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Can Non-Residents Vote in Local Elections Where They Own Property?
For nearly two hundred years, voting has predominantly been tied to fixed residency: citizens are entitled to vote in the districts in which they live. While seemingly a fair and direct ...
09 Nov, 2015
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7 min read
Jim Webb: The Perfect Independent Candidate?
On October 20, shortly after the Democratic presidential debate, former U.S. Senator Jim Webb (D-Va.) decided to withdraw from the 2016 Democratic primary. If your first thought is bewilderment over w ...
21 Oct, 2015
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4 min read
Beyond the Echo Chamber: A Roundup of Nonpartisan Election News -- October 20, 2015
The latest headlines on nonpartisan voting rights from across the nation. Enjoy.Who Controls Primary Elections, And Who Gets To Vote? Source: Jonathan Stahl, Constitution DailyMy Take: A good pi ...
20 Oct, 2015
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2 min read
The Rise and Fall of Rand Paul... Can He Recover?
Rand Paul, once considered the GOP’s savior after two grueling presidential election losses, has fallen on some hard times.Paul was labelled by the media as a front-runner or top-tier candidate months ...
29 Sep, 2015
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3 min read
Bipartisan Duo Seeks to Cut Lifeblood of DEA's Cannabis Eradication Program
A pair of U.S. congressmen are seeking to cut off funding for the Drug Enforcement Administration’s "Domestic Cannabis Eradication / Suppression Program."The program is funded through controversial as ...
28 Sep, 2015
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No, The U.S. Is Not To Blame for the Refugee Crisis
As the refugee crisis in Europe gains more attention, commentators have been asking (and answering) the question, who is at fault? One answer has been provided by Ben Swann of Reality C ...
14 Sep, 2015
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7 min read
The First Amendment You Know Was Not The One Proposed by the Founders
We all know that the Bill of Rights enshrined in the Constitution contains ten amendments. However, it is less well known that the Bill of Rights sent to the states for ratification originally contain ...
09 Sep, 2015
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7 min read
CNN Snubs Only Woman in GOP Field Despite High Poll Numbers
There was general consensus among the public that Carly Fiorina won the first GOP "happy hour" debate and the poll numbers showed it. Now, even with high poll numbers, Fiorina is at risk of being rele ...
28 Aug, 2015
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3 min read
The Story Behind Why You Have to Pay for Party Primaries
As Bob Conner reported for IVN in 2014, New Jersey’s independents spent approximately $100 million to pay for primaries in which they could not vote between 2000 and 2013. The obvious question is ...
30 Jul, 2015
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8 min read
The GOP's Race Problem Goes Back to the Mad Men Era
"Now we'll be stuck with Goldwater," quips Roger Sterling of AMC's Mad Men, referring to recent news of Republican candidate Nelson Rockefeller's marriage to a divorcé 18 years his junior. Roger ...
29 May, 2015
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2 min read