We all know that the right to vote in elections is one of the most cherished and unique freedoms available to United States citizens. Americans of all political stripes recognize that the right to vote is the cornerstone of our freely-elected democracy and a crucial tenet that sets us apart from many other nations.
But too [...]
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Millions of words are being written about the significance of Barack Obama’s victory last week – the emergence of a new majority coalition, the fundamental redrawing of the electoral map, the transcending of America’s historic racial divide.
The 2008 election is one for the ages.
A look back always helps to put things in context. I see [...]
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Folks, this is as dirty and shameful as it gets.
The Republican Party of Macomb County, Michigan announced this week that it is embarking on a concerted, coordinated effort to prevent people with home foreclosures from exercising their Constitutional right to vote.
Lovely.
Poll taxes. Literacy tests. Home foreclosure lists. What a legacy!
Like no other [...]
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Ridiculous.
Mississippi’s Ballot Trick
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