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Ron Paul Republican to Challenge Independent U.S. Senator Angus King?
Ron Paul Republican to Challenge Independent U.S. Senator Angus King?
A state senator and former state director for Ron Paul's anti-establishment presidential candidacy and a rising star within the Maine Republican Party may issue a challenge to U.S. Senator Angus King ...
15 Dec, 2016
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How Each of Trump's Cabinet Picks Could Affect You
How Each of Trump's Cabinet Picks Could Affect You
The President-elect’s Cabinet appointments have dominated the news cycle, which only begs the question: What do these departments and offices actually do?The Cabinet is included in the Constituti ...
15 Dec, 2016
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10 min read
Trump to Adopt Texan Energy Policy
Trump to Adopt Texan Energy Policy
News broke Tuesday that President-elect Donald Trump will tap former Texas Governor Rick Perry to head the Energy Department, a move that has the mainstream media recalling the 2011 Republican preside ...
13 Dec, 2016
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2 min read
Draining the Swamp: Constitutional Amendment for Term Limits Will Be Introduced Next Year
Draining the Swamp: Constitutional Amendment for Term Limits Will Be Introduced Next Year
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and U.S. Representative Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) announced Friday in an op-ed in The Washington Post that they will be introducing a constitutional amendment to implement ...
09 Dec, 2016
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2 min read
Beyond Party Politics: What Congress and POTUS Should Learn from the First Congressional Veto Override
Beyond Party Politics: What Congress and POTUS Should Learn from the First Congressional Veto Override
The veto process granted by the Constitution ensures that the legislative and executive branches have to share power when it comes to new federal legislation -- while a president might veto a bill, on ...
09 Dec, 2016
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5 min read
Rural Areas in America Struggle to Find Mental Health Care
Rural Areas in America Struggle to Find Mental Health Care
The 2010 implementation of the Affordable Care Act ensured that mental and behavioral health treatment would be an essential benefit covered by all health insurance policies sold on the federal health ...
06 Dec, 2016
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3 min read
The Electoral College is Outdated and Undemocratic
The Electoral College is Outdated and Undemocratic
Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is now beating President-elect Donald Trump in the popular vote by more than 2 million votes. This is by far the biggest deficit in popular votes by a winning ca ...
30 Nov, 2016
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If He Liked Scalia, Trump Must Rethink Flag Burning
If He Liked Scalia, Trump Must Rethink Flag Burning
Not that it would surprise many, but President-elect Donald Trump contradicted himself recently.Per usual form, Trump stirred up a hornets’ nest of controversy with a recent tweet, suggesting that fla ...
30 Nov, 2016
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5 min read
Texas Elector Resigns; Says Political Parties Have Corrupted Electoral College
Texas Elector Resigns; Says Political Parties Have Corrupted Electoral College
Politico reported Monday that Art Sisneros, a Texas Republican elector, has chosen to resign his position instead of voting for Donald Trump. Sisneros signed a pledge with the Republica ...
28 Nov, 2016
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3 min read
Presidential Salaries and Lavish Expenses: What George Washington and Donald Trump Have In Common
Presidential Salaries and Lavish Expenses: What George Washington and Donald Trump Have In Common
A romanticized view of a past that never happened the way we thought is one of the greatest disservices to a functioning modern republic.It gives us the impression that everything the demi-gods o ...
28 Nov, 2016
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