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On October 4, Ireland held a referendum on whether to abolish its national Senate. The voters rejected the idea in a close vote. See this story. … Continue reading
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On October 3, the Georgia Constitution Party and the Georgia Green Party filed this final brief in Green Party of Georgia v State, 13-11816. The issue is the constitutionality of Georgia’s procedures for minor party and independent presidential candidates to … Continue reading
The October 2 Washington Post carried this George F. Will column. The column seems to predict that the Republican Party will hold a national presidential convention in June 2016 instead of either late August or early September. The column also … Continue reading
On October 3, the Pennsylvania Constitution, Green, and Libertarian Parties filed this brief in the Third Circuit, in Constitution Party of Pennsylvania v Aichele, 13-1952. The issue is Pennsylvania’s unique system for checking the validity of petitions, which puts petitioning … Continue reading
This Washington Post article of October 4 lists twenty-four Republican members of the U.S. House who are either willing to end the government shutdown with no concessions from Democrats, or leaning that way. Of the twenty-four Republicans, twelve are from … Continue reading