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Can Trump Help Fix a 'Broken' System He Took Part In For Decades?
Though Donald Trump has raised and spent considerably less than many of his Republican rivals in the 2016 election season, Trump has never shied away from injecting money into the political process.&n ...
28 Jan, 2016
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Party Leaders to Use Sore Loser Laws to Thwart Potential Independent Trump Run
Presidential candidates Donald Trump and Ben Carson are currently two top contenders for the Republican nomination. Trump remains the leader with 35.6 percent of the polls, while Carson was in second ...
04 Jan, 2016
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After Traveling 14K Miles, Independent POTUS Candidate Learns One Crucial Truth About America
The spirit of America is strong; the state of our union is fragile.That is my conclusion after 100 days driving 14,128 miles through 34 states as an independent candidate for President of the United S ...
30 Dec, 2015
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Jon Huntsman and Joe Lieberman Say America Needs to Move Past Partisan Approach to Terrorism
Since the recent attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, California, “Americans are more fearful about the likelihood of another terrorist attack than at any other time since the weeks after Sept. 11, 20 ...
15 Dec, 2015
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No Fly List: Trump's Federal Database for Muslims?
Donald Trump made headlines when he proposed that the United States begin to place Muslims in a federal database without due process. A furious wave of criticism crashed down on the Trump campaig ...
14 Dec, 2015
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Can Non-Residents Vote in Local Elections Where They Own Property?
For nearly two hundred years, voting has predominantly been tied to fixed residency: citizens are entitled to vote in the districts in which they live. While seemingly a fair and direct ...
09 Nov, 2015
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OPINION: Socially Responsible Products Do Make a Difference
I love the concept of socially responsible products. Not from any liberal bias or complete hatred of the capitalist system, but because it represents a maturation of capitalism.This concept has grown ...
08 Oct, 2015
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The First Amendment You Know Was Not The One Proposed by the Founders
We all know that the Bill of Rights enshrined in the Constitution contains ten amendments. However, it is less well known that the Bill of Rights sent to the states for ratification originally contain ...
09 Sep, 2015
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What The Urbanization of the Nation Means for American Politics Today
In response to How State, Federal Courts Are Working to End Partisan Gerrymandering, published July 13, I received several emails and Facebook messages questioning the statistic that the United States ...
15 Jul, 2015
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Focus on What Makes America Work; While Eliminating the Vestiges of Hatred
In 1636, my 11th-great-grandfather, the Rev. Thomas Hooker, founded the colony of Connecticut and contributed greatly to the ideas of constitutional government and universal Christian suffrage in colo ...
24 Jun, 2015
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