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Residents of Washington D.C. came up with a clever response to Arizona Congressman Trent Franks after he proposed a 20-week abortion ban and denied the district's only elected representative, Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, from testifying against the measure. Protestors deemed Congressman Franks, "Mayor" Franks and on Wednesday brought to his office a flood of municipal complaints. "From potholes to rodent problems to public transportation complaints, DC residents have followed Franks' lead and b

Every election season, American voters behold the clamor between Republican and Democratic candidates over what they will or will not do in office. The winners then go to Washington DC as members of Congress to sponsor and vote on legislation in order to make more and more of your choices for you, consolidating decision-making, public policy, and power in the hands of a few. Then the next election season, they use these pieces of legislation to show you just how much they've done for you. But t

As campaigns under California's new open primary begin to take shape, the implications of the new electoral process are starting to make themselves more apparent. This year, all voters can vote for any candidate, regardless of party affiliation and only the top-two vote-getting candidates will compete in the general election. Yesterday, an opinion editorial in the Modesto Bee by UC Merced political science professor Nathan W. Monroe called attention to the race in the Central Valley's 10th Cong

The following speech was addressed on May 9, 2012 to the Denver Forum by Kathleen Kennedy Townsend. "It’s great to be with you and I am delighted my good friend George Mitrovich asked me to speak to The Forum today. I came to Denver to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Migrant Workers Health Act at the Community Health Center Convention. Celebrations are a wonderful time to look at what our country valued a half century ago – and to compare it to the values of our own time. In the anti-im

The founders of the American Republic rejected Parliamentary style democratic government in favor of the uniquely American construct precisely for the purpose of avoiding the emergence of strong ideologically based political parties. Political parties, they believed, promoted factionalism and undermined the ability to foster broader community values. The evolution of the so-called “two party” system, while not what they had in mind, at least forced political factions into the kind of broad coal

The New York Times reported this weekend on former two-term Maine governor Angus King and his independent run for Senate. King's warning, “I will take note of how I am treated in this campaign.” As the Times put it, "That is not an idle threat from some quixotic candidate for the seat being vacated by Maine’s famously moderate Republican, Olympia J. Snowe. It is a warning from the front-runner, a two-term independent governor who, because he refuses to say whom he would support for majority le

Ready? Set? General Election, Go! Newt Gingrich is expected to formerly drop his bid for president, now expected Wednesday, May 2nd. President Obama will officially launch his reelection campaign on May 5th. This is comes as a surprise to some, as many have assumed he's been campaigning for months. The launch will also come on the heels of the latest Obama Administration jobs report slated for release on Friday. The President also spoke at the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washi

Ready? Set? General Election, Go! Newt Gingrich is expected to formerly drop his bid for president, now expected Wednesday, May 2nd. President Obama will officially launch his reelection campaign on May 5th. This is comes as a surprise to some, as many have assumed he's been campaigning for months. The launch will also come on the heels of the latest Obama Administration jobs report slated for release on Friday. The President also spoke at the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washi

Los Angeles topped the Environmental Protection Agency Top 25 Cities with "Energy Star" Certified Buildings for the fourth year in a row in 2011. The City of Angels increased its number of "Energy Star" certified buildings by 149 from 2010, leading the United States with 659 buildings. In all, six California cities made the list, including San Francisco (#5), Riverside (#9), Sacramento (#12), San Diego (#19) and San Jose (#21). Washington, DC ranked second on the list with 404 "Energy Star" ce

Yesterday evening, I had a chance to hear my friend Tom Goss sing in my city.  He's from Washington DC, so I usually only get to see him perform once a year.  It's always a good time, and a great way to spend the evening.  But as the night unfolded, my mind did tend to start twirling around an issue... one that he and many others in our nation's capital face.  None of them are fully represented in Congress. Each state within our union has a number of Representatives that is based on population