The Buffalo News ran a feature story on January 20 that consists of an interview with Barbara Nelson, who now lives in Kenmore, New York, near Buffalo. She lived in Honolulu in 1961 and remembers hearing about Barack Obama’s birth … Continue reading
A U.S. District Court in Sacramento heard arguments in Warnken v Schwarzenegger, 2:08cv-2891, on January 21. The case is very unusual. It argues that the U.S. Constitution guarantees that U.S. citizens have a right to have a meaningful opportunity to … Continue reading
After every presidential election, the Federal Election Commission calculates the popular vote for president. Here is the FEC’s tally for 2008. Thanks to Tony Roza for the link. The FEC doesn’t show any write-ins for presidential candidates unless the state … Continue reading
Besides the 8 states already listed in a blog post yesterday, Vermont also has a bill to establish the National Popular Vote Plan. It is S 34. … Continue reading
Eric Sundwall, a leader of the New York Libertarian Party, plans to make a formal announcement of his candidacy for U.S. House, 20th district, in the upcoming special election. The seat is vacant because the incumbent, Kirsten Gillibrand, resigned to … Continue reading
