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Right-to-Die Bill for Terminally Ill Patients Crosses Biggest Hurdle in Calif.
The California State Assembly approved legislation Wednesday that would allow terminally ill patients to legally end their lives. Lawmakers voted 42-33 after listening to various emotional, relig...
2 Ways California Could Expand Voter Choice in Elections
California's existing election system for Congress and state office could be improved with the following ideas.The problem with the status quo is that ever since it went into effect in 2011, there has...
California Asm. Cheryl Brown: Nonpartisan Primaries Break Partisan Gridlock
CALIFORNIA -- In an interview for IVN, Assemblywoman Cheryl Brown of California's 47th district explained that the nonpartisan, top-two open primary system "requires candidates to build broad local co...
Senate Committee OKs Basic Banking Services for Billion-Dollar Marijuana Industry
The Senate Appropriations Committee took a 16-14 vote Thursday to approve a measure that would make it easier for marijuana businesses to obtain basic banking services with financial institutions...
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...
#StandWithRand: POTUS Candidate Filibusters to End NSA Spying
Kentucky U.S. Senator Rand Paul announced on his Facebook page and Twitter account that he has taken the Senate floor to begin his filibuster of renewing the PATRIOT Act, specifically provisions in Se...
Judges Are Not Politicians, SCOTUS Affirms in 5-4 Decision
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of state laws barring elected judges from directly asking for campaign donations. “Judges are not politicians, even when they come to ...
Outrage over Religious Freedom Laws Expands Nationwide; Alters Future Elections
Controversy over Indiana's "Religious Freedom Restoration Act" is being heralded as a bellwether for national opinion by some LGBT advocates.The bill gave businesses the right to deny service to someo...
Idaho Senate Says Yes to Cannabidiol Oil As a Treatment for Epilepsy
Update: After reconsidering the legislation, a committee in the Idaho House approved the cannabidiol oil bill in a 12-4 vote. Idaho is not a place one would expect to see bipartisanship. Reg...
What America Should and Shouldn't Do to Implement Proportional Representation
NATIONAL -- There is no doubt that there are some IVN readers who support some form of proportional representation, often seen as a voting scheme that maximizes representation and makes every vote cou...