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2 Ways California Could Expand Voter Choice in Elections
California's existing election system for Congress and state office could be improved with the following ideas.The problem with the status quo is that ever since it went into effect in 2011, there has ...
31 Jul, 2015
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Report: 65% of Utah Voters Want Independent Redistricting Commission
According to UtahPolicy.com, voters no longer want state legislators drawing state and congressional electoral districts. Instead, the majority of Utahns want an independent redistricting commission r ...
30 Jul, 2015
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INTERVIEW: NSA Whistle-blower Says Agency's Methods Make Us Less Safe
In an exclusive interview, I recently had the privilege of speaking to an American hero, William Binney, NSA whistle-blower.We discussed how NSA mass data collection makes us LESS safe; how the intent ...
22 Jul, 2015
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34 min read
Will You Be Able to Vote in the 2016 Congressional Primaries?
When it comes time to vote in the 2016 congressional primary elections, will you be allowed to vote in the primary of your choice? We’ve updated our analysis on every state’s rules for its primary ele ...
10 Jul, 2015
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4 min read
2016 Will Make the Strongest Case for Publicly Funded Elections
The 2012 presidential election was certainly the most expensive in American history. President Obama's re-election effort cost $1.1 billion, including nearly $700 million spent directly by his ca ...
22 Jun, 2015
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6 min read
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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6 min read
There is Bias in the Media... It's Just Not A Liberal Bias
Tige Richardson’s recent piece on the media’s dismissive attitude toward Bernie Sanders’ campaign is the latest evidence against the myth that there is a liberal or left-wing bias in the mainstream me ...
09 Jun, 2015
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9 min read
N.C. 'Ag-Gag' Bill Threatens Whistle-Blowers in All Industries -- Not Just Farms
Last week, the General Assembly in North Carolina sent a bill (HB 405) to the desk of Governor Pat McCrory that is directed at thwarting undercover investigations that expose businesses'&nbs ...
27 May, 2015
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#StandWithRand: POTUS Candidate Filibusters to End NSA Spying
Kentucky U.S. Senator Rand Paul announced on his Facebook page and Twitter account that he has taken the Senate floor to begin his filibuster of renewing the PATRIOT Act, specifically provisions in Se ...
20 May, 2015
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Opinion: Governor Hogan Must Stand By Voting Rights in Maryland
According to the Sentencing Project, an estimated 5.85 million American citizens today are denied the right to vote because of state laws that prohibit voting by people with felony convictions.The Mar ...
19 May, 2015
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