Political Science Professors Walter Dean Burnham and Thomas Ferguson have published “Americans are sick to Death of Both Parties; Why Our Politics is in Worse Shape than we Thought” in Alternet. The article was posted December 18, 2014. Burnham was … Continue reading
The Maine Libertarian Party has become the first group to comply with the 2013 law that says if a group wants to qualify as a political party, it must notify the state in December of an even-numbered year. Such a … Continue reading
According to this article, it is likely that a ballot-qualified Independent Party will soon come into existence in Louisiana. Louisiana permits groups to become ballot-qualified parties if they have at least 1,000 registered members, and pay a one-time fee of … Continue reading
Iowa State Representative Peter Cownie (R-West Des Moines) will again introduce a bill to eliminate Iowa’s straight-ticket device, according to this news story. … Continue reading
The U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. circuit, will hear Tuaua v USA, 13-5272, on February 9, 2015. This is the case over whether persons born in American Samoa are constitutionally entitled to be U.S. citizens, without having to go through … Continue reading
