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Looking to the Founders: The Vote of the Town Mouse and the Country Mouse
It seems almost crazy to bring up an Aesop's fable in a series about the Founding Father's legacy to America -- but the fable of The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse really exemplifies many of th ...
14 Oct, 2014
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Tax-Exempt Political Parties Have Money and Resources to Keep Elections Rigged
Nonprofits have been in the news lately, and it isn’t necessarily because of the good they’re doing.For starters, more than 412,000 people have signed a Change.org petition to revoke the National Foot ...
08 Oct, 2014
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Independent Voter Project Fights to Defend Voting Rights of People over Parties
It seems like most politicians today sound like pre-programmed robots, spewing partisan sermons and perpetuating a superficial battle between a so-called “left” and a “right.”But why?Pretty simple: Th ...
18 Sep, 2014
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3 min read
Civil Rights Groups Appeal NJ Court Decision That Only Democrats and Republicans are Qualified to Vote
(Newark, N.J.) - On Tuesday, the EndPartisanship.org coalition appealed a decision from the U.S. District Court in Newark, New Jersey. The district court held that only Democratic and Republican voter ...
09 Sep, 2014
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While Congressional Approval Remains at Historic Lows, Millions Remain Locked Out of Primaries
According to RealClearPolitics, approximately 13.4 percent of Americans approve of Congress and 77.8 percent disapprove, taking the average of 6 major surveys on congressional approval.Congress’ under ...
04 Sep, 2014
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3 min read
Is America Becoming a Third World Country?
I often ask myself: “Is America becoming a Third World country?” I’ve traveled all over the world and seen the ins and outs of developed and undeveloped nations, observing economic and political struc ...
29 Aug, 2014
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6 min read
Media Treats Romney as Top 2016 Contender after 60 People Said They'd Vote for Him
On Thursday, August 28, Politico reported on a new USA Today/Suffolk University poll that said 35 percent of likely GOP caucus voters would vote for Mitt Romney in 2016 if he was added to the field of ...
28 Aug, 2014
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NJ Judge Rules Only Republicans and Democrats are 'Qualified' to Vote
A New Jersey Federal District Court judge dismissed a lawsuit that challenged the constitutionality of New Jersey’s closed primary system.Currently, 2.6 million registered voters in New Jersey are pro ...
19 Aug, 2014
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3 min read
NJ Plaintiffs to Attorney General: Voting Rights Are Nonpartisan
(Newark, N.J.) -- In July, New Jersey Attorney General John J. Hoffman filed a response in federal court on behalf of the state of New Jersey (including Governor Chris Christie and Secretary of State ...
13 Aug, 2014
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2014 Election Results: All of California's 2014 Same Party Races [UPDATED]
Winners in bold:House of Representatives: CD-4 Tom McClintock 60.1% v. Art Moore 39.9% in CD-4 (GOP) CD-17 Mike Honda 52.2% v. Ro Khanna 47.8% in CD-17 (DEM) CD-19 Zoe Lofgren 66.8% v.& ...
05 Aug, 2014
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