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The California Travel Ban No One is Talking About
The "travel ban" is a clickbait phrase that's become a popular subject for the 24-hour news cycle. SCOTUS's decision to mostly reinstate President Trump's ban is certainly getting most of the att ...
26 Jun, 2017
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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 ...
26 Jun, 2017
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WATCH: Dems Want to Fire Nancy Pelosi
Grabien published a video montage Friday of the Democratic lawmakers who are now calling on US House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to step down or be replaced. In fact, 12 Democrats reported ...
23 Jun, 2017
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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 ...
14 Jun, 2017
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The Comey Files: Loyalty, Obstruction of Justice, and Impeachment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxCpfrFWcGkLoyalty: Devotion and faithfulness to a cause, country, group, or person.Much will be made of James Comey's testimony Thursday, but one word has been th ...
07 Jun, 2017
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3 min read
Intense Partisan Politics Devolves Into Chaos, Assault on Texas House Floor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLire2M5MLwChaos, protests, and threats of violence marked the ending of the 85th Texas legislative session. Emotions reached the boiling point over a statewide ban on ...
30 May, 2017
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1 min read
Independent Filmmaker: There Is a Better Way to Overcome Hyper-Partisanship
Do you feel disheartened by the current political environment? Does the hyper-partisan, two-sided narrative feel overwhelming? Do you want to get involved in a political cause important to you but you ...
25 May, 2017
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4 min read
Texas Legislature Eliminates Straight-Ticket Voting
The Texas House approved a bill Saturday that eliminates straight-ticket voting, which allows voters to choose a party's entire slate of candidates in a single ballot marking. Texas will lik ...
22 May, 2017
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5 Things You Missed This Week In Nonpartisan Election News
From the media blackout of a DNC lawsuit to open primaries to term limits and more, here are 5 things you may have missed in nonpartisan political and election news.1. Media Blackout of DNC ...
19 May, 2017
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4 min read
#DrainTheSwamp: Constitutional Amendment for Term Limits Introduced
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bos5ImuK7SsU.S. Reps. Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) and Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) introduced a House Joint Resolution Thursday that proposes a constitutional amendment to impose ...
18 May, 2017
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1 min read