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Constitutional Amendments

Let The People Choose Their Senators

David O. Stewart | Posted 04.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Senator Russ Feingold, Constitution, Senators, Constitutional Amendments, Democracy, Vice President Biden, Blagojevich, Ted Kaufman, Michael Bennett, Kristen Gillibrand, Elections, Beau Biden, Seventeenth Amendment, Special Elections, Politics News
David O. Stewart

Special elections are a lot of trouble and expense: Democracy is a lot of trouble and expense. Despotism is simple. In the eighteenth century, it was difficult to manage elections. Not today.

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A Buddy System to Change the Electoral Vote

Lea Lane | Posted 01.30.2009 | Living

Read More: Randall Lane, John McCain, Constitutional Amendments, Nebraska, Maine, The New York Times Op-Ed, The Electoral College, William Forsee, Barack Obama, Politics, Parenting, Living News
Lea Lane

The creator of this new system is my son. I'm not surprised he came up with this. As a single mom, raising teenage sons was pretty daunting, but we had spirited talks about government.

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A Buddy System to Change the Electoral Vote

Lea Lane | Posted 01.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Randall Lane, John McCain, Constitutional Amendments, Nebraska, Maine, The New York Times Op-Ed, The Electoral College, William Forsee, Barack Obama, Politics News
Lea Lane

Rand and his brother used the buddy system to override many of my decisions, such as how late to stay up or which movie to see. The two of them together were a powerful force.

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Civil Rights for Gays: Does "Immutable" Really Describe Us?

Patricia Nell Warren | Posted 01.04.2009 | Home

Read More: Protected Civil-Rights Classes, Bill of Rights, Constitutional Amendments, Gay Rights, Choice, Immutable Characteristics, 1964 Civil Rights Act, Politics News, Civil Rights, Social Activism, Home News
Patricia Nell Warren

The recent fallout over Prop 8 -- questions about whether African-Americans voted heavily to ban same-sex marriage -- points up a need to re-examine t...

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Start Cramming Now - Let's Test Everybody for Citizenship

Daniel Cubias | Posted 11.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: Latinos, Hispanic, John McCain, Constitutional Amendments, Constitutional Law, U.S. Constitution, 2008 Presidential Race, Citizenship, Politics News
Daniel Cubias

The citizenship test asks people things like, "Why do some states have more representatives in Congress?" I find it difficult to believe that this is a harmful thing for citizens to know.

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