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Bipartisan Team Wants More Transparency in U.S. Drone Policy
In response to the Obama administration's drone policy, a bipartisan team has introduced legislation to compel annual reports regarding their use.U.S. Representative Adam Schiff, a California Democrat ...
08 Apr, 2014
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Independent Republican Walter Jones Faces Tough Primary Challenge in N.C.
In North Carolina's 3rd Congressional District, a long-time incumbent is facing a primary challenge this April.Known for his initial support for the 2003 Iraq War and his re-branding of French fries a ...
24 Mar, 2014
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Is the Birthright to Freedom Completely Protected in the U.S.?
In an article, titled "Do The American People Have Freedom?," IVN contributor Michael Hoang introduced the notion that freedom is about belonging to a "mother nation" and being harmonious with the oth ...
28 Feb, 2014
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5 States With The Worst Ballot Access Laws
Third parties that have a national infrastructure such as the Green Party and Libertarian Party have waged legal battles from California to North Carolina to improve their ability to get on the ballot ...
24 Feb, 2014
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A More Inclusive Presidential Primary Would Motivate Voters to Participate
It seems that in every cycle there is debate about which states should hold the first presidential primary elections. Some state always seems to try to jump ahead of Iowa and New Hampshire. Since 1972 ...
13 Feb, 2014
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Where Do Voters Turn When The Parties Have Left Them Nowhere to Go?
The late, great comedian George Carlin once said “if you vote, you have no right to complain .” There are two problems with that: voter disenfranchisement and ballot access for political parties. Noth ...
07 Feb, 2014
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Voter ID Is Not About Fraud; It Is About Voter Suppression
On January 16, Gene Berardelli wrote an article for IVN titled, "Hard evidence supports the need for Voter ID laws." While this is a common argument among proponents of voter ID, the existence of har ...
05 Feb, 2014
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In Virginia, 92% of Military Voters Didn't Have a Chance to Vote in 2012
While the entire military voting system is broken, there are some states whose military absentee voting records are particularly shocking, and it seems that the Department of Defense and state voting ...
03 Feb, 2014
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Lawmakers Introduce Legislation to Fix The Voting Rights Act
According to The Nation, 3 senators will introduce new legislation on Thursday, January 16, that would update the Voting Rights Act (VRA) with a new formula to determine when preclearance is needed. P ...
16 Jan, 2014
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Hard Evidence Supports the Need for Voter ID Laws
As long as I count the votes, what are you going to do about it? - William M. “Boss” Tweed, c. 1871History shows that for as long as the right to vote has existed, that right has been threatened ...
16 Jan, 2014
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