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Virginia Election Official: If You Don't Sign GOP Loyalty Oath, You Don't Get A Ballot
Update, 1/14/16: The Washington Post reported Thursday that a federal judge ruled against the three plaintiffs in the lawsuit challenging the GOP loyalty pledge, ruling that the plaintiffs did not pro...
Powerball: Why Does The Government Hold a Monopoly on Gambling?
Reality Check: Powerball and The Government Monopoly on GamblingEveryone is so excited about that massive $1.5 Billion dollar Powerball jackpot but tonight, we are taking a look at why states think it...
Trump Supporters File Suit in Virginia over GOP Loyalty Pledge
The Washington Post reported Wednesday that three pastors who support Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump filed a federal lawsuit against Virginia over a new requirement that GOP ...
Beyond the Echo Chamber: A Roundup of Nonpartisan Election News -- January 8, 2016
Trump Calls Virginia Loyalty Oath A “Suicidal Mistake”Source: Fred Lucas, The BlazeMy Take: Of interest particularly if you’ve followed this story. The whole thing seems a bit blown out of proportion ...
How Ballot Access Requirements for President Compare State to State
In recent news, Ohio state officials told Democratic presidential candidate Martin O’Malley that he could not be on the Democratic primary ballot. The petition to be on the ballot required 1,000 ...
After Traveling 14K Miles, Independent POTUS Candidate Learns One Crucial Truth About America
The spirit of America is strong; the state of our union is fragile.That is my conclusion after 100 days driving 14,128 miles through 34 states as an independent candidate for President of the United S...
INTERVIEW: Famous Gyrocopter Pilot to Challenge DNC Chairwoman in 2016
RUSKIN, FLA. – Doug Hughes, the man most of the country knows for his Washington, D.C. gyrocopter stunt protesting the corrupting influence of money in politics, is taking action in a new way: he...
Virginia Loyalty Oath: Party Over Country
The fact that Virginia’s Republican Party wants voters to take a Party loyalty oath as a condition of voting in the publicly-funded and administered presidential primary shouldn’t surprise anyone...
What We Need to Learn from America's First Experience With Terrorism
The last 15 years since 9/11 has set into American minds a very narrow view of what terrorism means. A fitting standard definition is:[T]he use of violent acts to frighten the people in an area as a w...
The Fight for Free Speech: What Is Happening on Our College Campuses?
"This is not a day care. This is a university!"This was the reaction from the president of Oklahoma Wesleyan University, Dr. Everett Piper, in response to a student's complaint about a ...