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Lawmakers on Both Sides of the Aisle Join Together to Pass JASTA, Face Veto
The House of Representatives last week voted to pass legislation allowing victims of terrorism greater ability to sue foreign government officials.Called the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act ...
12 Sep, 2016
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Just How Deep Is The GOP Divide over Trump?
It goes without saying that the Republican Party’s nomination of Donald Trump, a high-profile businessman with no experience holding elected office, for the presidency has been the most discussed deve ...
08 Sep, 2016
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Gary Johnson: The Founding Fathers Were Right... The Two-Party Duopoly Has Failed
In an op-ed published in the Washington Post, Gary Johnson says Founding Fathers like James Madison and George Washington were right... a political system dominated by two parties was doomed to f ...
07 Sep, 2016
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A Spot on the Ballot: Alternative Candidates, the Supreme Court, and the Long Fight for Inclusive Elections (Part 2 of 2)
This article is Part 2 in a two-part series reviewing Supreme Court ballot access decisions and the effects of the Court's precedents on independent and third party candidates. You can read Part ...
07 Sep, 2016
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Why the Voter Rebellion is Alive and Being Led ... by South Dakota!
While no longer operative in the presidential election, the voter rebellion witnessed during the primaries is alive and well. South Dakota is now the epicenter, where Amendment V for Nonpartisan Elect ...
06 Sep, 2016
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The Transpartisan, Grassroots Movement to Overturn Citizens United is Gaining Serious Momentum
In recent years, there have been several top-down attempts to overturn the Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United. That decision, made in 2010, birthed legal entities known as super PAC ...
06 Sep, 2016
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Green Party Ballot Access at Highest Levels in 2016
Green Party ballot access campaigns have had more success in 2016 than ever before, according to Rick Lass, Ballot Access Coordinator for the Jill Stein campaign.You can check out the Greens' infograp ...
02 Sep, 2016
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Fox News Poll Drastically Under-Samples Independents; 1 of 5 Polls Used by CPD
Are the polls representative? The case of independent votersIn a year of disillusion with the two-party system, many Americans believe that the next president should arise from a third party. To gain ...
02 Sep, 2016
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5 Biggest Issues That Will Likely Be Ignored During the Presidential Debates
With the first presidential debate scheduled for Monday, September 26, debate preparations have begun for each of the candidates. For the sake of this article, I’m going to assume that Governor Johnso ...
01 Sep, 2016
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POLL: 6 in 10 Americans Want Gary Johnson in the Debates
A new groundbreaking poll released by Quinnipiac University found that a whopping 62 percent of likely American voters believe that Libertarian presidential candidate and former two-term New Mexi ...
29 Aug, 2016
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