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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
Who’s Really Behind the Fight for Better Elections?
Who’s Really Behind the Fight for Better Elections?
The democracy reform movement is having a moment right now. There are campaigns all across the country fighting gerrymandering, corruption, voter suppression, and plurality voting.Because of this, we ...
27 Oct, 2020
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4 min read
Replacing Cash Bail: Fairer Justice or Robopocalypse?
Replacing Cash Bail: Fairer Justice or Robopocalypse?
California is either about to right decades of inequality between rich and poor defendants by eliminating cash bail, or it’s about to turn over its justice system to robots. The question of what to do ...
23 Oct, 2020
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5 min read
These 34 States Are Making Voting Easier ahead of November
These 34 States Are Making Voting Easier ahead of November
Editor's Note: This article originally appeared on The Fulcrum and has been republished on IVN with permission from the publisher.‍Voting in the presidential election ends in 40 days, and states ...
24 Sep, 2020
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4 min read
79% of State Legislative Incumbents Had No Primary Opposition this Year
79% of State Legislative Incumbents Had No Primary Opposition this Year
In the 44 states with state legislative elections on Nov. 3, 2020, there are 5,875 state legislative seats on the ballot.This year, 4,994 incumbents sought re-election.[3] 20.4% (1,017) had a conteste ...
04 Sep, 2020
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2 min read
California Needs a Party That Stands for Common Sense
California Needs a Party That Stands for Common Sense
This is an independent opinion. Want to respond? Write your own commentary! Email hoa@ivn.us.The Common Sense Party, a new political party being formed in California, stands for fiscal responsibility, ...
24 Aug, 2020
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6 min read
Top Virginia Newspapers Endorse Amendment to End Party Control over Political Redistricting
Top Virginia Newspapers Endorse Amendment to End Party Control over Political Redistricting
The Richmond Times-Dispatch is the latest newspaper to publish an endorsement of a constitutional amendment that would end single-party control over redistricting in Virginia and bring transparency to ...
03 Aug, 2020
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2 min read
These 24 States Have Already Made Voting Easier in 2020
These 24 States Have Already Made Voting Easier in 2020
Editor's Note: This article originally appeared on The Fulcrum and has been republished on IVN with permission from the publisher.‍With fewer than a hundred days to the presidential election, almost h ...
03 Aug, 2020
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3 min read
The Constitution: Not As Easy As It Looks
The Constitution: Not As Easy As It Looks
There is a good deal of mention of the Constitution on social media these days; frequently, in short, declarative sentences that express with certainty what the document means. Oftentimes these commen ...
03 Jul, 2020
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6 min read
Lawsuit Aims to Halt any More Online Voting in New Jersey
Lawsuit Aims to Halt any More Online Voting in New Jersey
This article was first published on The FulcrumNew Jersey piloted a new online voting system for people with disabilities this week, but a lawsuit could stop the state from using it again.Human rights ...
18 May, 2020
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2 min read