by MCDC | Sep 1, 2014 | 2016 General Election, Voter Rights
If you’ve been following the 2014 midterm elections, you know there’s very little chance that the U.S. House of Representatives will go blue this year. One reason is gerrymandering, where congressional districts are redrawn to either pack opposing voters into...
by MCDC | Aug 10, 2014 | 2016 General Election, Opinion
Libertarians have a problem. Their political philosophy all but died out in the mid- to late-20th century, but was revived by billionaires and corporations that found them politically useful. And yet libertarianism retains the qualities that led to its disappearance...
by MCDC | Aug 9, 2014 | 2016 General Election, Ethics, Income Inequality, Issues
by MCDC | Jul 31, 2014 | 2016 General Election, Action Alerts, History, News
Historical sketch … The power to issue executive orders comes from both Congress and the Constitution. Every president has used executive orders; Washington issued the first 3 orders within months after being sworn into office. Presidents have used executive orders to...
by MCDC | Apr 30, 2014 | 2016 General Election, Civil Rights, Voter Rights
For the first time, a photo ID law is struck down under section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. Here’s why that matters. Very big news out of a federal court in Wisconsin, where the state’s polling place Photo ID law (Act 23) has now been struck down as both a...
by MCDC | Jan 26, 2014 | 2016 General Election, Affordable Care Act/Obamacare
Prepare for them to search high and low for people disappointed with Obamacare — then pretend to share their pain By BRIAN BEUTLER In the least shocking news you’ll hear all year, Republicans lack both the intent and ability to adopt a less combative approach to...
