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#ICYMI: A Roundup of Nonpartisan Voting Rights News – July 24, 2015
#ICYMI: A Roundup of Nonpartisan Voting Rights News – July 24, 2015
This week’s offerings are from California, New Jersey, Texas, Florida and Oklahoma. Different topics all tied together. Thanks for reading! Change election laws? That’s the question before Christ...
INTERVIEW: NSA Whistle-blower Says Agency's Methods Make Us Less Safe
INTERVIEW: NSA Whistle-blower Says Agency's Methods Make Us Less Safe
In an exclusive interview, I recently had the privilege of speaking to an American hero, William Binney, NSA whistle-blower.We discussed how NSA mass data collection makes us LESS safe; how the intent...
Actual Support for Donald Trump Just 4%
Actual Support for Donald Trump Just 4%
The big story this week was how Donald Trump, aka The Donald, pulled ahead of the crowded Republican field by taking the lead in the latest poll. POLITICO's headline read: Donald Trump leads GOP field...
To Boost Voter Turnout, We Need To Think Bigger Than Motor Voter Laws
To Boost Voter Turnout, We Need To Think Bigger Than Motor Voter Laws
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. -- California legislators introduced a bill last March that will automatically register citizens to vote when they obtain or renew their driver's license. The new law follows in Ore...
Moving Toward Federalism: The Louisiana Purchase and the 2016 Election
Moving Toward Federalism: The Louisiana Purchase and the 2016 Election
With the Looking to the Founders series running its natural course, it seemed appropriate to move to the next stage of American History. Not that there was a lack of material, but a realization t...
Report: Politics, Racial Demographics Shape How We View America's Success
Report: Politics, Racial Demographics Shape How We View America's Success
A Pew Research study released on July 3 has found that Americans are sharply divided on what they see as the key to America's success -- and that divide falls roughly along racial and political demogr...
Tensions Spike between Local Governments, Feds after San Francisco Shooting
Tensions Spike between Local Governments, Feds after San Francisco Shooting
On July 1, Kathryn Steinle was shot and killed on a popular pier in San Francisco. Her murderer, 45-year-old Juan Francisco Lopez Sanchez, had taken sleeping pills he found in a dumpste...
Petition to SCOTUS Says Closed Primaries Are Unconstitutional
Petition to SCOTUS Says Closed Primaries Are Unconstitutional
A coalition led by the Independent Voter Project (IVP) filed a petition for Writ of Certiorari with the Supreme Court of the United States on Tuesday in a case challenging the constitutionality of New...
SCOTUS Dealt A Serious Blow to Gerrymandering... But The Fight Is Far from Over
SCOTUS Dealt A Serious Blow to Gerrymandering... But The Fight Is Far from Over
On Monday, the Supreme Court of the United States upheld the constitutionality of independent redistricting commissions to redraw electoral districts. The ruling was a major victory for voters, b...
After SCOTUS Victory, Voters in Arizona Want Nonpartisan Primaries Next
After SCOTUS Victory, Voters in Arizona Want Nonpartisan Primaries Next
Arizona Public Media reported last week that former Phoenix Mayor Paul Johnson is once again leading an effort to implement a top-two primary in Arizona similar to the electoral systems in California ...