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Former Mass. Governor Bill Weld Wants to Help The Libertarian Party Win in 2020
Former Mass. Governor Bill Weld Wants to Help The Libertarian Party Win in 2020
In 2016 the Libertarian Party enjoyed 50-state ballot access for the first time since 1996, and polled higher than any third party had since Ross Perot took the 1992 presidential election by storm on ...
04 May, 2018
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3 min read
Legal Marijuana On The Michigan Ballot in 2018
Legal Marijuana On The Michigan Ballot in 2018
A Michigan ballot initiative to legalize recreational marijuana received enough valid signatures to qualify for a vote in November.When the required number of ballot signatures was certified by the St ...
30 Apr, 2018
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3 min read
The Real History: California's Top-Two Nonpartisan Primary Electoral Reform
The Real History: California's Top-Two Nonpartisan Primary Electoral Reform
It is periodically reported that California’s Prop 14 (Non-partisan Top Two Primary) was drafted in the middle of the night in the back rooms of the California Legislature. Nothing could be further from the truth.
27 Apr, 2018
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14 min read
Our $21 Trillion Debt: What Two-Party Control Really Looks Like
Our $21 Trillion Debt: What Two-Party Control Really Looks Like
“If something cannot go on forever, it must stop.”In economics, this is known as Herb Stein’s law. We ignore it at our peril.In the 2000s, economists and other observers pointed out that real estate p ...
26 Apr, 2018
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4 min read
60 Reasons To Legalize Marijuana
60 Reasons To Legalize Marijuana
1. Liberty - Well a good place to start is so that we can live out our own American values of Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness by respecting every individual's liberty to make their own cho ...
24 Apr, 2018
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15 min read
"Hollywood for Ugly People": Independent Candidate Gets Candid About DC Corruption
"Hollywood for Ugly People": Independent Candidate Gets Candid About DC Corruption
"Hollywood for ugly people."It is not a phrase coined by Michigan independent congressional candidate Cooper Nye. However, Nye says he can see why some people have come to view Washington, DC thi ...
23 Apr, 2018
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6 min read
What is Electoral Reform?
What is Electoral Reform?
Electoral reform includes any reforms to the electoral and political systems that make lawmakers more accountable to the people who elect them. The purpose of election reform is to improve voter opportunities and create better choices at the ballot box, giving better representation to everyone.
23 Apr, 2018
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8 min read
DNC Sues Trump for Winning in 2016
DNC Sues Trump for Winning in 2016
The DNC must have been high when it filed a lawsuit on April 20th against the "Russian government, the Trump campaign and the WikiLeaks organization alleging a far-reaching conspiracy to disrupt the 2 ...
21 Apr, 2018
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2 min read
Orange County's "Bitcoin Candidate" Wants to Represent Disruptive Tech in Congress
Orange County's "Bitcoin Candidate" Wants to Represent Disruptive Tech in Congress
2018 may see the first "bitcoin candidate" elected to Congress.Many political candidates are jumping on the opportunity to raise campaign funds by accepting donations in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, ...
19 Apr, 2018
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3 min read
Lawmakers Join Powerful Coalition to Cure America's Toxic Political Environment
Lawmakers Join Powerful Coalition to Cure America's Toxic Political Environment
<span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span>Most Americans agree that civility (more precis ...
18 Apr, 2018
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7 min read