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Keystone May Be A Bigger Election Issue Than Some Realize
It’s no secret that the Keystone issue is a political powder keg. Neither is it a secret that it’s a controversial topic pitting two traditional foes: environmentalists versus big oil. Very murky...
Psychological Effects of Poverty Just As Bad As Physical
For the 46.5 million Americans living below the poverty line, 16 million of which are children, life has become a consistent struggle. This struggle does not simply begin and end with monetary concern...
Reforming the Electoral College to Be More Inclusive to Voters
The way we elect the president and vice president in the U.S. is quite unique compared to the way we elect every other elected office. We don't elect them directly. Instead, we vote for electors who t...
Do Affirmative Action Bans Hurt Minority Students?
Recently, in the case Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action, the United States Supreme Court, by a 6-2 vote, upheld a Michigan ban on affirmative action. The ban stated that universi...
5 States With The Worst Ballot Access Laws
Third parties that have a national infrastructure such as the Green Party and Libertarian Party have waged legal battles from California to North Carolina to improve their ability to get on the ballot...
One Oklahoma Lawmaker Wants to Privatize Marriage -- Or Does He?
According to a Oklahoma news station, Rep. Mike Turner (R-Edmond) has filed a proposed amendment to the state's constitution that would change marriage in the state in a whole new way. Turner wants vo...
A More Inclusive Presidential Primary Would Motivate Voters to Participate
It seems that in every cycle there is debate about which states should hold the first presidential primary elections. Some state always seems to try to jump ahead of Iowa and New Hampshire. Since 1972...
Will Oklahoma Surprise Nation By Becoming Next State to Legalize Pot?
Unyielding efforts are being made in the Oklahoma State Senate to legalize marijuana for recreational purposes for adults age 21 and older. Senator Connie Johnson has introduced Senate Bill 2116 which...
Will Virginia Allow Broader Use of the Electric Chair?
The electric chair could make a comeback in Virginia.Due to a shortage of the drugs used for lethal injection, the Virginia House of Delegates recently passed a bill (proposed by Del. Jackson Mil...
Three Numbers that Come Before 10: Why the Tenth Amendment does not Create 50 Little Countries
Now that same sex marriages can be legally performed in 17 states (plus the District of Columbia), the other states are starting to feel the pressure that comes when you are on the wrong side of the z...