The Huffington Post has this article, advocating that the United States use proportional representation. The piece is by Joschka Tryba, a founder of LoveGov. LoveGov makes it easier for individuals to participate in politics and educate themselves about candidates and … Continue reading
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Bill Fraser will run as an independent candidate in 2016 for U.S. House in the Illinois 8th district. See this story. The 8th district in in the Chicago suburbs and now is represented by Democrat Tammy Duckworth. Earlier this year, … Continue reading
On October 15, the Field Poll released a 2018 gubernatorial poll. See this story. The story suggests that it is likely that only two Democrats will be on the November 2018 ballot, assuming that the election system remains in place. … Continue reading
Charles T. Munger, Jr., and Sam Blakeslee will soon be collecting signatures on their California initiative called the “California Legislature Transparency Act.” It would require that bills be in print for three days before either house of the legislature votes … Continue reading
This CNN article gives details about the Equal Time rule, as applied to Saturday Night Live and the recent appearance by Hillary Clinton, and tue upcoming appearance by Donald Trump. Thanks to Rick Hasen for the link. … Continue reading
On October 14, U.S. District Court Judge Michael H. Watson issued an opinion in Libertarian Party of Ohio v Husted, s.d., 2:13cv-953. He ruled that a federal court cannot rule on whether the ballot access law passed in 2013 violates … Continue reading