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Texas Abortion Bill to Face Plan B
A critical decision in the ongoing legal battle on abortion was handed down Monday. The ruling found that provisions in a law passed by the Texas Legislature, House Bill 2, were unconstitutional due t ...
28 Oct, 2013
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Just 35 of 435 Elections Competitive after 201 Years of Gerrymandering
"Power corrupts, and the prospect of losing power corrupts absolutely." - John P. RocheNext November, Americans will elect representatives to the 114th Congress. As of October 20, the current Congress ...
25 Oct, 2013
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A Timeline and History of Voting Rights
The history of voting rights in the U.S. has been a long battle of disharmony and disenfranchisement since the country’s formation and although freedom and voting are frequently associated with one a ...
22 Oct, 2013
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5 min read
Texas Chief Justice Calls for an End to Partisan Judicial Elections
The Atlantic's Andrew Cohen sat down with former Texas Chief Justice Wallace B. Jefferson to discuss the consequences of partisan judicial elections.A Republican in the most Republican state in the Un ...
21 Oct, 2013
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Hundreds of Open Carry Activists March on Alamo with Rifles in Hand
On Saturday, approximately 1,500 gun rights activists gathered at one of Texas' most sacred historical sites, the Alamo, in San Antonio to protest a city ordinance that bans open carry of firearms. Ac ...
21 Oct, 2013
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Sarah Palin: Our President Lacks Valor
Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin joined U.S. Senators Mike Lee (R-UT) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) for a little bit of face time in front of the World War II Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC. The three po ...
15 Oct, 2013
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2 min read
Outdated Caucus System in Iowa Leaves Out 90% of Voters
The 2016 presidential election may be three years away, but Iowa is already abuzz with potential Republican candidates.As soon as the dust settled from Mitt Romney’s failed bid to unseat President Bar ...
09 Oct, 2013
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5 min read
Feds Told Email Service to Hand Over Encryption Keys for Investigation
(Credit: digitaltrends.com)Unsealed court documents reveal that this summer, a secure, encrypted e-mail service provider was ordered to relinquish all encryption keys that would have resulted in the ...
07 Oct, 2013
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2 min read
Media, Lawmakers Dismiss Major Consequences of Government Shutdown
Government Closed // Credit: Whitehouse.govWhile federal officials wallow in denial and finger-pointing, precipitating a government shutdown; while they fight a fight simply for the sake of obstructi ...
04 Oct, 2013
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4 min read
Current Electoral System Discourages Military from Participating
Credit: Prospect.orgThe United States military could quite possibly be the last nonpartisan government-controlled entity the country has. The reason for this, according to top brass, is that politics ...
26 Sep, 2013
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