On February 4, the U.S. Court of Appeals rejected the federal government’s request that the lawsuit Tuaua v U.S.A. be summarily rejected. The issue is whether persons born in American Samoa are citizens by virtue of the Fourteenth Amendment, which … Continue reading
Richard Winger
On February 5, U.S. District Court Judge Eric Melgren signed an order restricting the scope of the Kansas-Arizona challenge to the Election Assistance Commission’s decision not to allow those two states to amend the federal voter registration postcard form. The … Continue reading
U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, and Maryland Democrat John Sarbanes, have announced they will introduce a bill for public funding for congressional candidates on February 5, Wednesday (today). Here is some information about the bill. The bill will be … Continue reading
On February 5, Public Policy Polling released results of an Alaska poll that includes Governor, U.S. Senator, and U.S. House. The poll included all announced minor party and independent candidates. Here are the results. Independent gubernatorial candidate Bill Walker has … Continue reading
Jeff Hewitt, a registered Libertarian and a member of the Calimesa, California city council, has filed to run for State Senate, 23rd district, in the special election being held March 25. Two Republicans and two Democrats are also running. Hewitt … Continue reading