one of the most fervent presidential contests to take...
Power of the Vote: The Hopeless Vote
It's incredibly sad that in a country that is supposed to be the "city upon a hill" example to the world, we rank 120th out of 169 countries in voter participation.In 2012, just under 55 percent of th...
Between Registering Dead Voters and Ballot Tampering, Real Cases of Election Fraud Go Unprosecuted
In 2015, the Kansas legislature gave Kris Kobach (R), the secretary of state, the authority to prosecute instances of voter fraud.Before this measure, it was up to local district attorneys to inv...
Kansas Judge Strikes Down Sec. of State Kobach's Attempt to Divide Voters into Two Classes
Since 2013, Kansas has required proof of citizenship to vote in elections. But there’s a small problem with that. While the Kansas voter registration form requires proof of citizenship, the federal vo...
Regardless of Party Affiliation, Missouri Voters Hunger for Independent Candidates
The Centrist Project today released the results of an online survey of 1200 likely Missouri voters in the United States Senate election in 2016 that shows 34.5% of voters would support an unnamed inde...
Power of the Vote: How to Ensure Every Vote is Counted
In a country with almost 320 million citizens, the secret ballot in elections almost ensures one simple fact--that voting fraud will exist, either from voters or the structure itself.The secret ballot...
4 Things We Learned About the State of American Politics in 2015
The end of a year is an important time for reflection. In order for a person or organization to grow they need to continually ask themselves: What has gone well for me so far? What can I improve on? A...
Does Latest Defense Bill Mean Guantanamo Will Stay Open Indefinitely?
One of Obama’s most prominent campaign pledges included a promise to close Guantanamo Bay. The prison camp has housed hundreds of prisoners in the war on terror since 2002, acting as a location to bot...