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The First Amendment You Know Was Not The One Proposed by the Founders
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
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
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
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
Opinion: Governor Hogan Must Stand By Voting Rights in Maryland
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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2 min read
The DEA Doesn't Care About Guilt or Innocence... It Just Wants Your Money
The DEA Doesn't Care About Guilt or Innocence... It Just Wants Your Money
The Washington Post recently shared the story of Joseph Rivers, an aspiring businessman with dreams of hitting the big time. He set out for Hollywood with $16,000 in life savings, hoping to start his ...
13 May, 2015
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3 min read
Why is Social Media Such a Kiss-of-Death Politically?
Why is Social Media Such a Kiss-of-Death Politically?
The past few weeks have been full of social media faux pas, embarrassing countless politicians and organizations and costing at least one person her job. Politicians, especially national level ones, h ...
05 May, 2015
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3 min read
Run For America Action Searches For New Generation of Nonpartisan Leaders
Run For America Action Searches For New Generation of Nonpartisan Leaders
Common Sense Action (CSA), a grassroots network of college students who are working to formulate methods through which Generation Y may traverse the many onerous political and economic challenges that ...
01 Apr, 2015
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5 min read
2015 On Pace to Have Worst Measles Outbreak in Decades
2015 On Pace to Have Worst Measles Outbreak in Decades
As of February 6, there have been 121 reported cases of the measles in 17 states and Washington, D.C., in 2015 alone. If the measles outbreak continues at this pace, the number of repor ...
11 Feb, 2015
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3 min read
 47 U.S. Representatives Co-Sponsor Bipartisan Industrial Hemp Farming Act
47 U.S. Representatives Co-Sponsor Bipartisan Industrial Hemp Farming Act
Vote Hemp, a major grassroots hemp advocacy group, on Thursday announced the introduction of complementary bills in the U.S. House and Senate, S. 134 and H.R. 525, titled the "Industrial Hemp Farming ...
22 Jan, 2015
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3 min read