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A New Danger to Campaign Law
A tip-of-the-hat to Marilyn P. for alerting us to this story.. Republican operatives are charging forward with their efforts to sabotage the Federal Election Commission in its lawful obligation to police campaign abuses. The six-member commission is evenly divided...
August 24th Fundraiser for MESA and Rapidan Charge
The Madison Eagle Thu Aug 15, 2013. MADISON -- You can support two major Madison County charities this month – while enjoying a plate filled with a delicious pit-barbecue chicken meal with all the fixings. The community-wide fundraiser is set for 5-7:30 p.m. Saturday,...
Nice Work If You Can Get It
So far, the 113th Congress is the most unproductive in history. Nearly eight months in, just 22 bills have passed Congress and been sent to the President—worse than the famous “Do-Nothing Congress.” But even though the House of Representatives has worked for just 87...
Cuccinelli Sidesteps Questions On State Inquiry
A tip-of-the-hat to the Bristol Virginia Democratic Committee A political brouhaha erupted Tuesday over news that Virginia’s top fraud investigator is scrutinizing how the attorney general’s office has handled a series of federal lawsuits over natural gas royalties....
The Real Reason For The GOP’s All-Out War On Obamacare
"To put it another way, the GOP was never really concerned about a "government takeover of health care", "rationing", "the doctor-patient relationship" or mythical "death panels," but that an American public grateful for access to health care could provide Democrats...
The Sound of the Other Shoe Dropping..
McDonnell Burns His Benefactor Governor McDonnell is under criminal investigation over allegations that he and his family received various "gifts" from Star Scientific executive Jonnie Williams. Those gifts are said to total more than $145,000...
Virginia Launches Online Voter Registration
News Release For Immediate Release: July 23, 2013 For More Information: Justin Riemer: 804-864-8904 Justin.Riemer@sbe.virginia.gov RICHMOND, VA –Today, the State Board of Elections (SBE), in partnership with the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV),...
Voting Rights Act: Down But Not Dead
The Supreme Court’s activist conservative majority, in a 5-4 vote on June 25, threw out the provision of the 1965 Voting Rights Act which required states and localities (mostly in the Old Confederacy) to clear any changes in electoral law with the federal Department...
Consider the Source
Throughout American history virtually every legislative initiative for progressive reform has been achieved only after bitter struggle by citizens, workers and advocates demanding fundamental rights and protections. In each case, they were met with claims that the...
