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Supreme Court: Federal Court Will NOT Stop Partisan Gerrymandering
The Supreme Court on Monday once again reaffirmed its stance on partisan gerrymandering: federal courts will not stop it. This time the case is out of Michigan, where a lower court ordered 34 legislat ...
22 Oct, 2019
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Supreme Court Reaffirms It Will Not Protect Voters from Partisan Gerrymandering
With all the news on impeachment updates, a news story that flew under the radar this week was the latest decision by the Supreme Court to punt on a gerrymandering case out of Ohio.
09 Oct, 2019
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Supreme Court Reaffirms It Will Not Protect Voters from Partisan Gerrymandering
With all the news on impeachment updates, a news story that flew under the radar this week was the latest decision by the Supreme Court to punt on a gerrymandering case out of Ohio.Reuters reports:"Th ...
09 Oct, 2019
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The U.S. Open and Open Politics
The corruption of American politics is deep and stifling and it is producing levels of alienation and antagonism that are frightening.
11 Sep, 2019
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6 min read
OPINION: Corporate Citizenship Starts with not Undermining Our Democracy
When a Facebook post launched a mass movement to stop self-serving legislators from drawing their own districts in Michigan in 2018, organizers knew they would face stiff opposition from incumbents be ...
26 Aug, 2019
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3 min read
Newsletter: Have You Heard About "UnRig it"?
Political insiders know what more and more voters are finally waking up to: the political “game” is rigged by both sides.From “member communications,” to gerrymandering, to systematic attempts to keep ...
22 Aug, 2019
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3 min read
6 Big Fights Against Voter Suppression That Neither Party Wants You To Know About
There is one important truth about the state of US politics, and that is an increasing number of Americans understand that the system is rigged to put the interests of two private political parties an ...
21 Aug, 2019
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15 min read
UPDATE: Republican Insiders Sue to Take Redistricting Back from Michigan Voters
Michigan Republicans are at it again, trying to use the courts to block a citizens redistricting commission approved by an overwhelming majority of voters.
06 Aug, 2019
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UPDATE: Republican Insiders Sue to Take Redistricting Back from Michigan Voters
Update 8/20/19: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nesse filed a brief in federal court on Monday, August 19, asking the judge to drop a lawsuit filed by 15 Republican politicians, lobbyists, and resident ...
06 Aug, 2019
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Dem Rep Says His Party Needs Someone Authentic in 2020; Not An Ideologue
The recent Democratic debates were cast by the media as an internal party struggle between progressives and moderates. Yet, in a recent interview with Newsy, Michigan US Rep. Dan Kildee (Flint) s ...
05 Aug, 2019
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