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Bigger Threat To The Vote Than The GOP? Foreigners Could Hack US Elections, Experts Warn
“It’s really hard to assess the likelihood of attack from really sophisticated adversaries.” By Jimmy Chin WhoWhatWhy (8/31/15) What if a foreign head of state had the power to handpick our next President? It sounds like the plot of a … Continue reading
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The Prophetic President: Jimmy Carter Was Right
“Now it’s just an oligarchy, with unlimited political bribery being the essence of getting the nominations for president or to elect the president.” — Jimmy Carter on American electoral syste. By Rick Perlstein The Washington Spectator (8/27/15) James Earl Carter … Continue reading
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Think Your Voting Rights Are Guaranteed? Think Again.
www.loc.gov Ari Berman’s new book on voting rights—and how precarious they remain in modern elections—is a must-read before November 2016. By Harvey J. Kaye The Daily Beast (8/18/15) Thomas Paine, the most radical of the nation’s Founders, wrotein 1795: “The … Continue reading
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Jimmy Carter Is Correct That The U.S. Is No Longer A Democracy — Transition To Oligarchy Complete
(Editor’s Note: And with oligarchy complete one can then conclude we are in a fascist state — a system that is by, for and about the wealthy corporate interests. We’ve actually been there for some time. While there are some … Continue reading
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CAPTURED! Oligarchy Of Super PAC Megadonors Have Conquered American Politics
(Daily Call cartoon by Mark L. Taylor, 2015. Open source and free to use with link to www.thedailycall.org ) The majority of money raised for the 2016 presidential race came from those giving $100,000 or more. By Paul Blumenthal The … Continue reading
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Throwing In The Towel To Oligarchy: The I.R.S. Gives Up On The Throttlehold Of ‘Dark Money’ On Elections
buelahman.wordpress.com The New York Times Editorial Board (7/25/15) The federal government has all but surrendered to the powerful, rich donors whose anonymous contributions threaten to undermine the 2016 elections. The commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, John Koskinen, … Continue reading
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Voting Restrictions Since The 2010 Election: State By State
By Ellen Brait The Guardian (7/13/15) Twenty-one US states have put in place new restrictions on voting since the last presidential election according to the Brennan Center, a non-partisan institute that specializes in voting practices. Of these, 14 will have restrictions in … Continue reading
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The Conservatives Who Gutted The Voting Rights Act Are Now Challenging ‘One Person, One Vote’
The goal is to limit representation, make it harder for some to participate in the political process and to widen the gap between the haves and have-nots. By Ari Berman The Nation (5/28/15) Ed Blum, who brought the case … Continue reading
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Oregon’s Radical Innovation: Make Democracy Easy
By John Nichols The Nation (3/18/15) Here is a novel notion: Why not make democracy easy? Why not take the trouble out of registering to vote—and out of voting? It can be done. Other countries, where voter turnout is dramatically … Continue reading
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The New Way Republicans Block American Minorities From Voting: From White Sheets To Spreadsheets
“I’ve counted nine sophisticated, racially dubious methods for blocking the black vote, costing—by a conservative estimate—5.9 million Americans their voting rights.” By Greg Palast TruthDig (3/4/15) I hate to spoil a happy ending. The movie “Selma,” like this week’s commemorations of Martin … Continue reading
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“I Thought I Saw Death”: Rep. John Lewis Remembers Police Attack On Selma Bridge 50 Years Ago Today
“Major, give us a moment to kneel and pray.” And the major said, “Troopers, advance!” And you saw these guys putting on their gas masks. They came toward us, beating us with nightsticks and bullwhips, trampling us with horses. … Continue reading
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Dennis Brault: Walker’s “Dark Way” Re Election — The Fix Was In. What It Means For The Future
Our silence is no longer an option. Dennis Brault The Daily Call (11/14/14) A couple of articles from Wednesday the 12th, “Wisconsin 2014 Governor True Vote/Exit Poll Analysis Indicates Fraud” by Richard Charnin, and “How the GOP Bought, Rigged, … Continue reading
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Vote If You Can. Rebel If You Can’t
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Dennis Brault: Walker’s Possible Path To The Presidency?
By Dennis Brault The Daily Call (11/11/14) Last Friday the National Review’s Jim Geraghty wrote about a horrifying way Republicans could assure their presidential nominee a victory in 2016 and for years to come. Right smack in the heart of … Continue reading
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