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Can Legislation Ever Keep Up with Technology?
Can legislation on technology ever reflect the fast-paced nature of the digital frontier? Credit: readwrite.comIn a push toward increased privacy in the social media realm, Washington became the most ...
07 Aug, 2013
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Independent Pennsylvanians Demand to be Heard by Commission on Election Administration
National Constitution Center, Philadelphia, PAIndependent Pennsylvanians, a grassroots activist group working to strengthen the voice of independent voters in Pennsylvania, is encouraging independent ...
24 Jul, 2013
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Closed Primaries and Voter ID in Pennsylvania Raise Barriers to Voting
Credit: Votespa.comThe constitutionality of HB934, Pennsylvania's Voter ID bill has been hotly debated since being signed into law in March of 2012. Many Republicans argue that the voter ID bill ...
18 Jul, 2013
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After SCOTUS Ruling, ACLU Sues 3 States over Same-Sex Marriage Bans
Two weeks after key parts of the Defense of Marriage Act were struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court, the American Civil Liberties Union announced it would pursue a lawsuit against Pennsylvania, North ...
15 Jul, 2013
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Closed Primaries In Pennsylvania Disenfranchise Independent Voters
A country sets up elections that offer citizens two sharply oppositional and polarizing choices of leadership. Alternative candidates are strong-armed and frozen out of the process. Their voices are s ...
10 Jul, 2013
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On Immigration Reform and Public Opinion Since 9/11
Nineteen strangers were all it took to pick up our welcome mats and lock our doors. Two buildings in New York City, a field in Pennsylvania, and the always invincible Pentagon quickly became the symbo ...
27 Jun, 2013
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Nationwide Fair Redistricting Would End Gerrymandering
credit: Votecitizens.orgGerrymandering has become a prevalent hurdle to meaningful political participation across the country (with few exceptions, including California*). The duopoly at their finest ...
26 Jun, 2013
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Parties Offer A Poor Solution to Immigration Reform
Former Senator Rick Santorum // Credit: unitedliberty.orgIn a shining example of how even a blind squirrel can occasionally stumble across ACORN, former Pennsylvania senator and presidential candidat ...
25 Jun, 2013
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Independent Pennsylvanians Fight for Nonpartisan Primary, Ballot Access
A group of Pennsylvanian citizens, known as the Independent Pennsylvanians, have been working for the past 15 years towards changing undemocratic and archaic state laws which grossly favor the Democra ...
20 Jun, 2013
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Mental Health Experts Say Military Culture Condones Sexual Trauma
Credit: dvids / FlickrDespite the best efforts of the Department of Defense (DOD), the sexual assault crisis in the military continues, and now many mental health experts and former service members a ...
19 Jun, 2013
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