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Rep. Tulsi Gabbard Stands up for States' Rights on Pot
A surprising new bipartisan bill surfaced this week, brought forth by a bipartisan team of lawmakers, giving pot supporters a new reason to light up.Rep. Thomas Garrett (R-Va.) introduced H.R. 1227, t ...
03 Mar, 2017
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First Amendment Under Fire: The Real Threat to the Republic
"No government ought to be without censors; and where the press is free no one ever will." -- Thomas JeffersonThe White House Friday excluded reporters from The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, ...
27 Feb, 2017
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History Indicates a Rocky Road Ahead for Term Limits
True to their promise to impose term limits, Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) and U.S. Representative Ron DeSantis (R-FL) kicked-off 2017 by introducing a constitutional amendment which proposes limiting ...
23 Feb, 2017
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Testimony: Maine Voters Deserve Open Elections, More Choice
I'm Joe Pickering Jr, representing Mainers for Open Elections, a new corporation. We support LD 78. Maine Voters should vote in any election without the label "unaffiliated voter." We t ...
21 Feb, 2017
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Tulsi Gabbard: A New Champion for Independent-Minded Voters?
Many independent-minded voters turned to U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders during the 2016 presidential election for his populist, anti-establishment message. To them, he represented the kind of statesman ...
21 Feb, 2017
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Federal Judge Rules Against Federal Election Commission Decision Could Pave the Way for a New Kind of Presidential Election in 2020
WASHINGTON, DC – A federal court judge yesterday issued an unprecedented ruling that could open the way in 2020 for the first serious challenge in decades by an independent candidate for president.In ...
02 Feb, 2017
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Election Reform Victory Against Debate Commission, Maine Senate Snubs Ranked Choice
In a surprising turn of events, several major developments in the world of electoral reform broke this week.Federal Judge Rules Against Commission on Presidential DebatesOn Wednesday, Judge Tanya ...
02 Feb, 2017
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Federal Judge Rules Against Presidential Debate Commission
In a surprising decision, Judge Tanya S. Chutkan of the U.S. District Court in Washington D.C. ruled against the Federal Election Commission in the case of Level the Playing Field et al v. Federal Ele ...
01 Feb, 2017
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No Shows: Unprecedented Dysfunction in Congress
Washington, D.C.- Senator Orrin Hatch has seen a lot of congressional battles over the decades he has served in the United States Congress. Hatch has been serving the country since 1977, and is the mo ...
01 Feb, 2017
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Poll: Most Californians Want an End to Sanctuary Cities
San Diego, CALIF.- A stunning new poll is out on the “sanctuary cities” debate, and it shows a huge divide between what the people of California want from their lawmakers, and what state lawmakers are ...
24 Jan, 2017
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