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I Miss Anthony Kennedy Already
I miss Anthony Kennedy already. Other people have written eloquently about Kennedy’s contributions to the Supreme Court. After the retirement of Sandra Day O’Connor (whom I miss, too), Kennedy became ...
09 Jul, 2018
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Illinois Gubernatorial Candidate Announces Support for Ranked Choice Voting, Proportional Representation
ILLINOIS - Libertarian gubernatorial candidate Kash Jackson released a statement Saturday in support of implementing ranked choice voting and proportional representation in Illinois."Americans de ...
07 Jul, 2018
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The State That Defied America's Archaic Electoral Politics with a New Voting System
Democracy advocates recently celebrated a victory in Maine, where voters used ranked-choice voting in their statewide primaries — the first state ever to do so. In that election, voters also approved ...
06 Jul, 2018
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7 min read
There's A Reason It's Called the 'Declaration of Independence'
RANCHO SANTA FE, CALIF. – While small town parades, backyard barbecues and fireworks displays may be what many people associate with the 4th of July, Independence Day deserves far greater respect. Fif ...
03 Jul, 2018
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10 min read
76 Reasons I'm Lucky to Be An American
Being born in America is like winning the lottery of life.Being able-bodied and able-minded on top of that, in good health and of average or better intelligence, is just a big 'ole cherry right on top ...
03 Jul, 2018
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14 min read
What's Changed? Here are the Positions of Recent Presidents on Immigration
Immigration is not a partisan issue, but the mainstream media and Congress have framed this current effort to fix our broken system as a partisan game, appealing to our lowest common denominators.By a ...
03 Jul, 2018
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3 min read
Will Massachusetts Soon Follow Maine in Adopting Ranked Choice Voting?
Ranked choice voting has grown significantly in popularity since the battle between voters and politicians in Maine caught the attention of national media outlets. Now, there are a number of states th ...
02 Jul, 2018
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2 min read
Could This Young Georgia State Rep Be The Next Ron Paul?
The voting record of a 29-year-old general contractor from the little town of Tiger, Georgia, makes him by far the most independent member of the Georgia House of Representatives.In addition to his co ...
02 Jul, 2018
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3 min read
SCOTUS Renders Its Own "State of the Union" in Janus Decision
SAN DIEGO, CALIF. – The United States Supreme Court’s ruling in Janus v. AFSCME may serve as a landmark decision. While traditional media outlets and the Democratic establishment are already discredit ...
27 Jun, 2018
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5 min read
Liquid Democracy? Not So Fast
“Liquid Democracy” has entered the public discourse in the past couple of years, as a possible replacement for the system of government that we have come to know. Because it is based on Blockchain, ...
27 Jun, 2018
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11 min read