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Since Obama won reelection a week ago, the White House website has been flooded with petitions from citizens in various states wanting their states to secede from the union.  It is important to note that these are not official petitions by the state governments but rather petitions started by individual citizens. The threat of secession is nothing new in the United States.  It seems that after any election, people want their states to secede so that they don't have to live under a leader they d

of all US Senators are up for re-election. Every two years approximately one-third 1. Max Baucus (Montana) Baucus is the longest-serving US Senator in the history of Montana, having first won election in 1978. He has voted to allow concealed carry and was a major player in the passage of the Affordable Care Act. 2. Mark Begich (Alaska) Begich is the former mayor of Anchorage and defeated Ted Stevens in 2008, the longest-serving Republican US Senator in history. In his term in the Senate,

Photo: www.cit.uscourts.gov Contrary to popular belief, the right to vote was not guaranteed by the Constitution. The Constitution implies a voting process but neither describes it nor identifies who the voters will be. The 15th Amendment, ratified in 1870, during the post-Civil War reconstruction period, prohibited individuals from being allowed to vote on the basis of race, even if the person was a former slave. However, this amendment was meaningless in the former confederacy, as voting laws

[Update 8:18 PM PST] IVN.us announces Barack Obama has been re-elected to a second term. [Update 8:17 PM PST] CNN projects President Barack Obama will win re-election by taking the state of Ohio. [Update 8:15 PM PST] With the projection of Oregon going to Obama, statistically speaking it is very unlikely Romney will be able to pull off a victory because one more state will put the president over the top. CNN also projects Missouri to be carried by Mitt Romney. -- [Update 8:10 PM PST] Th

Source: Wikipedia According to the Pew Hispanic Center, 97% of Latinos are confident in voter ID laws. Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, and Tennessee will have a “strict photo ID” requirement this election cycle. Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Louisiana, Michigan, New Hampshire, and South Dakota have each stipulated provisions if a voter is unable to present a photo ID. Within these 11 states, 95% of Latinos are confident they possess proper identification to vote. The 11 states that have enacted voter ID l

Photo: Michael Higham The San Diego State University (SDSU) Alumni Association hosted a Proposition 30 discussion on Thursday, Sept. 20th. The two panelists were school board member Richard Barrera, from the San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD), and Chairman Richard Rider of the San Diego Tax Fighters. Proposition 30 is a state-wide tax measure intended to fund public education. The discussion of education funding is certainly relevant to the city of San Diego. The Proposition 30 discussi

Initial claims for unemployment benefits soared last week in the wake of disappointing job gains in August. The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Agency reported an increase of 15,000 applications to a seasonably adjusted figure of 382,000 for the week ending September 8. The 4-week moving average, considered to be a less volatile number, rose to 375,000. This figure increased by 3,250 from the revised average of 371,750 from the week before. The total number of insured unemplo

The Arizona Supreme Court ruled in favor of an open primary initiative on Thursday, which was the final obstacle advocates needed to overcome to see Proposition 121 on the statewide general election ballot. Voters now have an opportunity to decide what kind of electoral system they want in Arizona. The Open Election/Open Government campaign filed a petition with over 365,000 signatures on July 5th to qualify the initiative for the November ballot. However, the Save Our Vote campaign challenged

After a confusion, voluntary of not, over medical terminology, Arizona became the most restrictive state with a ban of abortion after 18 weeks of pregnancy. The last version of the "Women Health and Safety Act" signed by Arizona Governor provides a de facto ban of abortion after 18 weeks of pregnancy, except for medical emergency. Arizona is thus joining the fast growing club of states that have in the past two years been trying to limit access to abortion by limiting the number of weeks during

With the 2012 presidential election still in campaign mode, it may seem premature to discuss the possibilities for 2016, but since it is also convention time, it is interesting to examine the biggest movers and shakers at the Republican and Democratic conventions. A lot can change during the next presidential term with the possibility of the full implementation of the Affordable Care Act, comprehensive fiscal reform including altering the tax code, Middle-East conflicts, and countless other fac