On November 20, former U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman spoke a Roanoke College. Among other things, he said emergence of a strong new political party would be beneficial to the United States, even if it wasn’t strong enough to win. See … Continue reading
The Los Angeles times has this front-page story about Kshama Sawant. Thanks to Gene Berkman for the link. … Continue reading
Briefs are being filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit, in Tuaua v United States, 13-5272. The government’s brief was filed on October 25 and the brief of the Samoans is due November 22. The issue is whether … Continue reading
Between October 13 and November 20, minor party registration has increased in Los Angeles County, but the number of registered voters in each of the two major parties has declined. There is no state tally for California as a whole, … Continue reading
On November 18, the Fifth Circuit refused to reconsider its earlier decision in Voting for America v Steen, 12-40914. The issues are Texas laws which severely inhibit the activity of workers who register voters. Texas prohibits out-of-state residents from asking … Continue reading
