New Observer: Photo ID’s downsides for voting
March 12, 2011- Requiring voters to present a photo ID at the polls sounds like a good idea - but it is everything we hate about government: a complex and…
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March 12, 2011- Requiring voters to present a photo ID at the polls sounds like a good idea - but it is everything we hate about government: a complex and…
Would require photo ID at the polls March 16, 2011- Some college students’ right to vote might be threatened if a new piece of legislation is passed. A bill requiring…
March 21, 2011- The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a Republican lawsuit challenging limits on party spending. The lawsuit, brought by former Rep. Joseph Cao (R-La.) and the…
-Originally blogged by Jessica Pieklo on Care2.com March 22, 2011- Ginni Thomas, founder of the Tea Party lobbying group Liberty Central and wife to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas will…
Who Writes The Check? Group Wants Voters To Know by Peter Overby If you live in a political battleground state, you probably remember being bombarded last year by TV attack…
2012 Presidential Election Could be Impacted March 17, 2011- A new Florida rule stops felons from voting long after they’ve served their time. Is it tough-on-crime posturing — or a…
March 21, 2011- On January 21, 2010, the US Supreme Court handed over what little was left of this nation's pretensions to democracy on a silver platter to the Big…
March 21, 2011- It isn't too often that a top Federal Election Commission official fesses up to not enforcing campaign finance laws, but that's exactly what Donald McGahn, a Republican…
March 19, 2011- According to Jessica Wisneski, Legislative and Campaign Director of Citizen Action of New York, New York State is in an ideal position to enact legislation for the…
via Public Citizen, March 15, 2011- In a letter sent to President Barack Obama today, eight reform organizations expressed "our grave concern about the dysfunctional Federal Election Commission which is…
March 18, 2011- Not satisfied by the 2010 Supreme Court ruling that opened the floodgates to corporate-sponsored election ads, conservative opponents of campaign finance regulations have opened up a series…
March 18, 2011- Two years ago, the phrase “citizens united” conjured empowering images. For those unfamiliar with the Supreme Court Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission ruling that stripped away…
March 18, 2011- When President Obama warned that the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision “will open the floodgates for special interests — including foreign corporations — to spend without limit…