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Opinion: Picture a change in presidential elections
New York City :: NY :: USA | 3 months ago
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Democratic, free elections are one of the most hallowed virtues of the United States of America and has been passed down and protected by the blood of patriots for over 200 years. Today, citizens still enjoy a democracy where everyone has the power
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Editorial Board: The GOP's bad fixes to the electoral college
Washington :: DC :: USA | 4 months ago
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Advocates claim their proposals would make the process more democratic. The electoral college results from a 51-to-49 state would reflect in some way the preference of the 49percent, instead of awarding all the state's electoral college votes to the
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JOHN KRULL: Gerrymandering contributes to Washington's gridlock
Evansville :: IN :: USA | 4 months ago
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So, the deep thinkers in Congress managed to get a deal that would avoid the fiscal cliff disaster that they devised themselves, but not before demonstrating, again, how dysfunctional our political culture is...And the way they arrived at the deal
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‘Fiscal cliff' drama reveals flawed system
Washington :: DC :: USA | 5 months ago
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Gerrymandering is, by definition, a practice that attempts to establish a political advantage for a particular party or group by manipulating geographic boundaries to create partisan or incumbent-protected districts. As the nation breathes a sigh of
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Why 'gerrymandering' doesn't polarise Congress the way we're told | Harry J Enten
New York City :: NY :: USA | 5 months ago
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The House of Representatives of the 113th Congress convene in Washington DC. Photograph: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters You ever hear a point of view that is so infuriating that you want stick your head out the window and yell ? I go bananas when I hear an
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Bipartisan redistricting deal is closer
Columbus :: OH :: USA | 6 months ago
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A bipartisan legislative task force could forge a full compromise plan in the next few days to overhaul the way Ohio draws legislative and congressional districts...Keith Faber, R-Celina, and Nina Turner, D-Cleveland, who together represent about as
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Dan Walters: What will CA Democrats dio with all of their new power?
Sacramento :: KY :: USA | 6 months ago
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The passage of Proposition 13 California's landmark tax limit in 1978 was accompanied by election of Republican "Proposition 13 babies" to the Legislature, whom Democrats quickly dubbed "the cavemen." In reaction, Democratic lawmakers soon tossed
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Africa: Are Political Outcomes Random?
Washington :: NJ :: USA | 6 months ago
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Africa has made very good progress in building institutions and in promoting democratic practices on the political front. However, there is some way to go in some countries where reversals of democratic practices have been reversed. Indeed, the Arab
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Davie redistricting plan likely to face legal challenge
Davie :: FL :: USA | 6 months ago
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The average voter may not care what electoral district they live in...His plans to run against Councilwoman Caryl Hattan in the town's March election have been foiled by the town's redistricting plan, which drastically alters Davie's voting map and
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Moderates could enhance image of state Legislature
Sacramento :: CA :: USA | 6 months ago
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The next class of the Legislature will be stocked with a new variety of lawmaker, the product of a new political order intended to foster moderation, compromise and foresight in an institution not known for such things. Able to serve longer in one
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