On October 27, a U.S. District Court Judge in Washington state refused to issue an injunction, letting a group that opposes civil unions raise contributions greater than $5,000 from individuals. Normally individuals may donate as much as they wish to … Continue reading
Richard Winger
John Mertens, an engineering professor, is running for U.S. Senate in Connecticut in 2010 on a platform of abolishing federal subsidies for ethanol. He says such a step would save $70,000,000,000 per year and also help the environment. He says … Continue reading
The October 27 issue of the Winston-Salem Journal has this editorial, criticizing the state’s ballot access law and calling on the legislature to improve it. Of course, if the pending Libertarian-Green ballot access lawsuit wins in the State Supreme Court, … Continue reading
Yahoo! News has this op-ed, advocating that the number of members of the U.S. House be increased. Thanks to Tim Brace for the link. … Continue reading
Earlier this year, the Rhode Island State Senate passed SB 203, which lowers the number of signatures for a group to become a ballot-qualified party from 5% of the last vote cast (currently, 23,589 signatures), to exactly 10,000 signatures. The … Continue reading