An advance unedited version of the annual UN Human Rights Committee evaluation of the United States, issued July 28, 2006, criticizes the U.S.for voting rights practices. Point 35 begins, “The Committee is concerned that about 5,000,000 adult citizens cannot vote … Continue reading
Daily Kos is probably the most-read political blog in the U.S (www.dailykos.com). On August 1, it headlined an item “Pa-Sen: Greens Working for Santorum”, and linked to Pennsylvania newspaper stories that say the only reason the Green Party was able … Continue reading
On July 25, Gregorio Igartua, a long-time crusader for voting rights for U.S. citizens living in Puerto Rico, asked the Organization of American States judicial branch to hear his complaint against U.S. policy toward Puerto Rican voters.
On July 31, one day before the deadline, the Pennsylvania Green Party submitted approximately 100,000 signatures. This is the largest number of signatures collected by any state’s Green Party since the California Green Party obtained 100,897 registered members in late … Continue reading
On July 31, the 5th circuit heard Texas Democratic Party v Benkiser, no. 06-50812. See here for an account. … Continue reading
