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Turkey's Recent Appeal to NATO Has Foreign Policy Hawks Circling
The Parties will consult together whenever, in the opinion of any of them, the territorial integrity, political independence or security of any of the Parties is threatened. -- NATO Founding Treaty, A ...
29 Jul, 2015
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All Independent Voters Have A Story... What's Yours?
Personal stories matter in politics. Personal stories connect us to the issues. They tie large, abstract issues to personal, human events. They help us empathize. They help us connect to each other, a ...
22 Jul, 2015
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Voters Think Pot is Safer than Alcohol, But Who Will Legalize It Next?
While a majority of Americans - 52 percent - now favor weed legalization, the federal government has done very little to act on the changing views of the nation. Many states, however, have taken matte ...
21 Jul, 2015
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Is It Time to Sunset the Constitution?
The Independent Voter Network is a great resource for all of us that are tired of the two-party system. It allows for various dialogues and debates on a variety of topics, and gives voice to every poi ...
02 Jul, 2015
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Millennials Aren't Failing The System; The System is Failing Millennials
Between September and December 2014, you probably heard a lot about Millennials. Prior to the election, the conversations and articles likely focused on "Will they vote?" Afterwards it shifted to ...
29 Jun, 2015
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5 min read
District of Columbia: Where The Feds Will Take Your Money But Won't Give You Representation
In the United States, every citizen over the age of 18 has the right to vote a congressman or congresswoman into office to represent the interests of his or her district -- except for roughly 650,000 ...
26 Jun, 2015
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The Only Person Who Can Change Congress Is You -- So Act Now
Although the last Congress was the least productive Congress in recent history, this new Congress isn't shaping up much better. Previously the domain of many Republicans, some Democrats have ...
15 Jun, 2015
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Video: The Two-Party System is Not Working for The People
Is a third political party straining to break out in America? That is the question posed by the Wall Street Journal's Washington bureau chief, Gerald Seib, in a June 1 column.His answer was a clear "y ...
12 Jun, 2015
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Bipartisan Amendments Offer More Privacy Protections than USA Freedom Act
A bipartisan team of legislators have passed amendments with a goal of retaining privacy protections presumably lost with the passage of the USA Freedom Act.Republican U.S. Reps. Thomas Massie of Kent ...
08 Jun, 2015
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Who's to Blame For California's Water Shortage? Look In A Mirror
We Californians are to blame when it comes to our water shortage -- but ultimately for reasons most of us never contemplate.The problem is our willingness to cede to single-party control in our state. ...
27 May, 2015
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