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Fixing America's Broken Political System Begins with Opening the Primaries
DC politics has gone mad.Americans are now treated to a 24/7 freak show of government dysfunction, charges and countercharges, midnight tweets, and a myriad of other forms of dystopian political theat...
How the Fair Representation Act Would Empower Voters in the Southwest
The United States continues to fall short in fairly reflecting its diversity in elected offices. Our widespread use of a winner-take-all rule -- that is, one where the biggest group of voters can win ...
Ex-DHS Chief: "Not Allowed Access To DNC Servers"
Much can be made from former Homeland Security Chief Jeh Johnson's House Intelligence Committee testimony on alleged Russian meddling as well as Illinois election officials' testimony before the Senat...
Virginia Shooter Asked: "Are They Republicans or Democrats?"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvF1oahBnvsVideo: U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) describes attack, ABC NewsA shooter -- identified as 66-year-old James T. Hodgkins -- armed with a rifle shot as many as 5...
Nevada Voter Suppression: Democrats Blocking Independent Voter Access
Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in 2013 that struck down pre-clearance requirements from the Voting Rights Act, Republican-controlled state legislatures jumped at the opportunity to i...
Something Smells in Kansas
And it ain’t the cows.Enter Kris Kobach, the Republican Secretary of State known by election reformers for his unabashed attempt to re-instate straight ticket voting and forcing a Democrat to be liste...
Clinton, Lynch, and The Obstruction of Justice?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrbZx6ANvcEThe focus of the mainstream media for the past several weeks has been on whether the Trump administration obstructed the pursuit of justice as it relates to ...
"Politics for the People" Nourishes Inquisitive Minds, Renews Democratic Spirit
Ask people why they participate in a book club and you’ll likely hear the words "eye-opening," "engaging," and "worthwhile."Descriptors like those are especially apropos when book clubs seek to deepen...
New York Reform Measures Ignore Real Problems with State Elections
Mass voter confusion. Voter purges. Registration problems. These were all major problems associated with the 2016 New York presidential primary. State lawmakers have an opportunity to fix these issues...
Election Integrity Commission: Partisan Politics? Or Real Reform?
Last week, President Trump signed an executive order to establish a commission that will investigate possible voter fraud and voter suppression in the American election system.The executive order outl...