The U.S. Supreme Court held a conference on Friday, April 23. One of the cases considered was Simmons v Galvin, 09-797, the case from Massachusetts on whether the Voting Rights Act applies to the question of whether felons and/or ex-felons … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: April 2010
Political Vanguard, a California blog by Tom Del Beccaro, has this column pointing out the logical inconsistencies, and the errors, in recent California newspaper editorials endorsing Proposition 14, the “top-two” measure. … Continue reading
Illinois held its 2010 primary in February, and the Democratic Party primary for Lieutenant Governor was won by Scott Lee Cohen. Party leaders did not like Cohen and after the primary was over, they successfully persuaded him to resign from … Continue reading
North Carolina First, a new party that exists only in North Carolina, has 20,000 signatures in its drive to get on the November 2010, according to news reports. The party’s web page, http://ncfirstparty.org, is here. The party needs 85,379 signature … Continue reading
See this poll, from the May 6 British election for House of Commons. It shows the race is still a 3-way election. Two of the three debates have already been held; one more is coming. … Continue reading