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Rep. Gabbard: Saudi Deal Signals More Hypocrisy in Fight Against Terrorism
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRtznPEc4RAOver the weekend, President Trump and Saudi King Salman signed several deals regarding military and economic partnerships between the two countries. Thi ...
22 May, 2017
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Texas Legislature Eliminates Straight-Ticket Voting
The Texas House approved a bill Saturday that eliminates straight-ticket voting, which allows voters to choose a party's entire slate of candidates in a single ballot marking. Texas will lik ...
22 May, 2017
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5 Things You Missed This Week In Nonpartisan Election News
From the media blackout of a DNC lawsuit to open primaries to term limits and more, here are 5 things you may have missed in nonpartisan political and election news.1. Media Blackout of DNC ...
19 May, 2017
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Political Scientism: Beware the Enlightened Ones
It’s Not What You Believe. It’s How You Believe It George Orwell’s novel 1984 has been selling in large numbers to people scared of a lurch toward authoritarianism in the USA. I recently noted that bo ...
17 May, 2017
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Another War on Drugs? Rep. Tulsi Gabbard Calls AG Plan Outdated and Ineffective
Last week's memo released by Attorney General Jeff Sessions may place him in direct conflict with public opinion as well as a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers.The memo directs federal prosecutor ...
15 May, 2017
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Fixing America’s Presidential Elections in Just Two Steps (Part 2)
Recording Votes: Fixing the Electoral CollegeOur Electoral College (EC) is out of date. Powerful coalitions exist to push for its effective abolishment and a switch to a popular vote, but the support ...
12 May, 2017
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11 min read
Ron Paul Unleashed: Former Candidate Excoriates Trump and Congress On One Issue After Another
Dr. Ron Paul, who served 12 terms in the US Congress and became famous when he ran on a libertarian platform for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008, has been on a rampage this Spring, exco ...
05 May, 2017
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TrumpCare: An Important First Step
Now comes the hard part. The house passing health care repeal and replace legislation is a significant short-term win for President Trump, but it won’t mean anything lest he can wrangle the Senate’s s ...
04 May, 2017
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Congress Effectively Legalizes Medical Marijuana at the Federal Level
Last week, Congress avoided a government shutdown by agreeing to a continuing resolution to keep the federal government funded for another week.Then over the weekend, US lawmakers agreed to a deal tha ...
04 May, 2017
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Independent Voter Project Opposes Ineffective Presidential Primary Bill
On Wednesday, representatives from the Independent Voter Project went to Sacramento to voice their opposition to Assembly Bill 837. The bill, brought by Assemblymember Evan Low, is geared toward educa ...
28 Apr, 2017
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