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Looking to the Founders: Is Common Core Common Sense?
When looking to the Founders on the topic of education, probably the finest example to turn to is Noah Webster.Often called the "Father of American Scholarship and Education," his primers were used fo ...
10 Dec, 2014
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Another Brief Opposing Constitutionality of N.J. Primary Filed
On Monday, the Equal Vote Coalition (EVC) filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Third Circuit of Appeals in the case, Balsam v. Guadango (the lawsuit filed by the EndPartisanship.org coal ...
09 Dec, 2014
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Legislatures v. The People: SCOTUS to Rule on Who Has Ultimate Power over Elections
Although the midterm election fever has largely subsided, the courts are heating up over the issue of redistricting and gerrymandering lawsuits. For the 2014 term, the U.S. Supreme Court is set to hea ...
08 Dec, 2014
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N.J. Secretary of State: Constitution Does Not Protect the Right to Vote
On Tuesday, December 3, New Jersey Attorney General John Hoffman filed an opposition brief with the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals, challenging the EndPartisanship.org coalition's appea ...
04 Dec, 2014
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Do Independent Redistricting Commissions Pass Constitutional Muster?
Redistricting is a process that occurs once every ten years, where census data is utilized to redraw the boundaries of each congressional district, so as to keep the representational power of eac ...
02 Dec, 2014
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FairVote Joins Fight Against Two-Party Monopoly on Elections
On Monday, November 11, FairVote filed an amicus brief with the Third Circuit Court of Appeals in support of a lawsuit challenging the current primary system in New Jersey, which the EndPartisanship.o ...
11 Nov, 2014
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Republican Tom MacArthur Wins NJ's Most Competitive Congressional Race -- By Double Digits
Nine of New Jersey’s 12 congressional districts were won by incumbents this year, and of the three open seats, only one district was seen as competitive going into Election Day.In the heavily gerryman ...
05 Nov, 2014
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It's Election Day... So Go Vote
Tuesday will mark the 114th time Americans will go to the polls and decide who will represent them in Congress -- well, some Americans anyway.National turnout this year is likely to fall in the low 40 ...
04 Nov, 2014
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Rand Paul Says the Republican Brand Sucks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsSNGBMMubMKentucky U.S. Senator Rand Paul appeared on Face the Nation with Bob Schieffer on Sunday. Paul, who has been campaigning across the nation for cons ...
03 Nov, 2014
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Independent Voter Project Appeals N.J. Court Decision that Only Democrats and Republicans Have Right to Vote
On Monday, November 3, the EndPartisanship.org coalition filed an appellant brief with the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals in New Jersey, maintaining the argument that the current primary system i ...
03 Nov, 2014
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3 min read