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Showing the World, and Ourselves, that Democracy Means Accepting Defeat
Showing the World, and Ourselves, that Democracy Means Accepting Defeat
Among the many moments of President Bush’s life celebrated last week, I have a particular reason to focus on November 3, 1992, when President Bush delivered what to me were the most important words of ...
11 Dec, 2018
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Joe Biden: "I'm The Most Qualified Person to be President"
Joe Biden: "I'm The Most Qualified Person to be President"
SAN DIEGO, CALIF. - It didn't take long for people to move past the 2018 midterms, even with accusations of election fraud stalling congressional results in North Carolina and a recount set to begin i ...
04 Dec, 2018
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Forget Red Wave, Forget Blue Wave, This is The Best Year for Pro-Voter Election Reform in 50 Years
Forget Red Wave, Forget Blue Wave, This is The Best Year for Pro-Voter Election Reform in 50 Years
Amid all the divisive ugliness inside the Beltway, here is some good news: 2018 may well be the best year in a half century for election reform. Today’s narrative laments a crumbling democracy, aliena ...
01 Nov, 2018
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Here They Are: Winners of the 2018 Civvys
Here They Are: Winners of the 2018 Civvys
As the midterm elections swiftly approach, the heat is on for voters to make big decisions about the future of our nation.In an era of media partisanship and political gridlock, voters face a tough ti ...
23 Oct, 2018
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Actual Supreme Court News: Gerrymandering Cases Make New Appearance
Actual Supreme Court News: Gerrymandering Cases Make New Appearance
As Brett Kavanaugh proceeds through an FBI investigation, a partisan war, and a scathing court of public opinion, the world seems to have forgotten the institution he is headed toward - the Supreme Co ...
02 Oct, 2018
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Safer Roads, Bigger Privacy Concerns: A Primer on Self-Driving Cars and Transportation Policy
Safer Roads, Bigger Privacy Concerns: A Primer on Self-Driving Cars and Transportation Policy
I. The State of Self-Driving Car Technology and The PossibilitiesIn the 1990 film, Total Recall (starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sharon Stone), the protagonist played by the now former governor of ...
24 Sep, 2018
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NC Gerrymandering: Plaintiffs Petition Court Not to Force New Maps Before Midterms
NC Gerrymandering: Plaintiffs Petition Court Not to Force New Maps Before Midterms
NORTH CAROLINA - Plaintiffs in the North Carolina gerrymandering case -- including Common Cause and the state's League of Women Voters --  are asking federal judges to hold off on forcing the sta ...
04 Sep, 2018
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How The Fair Representation Act Can Defuse Weaponized Gerrymandering
How The Fair Representation Act Can Defuse Weaponized Gerrymandering
 Modern data-driven map making capabilities have made the age-old practice of drawing congressional districts to favor a political party – gerrymandering – a frighteningly precise and effective w ...
30 Aug, 2018
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Three-Judge Panel Strikes Down N.C. District Maps for Partisan Manipulation
Three-Judge Panel Strikes Down N.C. District Maps for Partisan Manipulation
A three-judge panel ruled Monday that North Carolina's congressional districts once again violated the US Constitution. This time, however, it was not on racial grounds -- but partisan.The court furth ...
27 Aug, 2018
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DC-Based Indie Voters are Legally Disenfranchised from City Council Primary
DC-Based Indie Voters are Legally Disenfranchised from City Council Primary
If a Washington, D.C. voter doesn't interface with a party - specifically the Democratic Party - an unelected board of elections can legally declare that citizen has no right to vote for a municipal c ...
04 Jun, 2018
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