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These 2020 Campaigns Showed America Better Ways to Do Elections
These 2020 Campaigns Showed America Better Ways to Do Elections
America is waiting for the drama of the 2020 presidential election to play itself out. Votes are still being counted. Lawsuits have and will continue to be filed. The heated divide between the parties ...
05 Nov, 2020
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7 min read
Despite 57% of Florida Voters Approving Open Primaries, The Two-Party Establishment Still Won
Despite 57% of Florida Voters Approving Open Primaries, The Two-Party Establishment Still Won
Votes are still being counted in several states across the country. Unlike the year 2000, Florida is not in the spotlight. However, Florida should be highlighted as the state where a proposed state co ...
05 Nov, 2020
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4 min read
‘Everything is in Jeopardy’ – Gompers Charter Battles San Diego Unified
‘Everything is in Jeopardy’ – Gompers Charter Battles San Diego Unified
This is the first in a two-part series on Gompers Preparatory Academy in Southeastern San Diego. Read the second installment here. Fifteen years ago, I had the privilege of sitting in the boardroom wh ...
05 Nov, 2020
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11 min read
Virginia Voters Overwhelmingly Approve Amendment to End Partisan Gerrymandering
Virginia Voters Overwhelmingly Approve Amendment to End Partisan Gerrymandering
Virginia became the first state in the South to approve a bipartisan redistricting commission to end the practice of partisan gerrymandering Tuesday after 66% of voters approved Amendment 1. The refor ...
04 Nov, 2020
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2 min read
Counties, Cops Making Sure You’re Safe at the Polls
Counties, Cops Making Sure You’re Safe at the Polls
Election officials in California say they aren’t expecting voter intimidation at polling places, but they’re coordinating with sheriffs and police chiefs in case someone with a badge needs to step in ...
02 Nov, 2020
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5 min read
The 10 Most Important Better Elections Proposals to be Decided This Election
The 10 Most Important Better Elections Proposals to be Decided This Election
Editor's Note: This article originally appeared in The Fulcrum and has been republished on IVN with permission from the publisher.‍It's often hard to see, but much more is at stake Tuesday than the pr ...
29 Oct, 2020
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12 min read
Early Voting Trends Show Dems Falling Short in 3 out of 4 Battleground States
Early Voting Trends Show Dems Falling Short in 3 out of 4 Battleground States
Editor's Note: This opinion piece originally appeared in The Hill, and has been republished on IVN with permission from the author.‍Polling indicates Joe Biden and the Democrats will win big. How ...
29 Oct, 2020
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4 min read
OPINION: Forget Court Packing; We Need to Talk About Limiting Judicial Review
OPINION: Forget Court Packing; We Need to Talk About Limiting Judicial Review
Joe Biden, if he wins the presidency, has promised to create a bipartisan commission to recommend changes to the “out of whack” American court system. The commission’s prime focus will almost certainl ...
28 Oct, 2020
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8 min read
OPINION: Forget Court Packing; We Need to Talk About Limiting Judicial Review
OPINION: Forget Court Packing; We Need to Talk About Limiting Judicial Review
Judicial review does not appear in the Constitution. As former Justice Antonin Scalia admitted, “The Constitution of the United States nowhere says that the Supreme Court shall be the last word on what the Constitution means…"
28 Oct, 2020
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8 min read
What’s Even Scarier Than SeaWorld’s Spooktacular? A San Diego Without the Marine Park
What’s Even Scarier Than SeaWorld’s Spooktacular? A San Diego Without the Marine Park
Her son’s third birthday party and his preschool field trip, those are the SeaWorld memories Anna M. holds dear. As a season passholder, she gushed about how fortunate children in San Diego are to get ...
28 Oct, 2020
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7 min read